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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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