The double bounce rule in pickleball is one of the most confusing rules for beginning pickleball players to pick up because it is so unnatural for a player to be restricted from hitting a playable ball. But the rule serves a purpose in a pickleball game and we will talk about that purpose here. Once […]
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As an avid pickleball player I can assure you that I have made every beginner pickleball mistake in the book – more than once. It used to be frustrating for me to keep making the same mistakes over and over again on the court. But I had to play some games and get the playing
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Pickleball has evolved from a recreational game played on a makeshift court in your driveway or on the one court available in the entire city at the local park, to now being recognized as a sport with two professional tours and courts being built everywhere. To keep up with that growth the rules of pickleball
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Most pickleball tournaments participants register for either singles or doubles events using their own name. But sometimes for local or community-based tournaments they will allow teams to register using fun pickleball team names in order to make the event more enjoyable for everybody. We’ve put together a list of funny pickleball team names that you
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Have you driven by your local community park lately and noticed the crowds of people on the courts next to the jam packed parking lot? Those crowds you can bet aren’t there waiting for a tennis court, most likely they are playing America’s fastest growing sport which is pickleball. If you have been asking like
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I can answer the question is pickleball good exercise from the perspective of a tennis player, long range bike rider, and a casual lap swimmer. I was naturally skeptical at first like many others that ask this question, but I can answer beyond any shadow of a doubt that pickleball is a great workout for
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The year ahead is shaping up to be the biggest and most exciting yet for the sport of pickleball with many big things ahead for both players and fans of the sport. The sport of pickleball is experiencing explosive growth both on the recreational and especially on the professional level. The year ahead will see
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The sport of golf continues to remain one of America’s most popular participation sports and shows no signs of slowing down. The pandemic proved to be a big boost for golf as participation grew significantly while people looked for safe activities to do outdoors. But there is a challenger to golf’s dominance lurking in the
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As I bring my readers along on my pickleball journey I wanted to share with you all some goals I have to improve my skills as a pickleball player. More specifically, my primary pickleball goal for 2023 is to improve my skills enough to improve my level of play from a 3.5 to a 4.0
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The past few weeks leading up to Christmas was the time to let your family know what pickleball or tennis gear you wanted for Christmas. I have been trying out new pickleball paddles in December and I hope to make a paddle purchase soon. But most of you presumably already have your new equipment in
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