Having a successful and imposing return of serve all boils down to one word – TIME. Specifically, you want to find ways to buy time for yourself with your return all while still pressuring your opponents and giving them less time and space. Why do you need to...
When facing strong returners it’s important to have a plan. Strong returners can make it very difficult for your team to score points and therefore very hard to win games. Returners already start the point with the advantage due to the two bounce rule. The...
In today’s blog we’re going to talk about how to add at least ten miles per hour to your serve. Serving is very vital to the game of pickleball. Yes, it starts the point it, starts the rally in a game, but also it sets up everything from there on out. If I...
When your opponent is back in the court behind the baseline, the best thing you can do with the ball is to keep it deep. Since all points start with at least one opponent back you will always have a chance to keep them back and prevent them from establishing a wall at...
There are lots of reasons why a serving team may have trouble scoring in pickleball. Certainly getting up to the net as the serving team is difficult against a strong returning team but there are ways to handle it that will make your life easier and certain things...
As a beginner pickleballer, simple and effective is the key to finding your stride on the court. A lot of on-court practice – which includes practicing all the important shots – plays an important role in improving your pickleball skills. However, one of the most...