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Shifting at the Kitchen in Pickleball with Collin Johns

ByChief October 7, 2026

Collin Johns explains something unique to pickleball: at the kitchen line, less movement can be more effective.

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How to DOMINATE Dink Rallies (Be More Aggressive at the Kitchen Line)

ByChief October 7, 2026

Cam Luhring explains what changed in his match against MLP champion Will Howells and PPA pro Pablo Tellez: after losing game one, the pros started taking more balls out of the air and took over every kitchen-line rally.

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5 Things Pro Pickleball Players Do When Dinking That You Don’t

ByChief October 7, 2026

Roscoe Bellamy argues that higher-level dinking isn’t just keeping the ball low and waiting for a mistake.

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How to play the triangle

ByChief October 6, 2026

Jack Munro shows that you don’t always need to hit harder to create an opening: use angles, move your opponents and play the triangle.

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Attack the forehand! #pickleball #pickleballtips

ByChief October 6, 2026

Richard Pickleball explains where to aim a speed-up on a middle ball. Start by attacking the hip to test the waters and see whether they sit forehand or backhand.

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Backhand Roll Levels #pickleball

ByChief October 6, 2026October 6, 2026

Shea Underwood’s quick clip stacks three versions of the backhand roll on top of each other, labelled beginner, intermediate and pro, as two players trade balls across the net.

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Stop Rushing to the Kitchen Line! #pickleball #pickleballtips

ByChief October 6, 2026October 6, 2026

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.

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Keep Popping Up Your Dinks or Hitting Them Into the Net? Watch This

ByChief October 6, 2026

Universal Rackets says that if your dinks go into the net or pop up, the problem usually isn’t your paddle face or your body. It’s your swing speed.

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Ever wonder why your speed-ups always seem to come back harder and faster? It might be time to

ByChief October 6, 2026

Troy Akin explains why speed-ups from below the net keep coming back harder, and the simple height rule for when to dink and when to attack.

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Type of Dink to Hit Based on Zones v1

ByChief October 6, 2026

All Things Pickleball gives a simple cheat code for choosing your dink. The kind of dink you hit shouldn’t be random.

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