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Take Time Away: Pressure Opponents by Taking Balls Out of the Air

ByChief October 11, 2026

Tanner says time is the currency of pickleball: take as much of it from your opponents as you can. Do that by stepping in and taking balls out of the air, which gets you an easier, higher next shot.

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Triangle Theory in Pickleball

ByChief October 8, 2026

Marshall Brown explains a lesson he learned against better teams: it’s easy to fall into their slow game and hesitate to speed up because you expect to get countered.

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How to: Read your opponents swings

ByChief September 24, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Universal Rackets on reading opponents’ swings: anticipation starts in their prep. Shoulder turn, paddle…

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