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Drills to Improve Your Forehand Drive

ByChief October 9, 2026

Ed Ju shares three drills that clean up the forehand drive. First, a partner drops two balls: catch the first with your non-dominant hand, then drive the second — that trains the non-dominant arm as a measuring stick for spacing and timing.

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Effective Pickleball Drills for All Levels

ByChief October 5, 2026

Pickleball Daily says the goal of drilling isn’t repetition for its own sake. It’s making the right movements feel automatic, so in games you’re not thinking, just flowing with the point.

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The Third Shot Every Tennis Player Gets Wrong

ByChief October 3, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Selkirk TV, part of a 10-part series for tennis players, with Coach Matthew Haley…

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Train Your Third Shots

ByChief October 3, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Shea Underwood shares a third-shot drill he’s used for years. One partner stands at…

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Want to Reach 5.0 in Pickleball? Watch This.

ByChief October 3, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Ava Ignatowich (PPA pro) shares three fastest ways to improve, aimed at players trying…

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This Is Not a 3.5 Pickleball Drill

ByChief October 3, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Cliff Pickleball short that brands a drill as above typical 3.5 work. The point…

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If I Were Your Coach: 5 Drills to Break Through 4.0

ByChief September 24, 2026October 5, 2026

Summary Cam Luhring’s ‘If I Were Your Coach’ gives 4.0 players five focus skills: a…

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3 Warm-Up Drills for Intermediates

ByChief September 14, 2026October 4, 2026

Haley’s 3 warm-up drills for intermediates: sliding dinks across the kitchen line; cooperative reflex volleys…

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