Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
You can volley a dink below net height when you can reach it comfortably, stay balanced, and still make the reply bounce.…
To handle losing in pickleball, focus on what the match exposed rather than what the score says about you. Use specific self-talk,…
Counter a pickleball banger when you’re balanced and contacting the ball at or above net height. Use a compact punch toward the…
If your pickleball partner is struggling, avoid overcoaching or taking over. Simplify patterns, use short supportive cues, poach selectively, and help create…
Pros sometimes squat for a pickleball overhead to lower their body beneath a head-high ball, creating more arm extension and a steeper…
A reliable pickleball overhead smash starts with footwork, not power. Turn sideways, get behind the lob, use a throwing-style weight transfer, and…
A pickleball drip shot is best used as a controlled, topspin-heavy third shot between a drop and drive. It works especially well…
In pickleball, keep applying forward pressure toward the kitchen, but don’t rush. Advance when your shot forces an upward or uncomfortable opponent…
To overcome fear of getting hit in pickleball, improve your ready position, read attacks earlier, and rebuild confidence with controlled body-shot drills.…
A short-angle pickleball serve uses reduced pace, topspin, and sidespin to pull the receiver toward the outside corner. Aim inside the sideline,…
When you try to fix a pickleball habit, old movements resist change because they’ve become automatic. Fixing them requires temporarily making the…
If your pickleball drop keeps hitting the net, you may be hitting it too flat. Add more loft, use a soft grip,…
To counter in pickleball like a higher-level player, keep your paddle out front, use a stable wrist, stay balanced, and cover likely…
The pickleball triangle pattern is a doubles strategy where you attack one player’s jam zone, then anticipate the likely counter lane. Instead…
To turn a pickleball punch volley into a winner, take the ball early, keep your wrist stable, stay compact, and move the…
Watching pro pickleball can improve your game if you watch with a purpose. Instead of copying highlight shots, study footwork, positioning, shot…
When nobody dinks in rec pickleball, don’t force soft rallies. Use deep returns, blocks, resets, low middle balls, crosscourt dinks, and smart…
To read where your opponent will hit in pickleball, don’t just watch the paddle face. Read the contact window, shoulders, feet, balance,…
Staying in the pickleball loop just got easier
Get the 5-minute newsletter over 40,000+ of your pickleball friends read every week.
