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Serve on the Kitchen Line Is Out — Same Line Is In on Every Other Shot

ByChief November 7, 2026

Aylex Pickleball Academy clarifies a line that confuses a lot of players.

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5 Pickleball Concepts That Give You the Biggest Bang for Your Buck

ByChief October 11, 2026

Coach Jess of Athena Pickleball boils improvement down to five concepts that pay off at every level.

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Fix Your Contact Point Before You Speed Up

ByChief October 8, 2026

Universal Rackets shows why so many speed-ups go wrong: the ideal contact point for a speed-up is out in front, but when the ball is close to your body you try to force it anyway and it fails every time.

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

The Most Common Pickleball Mistake Every Beginner Makes

ByChief October 7, 2026

Pickleball Daily walks through the most common rookie mistake newer players bring from tennis: the big backswing at the kitchen line.

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Why getting up to the kitchen line is important and how staying back=losing #pickleballtips

ByChief October 5, 2026October 5, 2026

Limitless Pickleball explains why getting up to the kitchen line is so important, and why staying back usually means losing the point.

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Improve your dinks #pickleball #pickleballtips

ByChief October 5, 2026October 5, 2026

Ty Butson shares his favorite game for building a kitchen-line game. You keep normal pickleball scoring to 11 and serve diagonally, but every rally must start with five dinks in a row.

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

When to Stay at the Kitchen Vs Move Back in Pickleball

ByChief October 3, 2026October 5, 2026

Summary All Things Pickleball says to stop backing up during hands battles unless you are…

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Should You Actually Back Off the Kitchen Line? (Pros and Cons)

ByChief October 3, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Universal Rackets (Coach Tyler), a ~31-minute off-script discussion: should you play away from the…

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Stop backing off the kitchen line

ByChief September 24, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Universal Rackets: backing off the kitchen under pressure feels safe but cedes the most…

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After Your Return, Run to the Kitchen and Join Your Partner.

ByChief September 16, 2026October 5, 2026

Kyle Koszuta’s cue is simple: hit the return, then run to the kitchen and join…

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