Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
At the kitchen, shift your weight toward the ball when your court position is already good. Shuffle only when the ball changes…
Pickleball players generally benefit from strength training at least twice per week. Focus on legs, calves, hips, trunk, upper back, and shoulders,…
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,…
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…
Ask rec players why they lose matches, and most won’t say it’s because they don’t know what to do. They’ll say this…
If you play rec pickleball long enough, you eventually meet The Lob. Not the occasional “oops, I lifted it” lob. I mean…
Staying in the pickleball loop just got easier
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