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Are you losing volley exchanges at the net? If that's you. This blog is for you. If you find yourself losing a lot of volley exchanges against players that are really good at volleying this blog will be helpful to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU6HUIqwcr0 These...

In today's blog we're going to go over the backhand topspin swinging volley. Let's go over some of the key advantages of the shot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzjRrQGLZmU Number one, it can allow you to attack from below net level. Number two, it creates topspin...

In this blog we're going to go over some tips that are going to help you stay in the point longer and in turn will help you win more points. We’re going to give you three tips on how to defend well when you're on the defense....

Do you want a stronger and more consistent serve? If you do this blog is for you. In today's blog we’re going to give you three important tips that are going to help you have a stronger serve and hopefully also help you become more consistent....

In this blog we're going to give five tips that can improve your singles game. This is kind of a different blog. We do a lot of blogs about doubles but this is specifically for singles. We are going to cover the five tips that are going to improve your singles play....

In this blog we're fortunate to have Riley Newman with us. He’s one of the top players in the world and he's going to share with us some pickleball tips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWtteAga7rY Today, we start off by playing one of Riley’s favorite games on the...

In today's blog we're going to go over the four different scenarios where you should drive your third shot. Before we go into these four scenarios, the first thing we want to say is these are not black and white rules. These are just guidelines that you can go by...

In this blog we're going to go over the dink angle volley attack. We’re going to describe to you an example of that first and then after that we’re going to break it down. What we’re going to do is that we’re actually at the non-volley zone line trying to set up an...

Are you having trouble getting up to the net especially when you're getting really low shots down at your knees? If so, this article is made just for you. Your'e going to want to learn, understand and implement the reset shot. This is the shot used by all high level...

We receive so many questions about the different types of 3rd shot drops such as no spin (a.k.a flat) drops, underspin (a.k.a slice or backspin) drops and topspin drops. If you're not aware of any of these, don't worry. We'll get down to the nitty gritty details on...

In this blog we’re going to talk about the modern third shot - drops, drives and beyond. This is a remix of my presentation from day one of the virtual pickleball summit hosted by CJ Johnson at Better Pickleball where we presented alongside ten other pickleball...

Want to be able to take charge of the court? If you hope to win regularly on the pickleball court then this is definitely something you'll want to learn. The best way to do that is to control the net while at the same time keeping your opponents from advancing to the...

In today's blog we’re going to go over the three most important key factors when it comes to reset volleys and how to adjust them based on your distance from the net. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xUM_i06uQQ Let’s say you are making your way up through the...

In today's blog we’re going to give you three tips so that you can have better dinks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caYisD6Tky0 Tip #1 - Looser Grip Pressure Than You Might Think The first tip is going to be grip pressure. A lot of the time, when people start out,...

In today's blog we’re going to talk about the fourth shot which is a very important shot that doesn't get talked about that often. The fourth shot is going to be hit by the returner after they hit their return and they're making their way, transitioning, from the...

In today’s blog we’re going to give you three tips that are going to improve your volleys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTL8YSKFIcg Tip #1 - Stable (Constant) Paddle Face Angle The first tip is that you want to have a stable paddle face when you're volleying and...

This blog is about a pretty controversial topic. You have people saying that you should stay up at the non-volley zone line and never retreat and then you have others saying you don't have to play there, you could play wherever you want. We’re going to give you two...

In today’s blong we’re going to talk about how to hit a topspin third shot drop. The first thing we want you to know is that this is a very advanced shot. So, if you're a beginner and are having trouble with your regular third shot drop, go read our other blogs on...

In today’s blog we're going to talk about offensive dinking, aggressive dinking, using a variety of spins on your dinks. If you’ve had the luxury to watch the pros or the top players in the world, either live or on YouTube, what you'll notice is that when they are...

In the today's blog, we’re going to talk about the pro ready position at the net. You might have heard a lot about this topic. There are different points of view of where to set your paddle and what the correct ready position is at the non-volley zone. We’re going to...

In this blog, we’re going to talk about the deadliest attack that you can hit when you're up at the non-volley zone line. The better players you play are going to be more ready at the net. They're going to have quicker hands and a lot of them are going to be set on...

In today’s blog we’re going to talk about the forehand drive. You can use your forehand drive off of a return of serve or maybe a third shot depending on when you get that ball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTARr0KK7oU What we want to talk about is a technique...

Do you want to learn how to spin the ball? If you do, this blog is for you. We’ve gotten a few questions on how to learn how to spin the ball when you first start playing pickleball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfH6chk2UJg You’re pretty much learning the basics,...

In today’s blog we're going to talk about creating offense with the step-back dink. A lot of blogs that we share and teach with you, and for the majority of the time, we want to educate players to make sure that they're up at the non-volley zone line so that they...

Do you have the service “yips”? If you do then this blog is just for you. If you find yourself missing your serve for no apparent reason you might have the service “yips”. This happens to the best of us and can happen to players beginner, intermediate and at any...

In today's blog we're going to talk about the third shot and specifically the arc that it has over the net. We have gotten a lot of questions and comments about the third shot. When we're talking about the third shot it's a soft shot from the baseline. Remember we're...

In today's blog we're going to go over the off pace, or off speed, attack. When it comes to offensive strategy where you’re speeding up the ball right to an opponent's torso, right to their body, sometimes it's not the best idea....

In today's blog we're going to be talking about three shots that are hurting your pickleball game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-btSmG-ehM If you're doing any one of these then there's a really good chance it's preventing you from getting to that 4.0+ and beyond...

If you've played pickleball for any length of time at all then you know that there are many different types and styles of pickleball players out there. One of the most challenging to deal with is the aggressive player that is also consistent in their aggressive play....