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  • “Excessive” Profanity in Pickleball

    I'm not sure about you, but I think there are many cases where profanity is absolutely "necessary", "normal", AND "desirable"!...
  • The Drive Serve

    Also known as the “Power Serve” or “Hard Serve”, the drive serve is a low, hard serve.  This is used to put pressure on your opponent to make an...
  • Pickleball Drill: First Three Shots

    The “first three shots” drill does exactly what you’d think. It helps you improve your serve, return of serve, and third shot (drop in this case). It’s also sometimes...
  • The Lob Serve

    The Lob Serve

    What is the Lob Serve? Also known as the “High Soft Serve”, the lob serve is a high-trajectory ball that’s hit with medium or slow speed (based on the...
  • Pickleball Partner Tactics: Shadowing

    Firstly, what IS “Shadowing”?  Shadowing is defined as “lateral movement with your doubles partner ​so that you always stay around 10 feet (or 6-7 feet depending on your strategy)...
  • Pickleball Terms

    Ace: A serve that is not hit at all by the receiver. Point for serving team. Approach Shot:  When the ball is hit while moving forward towards the net....
  • Pesky Pickleball Line Calls

    A “line call” is what happens when a player (or judge) sees the ball close to or outside of a line and makes a judgement of whether the ball...