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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.

How Your Vision Shapes Your Pickleball Reactions

A ball coming across the net does not become a forehand, backhand, speedup, or dink when it reaches the paddle. Your brain has been gathering information about it since it left your opponent's paddle.

The Third-Shot Landing Zones Drill: Stop Being Satisfied With Just Getting the Drop In

There is a point in learning the third-shot drop when simply getting the ball into the kitchen feels like a victory. The return comes deep, you manage to soften the third, it clears the net, lands in the non-volley zone, and suddenly you have time to move forward.
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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.

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.

How Your Vision Shapes Your Pickleball Reactions

A ball coming across the net does not become a forehand, backhand, speedup, or dink when it reaches the paddle. Your brain has been gathering information about it since it left your opponent's paddle.

The Third-Shot Landing Zones Drill: Stop Being Satisfied With Just Getting the Drop In

There is a point in learning the third-shot drop when simply getting the ball into the kitchen feels like a victory. The return comes deep, you manage to soften the third, it clears the net, lands in the non-volley zone, and suddenly you have time to move forward.

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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.

How Your Vision Shapes Your Pickleball Reactions

A ball coming across the net does not become a forehand, backhand, speedup, or dink when it reaches the paddle. Your brain has been gathering information about it since it left your opponent's paddle.

The Third-Shot Landing Zones Drill: Stop Being Satisfied With Just Getting the Drop In

There is a point in learning the third-shot drop when simply getting the ball into the kitchen feels like a victory. The return comes deep, you manage to soften the third, it clears the net, lands in the non-volley zone, and suddenly you have time to move forward.

4 Times You Should Not Attack During a Fast Exchange

Fast exchanges at the kitchen can make it feel as though there is only one choice: keep hitting faster until somebody loses the battle.

Why Feeling Fine Doesn’t Always Mean You’re Recovered

One of the nice things about pickleball is that it does not always feel like a workout. A good morning on the court can mean two or three hours of playing, talking, sitting out a game, then jumping back in for another.