Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
After serving in doubles pickleball, don’t rush inside the baseline too early. Stay just behind the baseline until you read the return.…
When a wide dink pulls you off court, the safest reply is usually a soft middle reset that lands in the kitchen…
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…
There’s a moment many recreational pickleball players eventually reach. You’re playing regularly. You know the faces. You win more games than you…
What sports science says about 1 week, 2 weeks, and “uh-oh, it’s been a month” If you’ve taken a few days off…
In pickleball, pace has a way of exposing us. When an opponent drives the ball hard or speeds up at the kitchen,…
What to Do, What Not to Do, and How to Handle It Without Losing Confidence This is one of the most uncomfortable…
Every ball comes your way. Dinks, speed-ups, resets, lobs — all yours. Your partner starts feeling invisible, and you start feeling rushed,…
Most rec players think backhand dinking is about surviving rallies. Ben Johns thinks it’s about shrinking the court. That difference explains almost…
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