The Surprising Strategy to Make Sure You Cover Every Shot at the Net Many of you have read about or participated in Levels 1 & 2 of The Pickleball Guru Academy, that’s the 2-day clinic I offer across the country. Recently, I taught my first Level 3 clinic, which focuses on movement, positioning and playing […]

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What to Do When Your Drop Shot Doesn’t Drop

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  • April 25, 2023
  • 4 min read

What to Do When Your Drop Shot Doesn’t Drop Let’s admit it: Even if you are convinced about the merits of the third shot drop, sometimes you don’t hit a perfect drop shot. (ahem, perhaps even more often than not…) And even if you believe you are (or actually are) amongst the blessed few who […]

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The 3 Most Common “Paddle Up” Mistakes (Featured on The Pickleball Channel) This week’s episode of Pickleball 411 Features (you guessed it!) Yours Truly Sharing the 3 Most Common Mistakes People Make When it Comes to Keeping Your Paddle Up… If you aren’t subscribed to Pickleball Channel, do it ASAP! Pickleball Channel produces tons of […]

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7 “Hit to the Middle” Secrets Every Pickleball Player Should Know 7 “Hit to the Middle” Secrets Every Pickleball Player Should Know If you’ve been playing pickleball for any length of time you’ve probably been told by some player (probably more advanced than you) to “Hit to the Middle”. Maybe you’ve even congratulated your team […]

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3 Secrets Top Pickleball Players Know for Figuring Out the Score & Which Side You’re Serving From Ever heard your partner or opponent say, “The score must be even because you were over there before and now you’re over here…”? You’re not the only one who’s heard such a proclamation and just moves obediently in […]

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The Great “Too Windy to Play” Hoax (And How It’s Costing You Points if Not Games & Matches) If you’re one of those pickleballers who plays indoors and never has any intention of ever playing outdoors or playing in any major tournament, then this article is not for you. But if you play outside regularly, […]

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You & Roger Federer Have THIS in Common…

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  • April 25, 2023
  • 7 min read

Do This When Your Opponents Won’t Hit You the Ball In case you are totally out of the tennis loop, Roger Federer holds a record 17 Grand Slam titles and has reached 36 Grand Slam quarterfinals. He is, virtually undisputed, the top tennis player of all time. So… What do You and Federer have in […]

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Do This When Your Opponents Won’t Hit You the Ball As much as we all love this crazy sport, occasionally the interpersonal dynamics can make you wish you’d stayed home and not bothered to come to the courts. This topic came up with my recent Bootcamp Breakthrough participants and I wanted to give you some […]

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Top 5 Shortcuts for Hosting a Kick-Butt Clinic

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  • April 25, 2023
  • 9 min read

Top 5 Shortcuts for Hosting a Kick-Butt Clinic Whether you’re someone who dreams about taking a clinic from a professional pickleball instructor, but has never had the opportunity OR you’re a self-professed pickleball junkie who has taken advantage of any and every learning opportunity that’s hit your way, if you show up to a clinic, […]

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The First Commandment of the Third Shot (And It’s Not “Hit a Dropshot”) irst off, let’s just say that this is obviously not the only commandment to live your life by (unless Pickleball truly is your only religion). But when it comes to pickleball, this is a biggie. In this article, I’m going to clear […]

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