Kitchen Reset: Get Back in the Point Before You Attack
Pickleball Daily on one of the highest-value kitchen skills: escaping trouble without forcing an aggressive ball.
Counter Choice: Scorpion on Low-to-High, Topspin at Net Height
All Things Pickleball: not every speed-up gets the same counter. Read height and trajectory.
3 Early Tips: Paddle in Vision, Open to the Ball, Tip-Track
tanner.pickleball’s three tips he wishes he’d learned earlier:
PT Mobility Baseline: Assess Before You Train Past 55
Selkirk TV opens PT Landon Newts’ “strong and mobile after 55” course with a living-room baseline — not a pass/fail test.
Short Return After a Big Serve: Don’t Take the Drive Bait
John Cincola on the classic trap: huge serve, short return, all the momentum — and you rip a drive that goes long, nets, or gets volleyed at your feet.
Ava’s 3 Daily Pro Drills: Dink Game, SRT, and Favorite #3
Ava Ignatowich (PPA) shares three unflashy drills she uses every day — useful at any level.
Net or Long: Fix Swing Path — Then Stop Decelerating
Universal Rackets diagnoses soft-shot misses two ways: too flat/on top → net; too steep under → long. You need the middle path — under the ball and through on a balanced arc.
Two-Hand Backhand Drive: Contact the Outside Third
The Pickleball Clinic fixes mushy two-hand backhand drives that hang in the air: you’re contacting too close — by the outside foot — the same spot that works for dinks.
Attack in Combos: First Speed-Up Sets Up the Finish
Roscoe Bellamy’s attacking lesson: stop trying to win with one heroic speed-up. Pros play attack combos — use the first ball to create a predictable reply, then be ready to finish.
Kick / Power / Sidespin Serves: Variety That Stops Easy Returns
Aylex Pickleball Academy with Coach Eugene (5.0 / National Pickleball League) builds three serves that kill easy returns: topspin kick, power, and sidespin.