Inside a Pro Pickleball Training Session (Badminton Pro Edition)
A badminton pro who keeps hearing that pickleball is easy goes through a real training session with Coach Brandon.
Three Mistakes That Keep You Stuck at 4.0
Tanner lists three mistakes that keep players stuck at the 4.0 level. First, driving two balls in a row: if you drive the first one, drop the next one.
Create Space for Kill Shots
Universal Rackets explains the difference between a ball you can attack and one you can only neutralize.
From 4.0 to 5.5: An Uncut Lesson on Slowing the Ball Down
Cliff Pickleball shares Chapter I of a real, uncut session with Ariel, a former D1 tennis player who went from 4.0-plus to around 5.4–5.5 in about six months. It isn’t a drill list; it’s live correction under pressure.
Stop Sprinting to the Kitchen: Treat the Transition Zone as a Journey
Troy Akin contrasts a 4.0-plus player, who is happy to hit one, two or three balls to earn the way to the kitchen, with a typical 3.5 who sprints up and hits the transition ball off balance, often popping it up.
Shifting at the Kitchen in Pickleball with Collin Johns
Collin Johns explains something unique to pickleball: at the kitchen line, less movement can be more effective.
5 Things Pro Pickleball Players Do When Dinking That You Don’t
Roscoe Bellamy argues that higher-level dinking isn’t just keeping the ball low and waiting for a mistake.
#1 Strategy When You Get Lobbed ✅ #pickleballstrategy #pickleball #propickleball #coaching #tips #1
Preston’s Playbook’s plan for when you get lobbed: turn and run beside the ball, get behind it, hit a drop and work back to the kitchen with drops.
Stop Rushing to the Kitchen Line! #pickleball #pickleballtips
tanner.pickleball explains why you shouldn’t sprint from the baseline to the kitchen on one ball, and how to work your way in under control.
Hit Your Drops While Moving: A Drill from The Pickleball Clinic
The Pickleball Clinic’s drill for hitting drops while moving: get your feet behind every ball so you’re still at contact, and stationary drops get easier.