If you go to the trouble of buying a pickleball machine or renting one, don’t waste your time and effort practicing poorly. The aim, after all, is to improve your game and without a clear skill to focus on you’ll just be batting a ball around with a machine, not improving your skills. Below are …
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I’m sure you’ve seen tennis ball machines before, but you might not have seen a pickleball practice machine yet. My guess is if you haven’t you will see one soon. I dove headfirst into researching and comparing all of the available options out there and I think I’ve come up with one of the most …
If you haven’t seen them already, pretty soon I’m sure you’ll start to spot pickleball courts popping up in driveways and on tennis courts seemingly everywhere. There are myriad reasons why this unique, addictive sport has caught on and has become so popular. Pickleball has grown organically over the last 55 years. It was founded …
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To play well in pickleball, you need to play by the rules. We already covered the ins and outs of the how to keep score in pickleball, but one of the most notorious pickleball rules you should dig into is the double bounce rule. If you are new to the game, we understand that you …
Pickleball is growing in popularity among people of all ages — except for, perhaps, people who live right next to tennis courts that now have turned into pickleball courts. It gets a lot of criticism for being noisy. Pickleball fans don’t seem to get disturbed by the popping noise that the pickleball makes when it …
You don’t need an expensive paddle to play pickleball well. But you can be hampered and held back by a cheap AND sub-par paddle, so with this article, we’re looking at paddles that are both cheap (generally aiming for a pickleball paddle under $50) AND high quality for the price. Basically, we’re looking for the …
One of the biggest challenges for pickleball beginners is keeping the ball low when hitting to the opposing side in order to avoid volleys or smashes from more experienced players. But why is keeping the ball low important? Well — giving your opponent a high ball means you are putting yourself at risk of being …
And now for the lighter side of things… I’m usually writing about “serious” pickleball topics on this site whether it’s talking about learning the basics of pickleball or digging into the best equipment to buy. But I wanted to take a break from that and pull together some of the funniest memes I could find …
Unlike in tennis where you likely have time between shots to switch your grip a bit between backhand and forehand, pickleball is much faster. You won’t have much time to switch your grip up between shots (usually) so you will need to settle on one grip that can serve you well most of the time …
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Top rated pickleball paddles will surely have everything you could ever want. By reading through numerous pickleball paddle reviews, you should have a good idea of what to look for in the best paddles. You’ll want a pair that is perfectly balanced, comfortable to hold, and that will help to make your game better. In …
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So you’re wondering what shoes to wear for pickleball… You’ll need to keep an eye out for style, comfort, durability, and suitability to the specific needs of a pickleball court shoe. Also keep in mind the surface you’ll usually be playing on, since some of the best shoes for indoor pickleball are not the best …
