Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
Use a down-the-line dink when you’re balanced and can pressure your opponent, not just change direction. Aim inside the sideline toward the…
Anger hurts pickleball performance by increasing tension, rushing decisions, and encouraging low-percentage shots. To reset, identify whether the error came from contact,…
Aim a pickleball backhand flick based on the opponent’s ready position. If they sit backhand, target the outside forehand side. If they…
Three pickleball kitchen counters handle most speed-ups: use a soft backhand reset for balls outside your backhand, a compact backhand punch for…
A backhand attack down the line in pickleball can be a drive from the baseline or a speed-up at the kitchen. The…
A consistent pickleball serve starts with a consistent ball release. Whether you use a volley serve or a drop serve, releasing the…
A good 5-minute pickleball warm-up should include crosscourt dinks, volleys, transition resets, third-shot drops, drives, serves, and returns. Start with touch shots,…
A third-shot drop can clear the net by several feet and still be effective. What matters most is that the ball reaches…
The chicken wing in pickleball is the awkward area around an opponent’s paddle-side hip, ribs, elbow, or shoulder. Target it when you…
To improve consistency in pickleball, combine targeted drilling with live play. Track shot quality, not just makes, use blocked and variable repetitions,…
Forehand drives usually sail long because the paddle face is too open, contact is late, or the swing lifts without enough topspin.…
Good pickleball sportsmanship does not mean staying silent. Speak up calmly when bad calls, wrong scores, rotation issues, or repeated rule problems…
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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