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A dink shot is a soft shot hit on a bounce or out of the air (dink volley) from the NVZ. The intention is to have this shot land in the opposing teams NVZ, or near it, and ideally forces your opponents into a low contact. The NVZ stands for "non-volley zone," and it...

Conventional wisdom in pickleball teaches that you want to hit that serve deep, hit the return deep, the serving team drops the next shot, the returning team has come in, and now you advance and both teams are up at the non-volley zone line get into a dink exchange...

Pickleball is the fastest-growing racket sport in North America. But don't let any pickleball player hear you call it a racket... it's a paddle. It is generally grouped under the "racket sport" category though, as is ping ping, which also uses a paddle. The game was...

Being a pickleball enthusiast, player, or coach, you must be familiar with the side-out or traditional game scoring system. However, with other sports such as tennis, squash, ping-pong, badminton, and volleyball experiencing amazing results with the rally scoring...

There are many shots to learn in pickleball if you want to be a complete player and advance to the levels of play that you desire. These shots include serves, returns, drives, resets, drops, dinks, overheads, attacking shots, etc. Those shots are certainly all...

You've likely heard that in pickleball, one of the best dinks to use is the cross court dink. We recommend it, as do most coaches, and we'll recap why that is in today's video/blog. But, there are conditions under which it's not necessarily best....

In today's video/blog we're going to talk about the biggest strategy mistake that you're probably making up at the non-volley zone line. You're not going to want to miss this. Let's jump right in. The biggest strategy mistake that players are making up at that...

In today's video/blog we're going to show you how to train with the ball machine. If you're interested in purchasing the lobster then go to ptpgear.com/lobster. We will make a small commission at no extra cost to you which helps us support our efforts to continue to...

In today's video/blog we're going to answer the age-old question.. should the forehand always take the middle? *Note - Watching the video while reading the blog will be very helpful as a lot of the situations described in the blog are best understood with the visuals...

In today's video/blog we're going to talk about how to easily get up to the net. So, if you're on the serving team and you're that player that constantly struggles working your way through that transition zone, this video is just for you....

In today's video/blog we're going to talk about how to practice by yourself. If you're on the court alone or you just don't have anyone to hit with we're going to show you a few things today that you can do on your own. These are things you can do to really improve...

In today's video/blog we're going to talk about attacking and transitioning from the baseline to the non-volley zone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fsLjNHF3jM As you can see, I'm in my traffic light outfit here as first shown on a previous video about attaching...

If you're a 4.0 or higher, this video is just for you.  We're going to show you some really advanced drills. In this video/blog, we're going to show/describe to you four super advanced pickleball drills that you can add to any of your practice sessions....

You're probably wondering why I'm wearing this outfit (see video thumb nail below). In this video/blog I'm going to explain that and we're going to talk about when to attack from the non-volley zone. With this outfit today, I think it's a really good visual for you. I...

In today's video/blog we're going to show you the most challenging drill. We're going to show you the drill in three different progressions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtlfwvpmNCY This drill is going to work on a variety of things. It's going to work on your shot...

In today's video/blog we’re going to go over the five things that you probably didn't know about the new drop serve.   Stick around to the end of this video/blog because i'm going to show/describe to you a brand new serve that I’m working on....

In today's video/blog we're going to go over the four key skills that you need to be a 4.0 player and above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9UM8ip4R4 Skill #1 - Consistent Serve & Return The very first key skill that you're going to need to achieve a 4.0 or...

One of the most important things to get right when it comes to your strokes is to be using the right grip for the job. If you start out with the wrong grip for the swing you want to use then that's going to limit the success of your shot. The continental grip that we...

In today's blog we're going to go over the forehand flick. This is an offensive shot that you can use at the non-volley zone line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfQJH0x6-go The first thing we're going to do is go over the scenario then we're going to go over the...

Have you been working on a skill for a while now and you're a bit fed up because it's still not where you want it to be and you feel like it continues to let you down in competition? Or, do you remember a time when you felt that way and you've somewhat resigned...

In today's blog we're going to go over three key tips to improve your third shot and we think they will be very useful to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqpdBPUm_vc Tip #1 - Low To High Motion The first key tip is to remember that this shot is a low to high...

In today’s blog we’re going to talk about how to hit a side spin return. This is a return that once it makes its way over the net and bounces it’s going to stay low to the ground and kick out towards the left of your opponent because of the spin. As a righty this will...

Although the serving team does have first strike of the ball the two bounce rule quickly turns that around and gives the returning team the ability to capture the net first. If they're smart they'll take advantage of that every time. Strong serves will certainly help...

In today's blog we're going to discuss the top pickleball wall drills. You can go to a public community wall which should be a multi-purpose wall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfTcDYLPi1o We’ll go over five different categories: dinks, volleys, resets, ground...

In today's blog we're going to talk about how to capitalize on your opponent's dead dinks. In a previous video we talked about dead dinking. Basically, a dead dink is a dink that you hit that has little to no spin on it, it sits up a little high and it does not press...

In today's blog we're going to talk about how to hit with topspin. Maybe you just started the game of pickleball or maybe you just don't have any racket experience and you don't know where to start when it comes to topspin. In this blog we’re going to break it down...

In today's blog we're going to talk about the most common pickleball grip. We've received a lot of questions and comments about what kind of grip to use and what kind of grip we recommend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPpbiXa-TVU So, in today's blog, we're going to...

In today’s blog we're going to talk about a really hot topic right now and that involves two huge rule changes coming up in the rule book. We’re not going to go much into detail of our personal opinions of these rule changes. That could be a long conversation. What...

Do you want to pin your opponents back at the baseline and keep them from getting to the non-volley zone? If you do, this blog is just for you. This blog is about the fourth shot step back drive which is a very efficient shot that players from low levels all the way...

In today's blog we're going to go over the forehand topspin swinging volley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKOibwa0r5g Before we get started let's go over some of the key advantages of the shot. The key advantages of this shot are: Number one, it can allow you to...