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The Lob-and-Cover Drill: The Overhead Is Not Over When You Hit It

A lob goes up, you get underneath it, hit a solid return, and admire your work for half a second.

5 Ways to Win More Points Without Hitting a Better Shot

Players often assume improvement means adding something new. A better drop. A harder drive. A more aggressive serve. A sharper dink.

What a New Study Found About Pickleball and Loneliness

Anyone who plays pickleball regularly knows that a lot more happens around the court than exercise. Players arrive early and...
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The Lob-and-Cover Drill: The Overhead Is Not Over When You Hit It

A lob goes up, you get underneath it, hit a solid return, and admire your work for half a second.

The Lob-and-Cover Drill: The Overhead Is Not Over When You Hit It

A lob goes up, you get underneath it, hit a solid return, and admire your work for half a second.

5 Ways to Win More Points Without Hitting a Better Shot

Players often assume improvement means adding something new. A better drop. A harder drive. A more aggressive serve. A sharper dink.

What a New Study Found About Pickleball and Loneliness

Anyone who plays pickleball regularly knows that a lot...

The Erne Opportunity Builder: Learn to Create the Shot Instead of Forcing It

The Erne gets attention because of how it finishes. A player suddenly moves outside the kitchen, gets beside the net, and attacks a ball that would normally have been played from behind the kitchen line.

What Pickleball Players Should Warm Up Besides Their Knees and Shoulders

Ask players what they warm up before pickleball and the knees and shoulders usually get plenty of attention. There may be a few knee bends, some arm circles, perhaps a stretch or two before everyone starts hitting.

How to Regain Control After Losing Four Straight Points

Four points can disappear quickly in pickleball. Maybe you were ahead 7-3 and suddenly it is 7-7. Maybe a close game has turned into a three- or four-point deficit.

How to Stay Patient in Long Rallies

Long rallies create a strange kind of pressure. Nothing may be going particularly wrong, but after the ball crosses the net enough times, somebody starts feeling as though something needs to happen.

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The Lob-and-Cover Drill: The Overhead Is Not Over When You Hit It

A lob goes up, you get underneath it, hit a solid return, and admire your work for half a second.

5 Ways to Win More Points Without Hitting a Better Shot

Players often assume improvement means adding something new. A better drop. A harder drive. A more aggressive serve. A sharper dink.

What a New Study Found About Pickleball and Loneliness

Anyone who plays pickleball regularly knows that a lot...

The Erne Opportunity Builder: Learn to Create the Shot Instead of Forcing It

The Erne gets attention because of how it finishes. A player suddenly moves outside the kitchen, gets beside the net, and attacks a ball that would normally have been played from behind the kitchen line.

What Pickleball Players Should Warm Up Besides Their Knees and Shoulders

Ask players what they warm up before pickleball and the knees and shoulders usually get plenty of attention. There may be a few knee bends, some arm circles, perhaps a stretch or two before everyone starts hitting.