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Master the Forehand FLICK! #pickleball #pickleballtips

ByChief October 3, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary tanner.pickleball’s forehand flick in under 60 seconds. First, after a good dink, preemptively lean…

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3 Drills to Master Soft Hands & Touch 👏🏼 #pickleballdrills #pickleball #pickleballpro #pickle

ByChief September 28, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Preston’s Playbook shows three progressive soft-hands drills at the kitchen line. Drill 1: partner…

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Player lunging forward to reach a low ball near the kitchen line, lit against a dark background

The Modern Kitchen: 4 Huge Benefits to Playing OFF the Line

ByChief September 25, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Jilly B’s Modern Kitchen lesson argues that glued-to-the-line positioning is outdated. Playing slightly off…

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Two doubles partners waiting at the kitchen line, seen low through the net

Why Your Two-Handed Backhand Isn’t Working

ByChief September 17, 2026October 5, 2026

Briones Pickleball Academy targets inconsistent or popping two-handed backhand dinks with two concrete errors. Number…

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Handle the tough dinks!

ByChief September 17, 2026October 4, 2026

Richard Pickleball answers a common ask: how to defend the dink between your feet —…

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Close-up of a player scooping a low dink just over the net, paddle face open near the court surface

Ben Johns’s Favorite Shot part 1

ByChief September 17, 2026October 4, 2026

Backpaddle Pickleball (with Coach Ryan) rebuilds the kitchen backhand roll volley — framed as the…

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Close-up of a player scooping a low dink just over the net, paddle face open near the court surface

3 Pickleball Mistakes & Fixes Revealed!

ByChief September 16, 2026October 4, 2026

Universal Rackets walks through three soft-game mistakes. The first two: (1) a tight “death grip”…

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Close-up of a player scooping a low dink just over the net, paddle face open near the court surface

Tired of players not dinking in your games?

ByChief September 16, 2026October 4, 2026

Tanner argues opponents stop dinking because speeding everything up gets rewarded. Anticipate and sit on…

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Start with Your Paddle Up So You Have Less Distance to Travel.

ByChief September 16, 2026October 4, 2026

If the paddle starts low, you are already late. Koszuta’s three cues: start paddle up,…

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Close-up of a player scooping a low dink just over the net, paddle face open near the court surface

Drill of the Week: Under Pressure 🚨

ByChief September 14, 2026October 4, 2026

Clinic Drill of the Week — Under Pressure: one player at the kitchen, one in…

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