Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
Open play gets distracting because social chatter breaks your point routine. Stay focused by using a simple pre-point cue, tracking the score…
When playing older pickleball players, don’t judge by age alone. Read their mobility, reaction speed, balance, skill level, and competitiveness. Strong senior…
There is a tiny paddle-position detail that separates a lot of advanced kitchen-line attackers from rec players. It is not more power.It…
Most 3.5 players are not stuck because they need a brand-new game. They are stuck because their decisions are just a little…
Pickleball players should choose drinks based on session length, heat, sweat, and energy needs. Water is usually enough for short play. Electrolyte…
Midcourt drives usually fly long because players use too much swing for the shorter court space. As you move closer to the…
Struggling in the pickleball transition zone? Read the ball height before choosing your shot. Above the net, use a two-handed backhand or…
If opponents keep targeting your pickleball partner, the fix isn’t poaching — it’s geometry. Play more balls through the middle to reduce…
The lob serve is a legal, tactical serve that changes timing and contact height rather than relying on pace. It’s most effective…
Most rec players lose control of the rally on the fourth shot, not the return. If the third shot is high, volley…
The ATP fails most often because players swing before the lane exists. The ball must travel outside the post, drop low enough,…
At the intermediate level, the flick is where a lot of players start to feel dangerous. Not because they suddenly hit harder.…
One of the biggest early-intermediate doubles mistakes in pickleball has nothing to do with stroke mechanics. It is positioning. Specifically: what you…
One of the weirdest things about pickleball is that it can be both incredibly welcoming and weirdly triggering. For a lot of…
If you watch enough pickleball, you start hearing the same advice over and over: attack short balls. And to be fair, that…
If you watch enough pro pickleball, you start noticing something that feels a little strange at first: a lot of top players…
If you watch strong rec players or pros at the kitchen, one thing becomes obvious fast: not every dink is hit the…
If you’ve been playing pickleball for a while and your serve keeps sailing long, this guide is for you. Our friends and…
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