Expert Advice
to Up Your Game

One of the most fascinating aspects of teaching both tennis and pickleball is explaining how...

Running down lobs is a great source of confusion for opponents and even elicits debate from pros...

I was playing rec ball with an 83-year-old on my team when a younger opponent lobbed over my...

One of the questions I get from campers all the time is, “How do you beat the bangers...

Things continue to look promising when it comes to pickleball. With so many more players picking...

I typically play and observe a variety of events (rec play and tournament play) and no matter what...

“Navigating the autobahn of life in the best way possible is about getting relative with the

It is not about you; it is all about your partner. The best thing Bart Brannon, my mixed partner...

One of the keys to playing better pickleball is being able to manage your thought processes...

When I started playing pickleball years ago, I was told to run as fast as I could to the non-volley...

Personally, I feel like finding a partner to compete with in pickleball is like prom all over again...

A good slice serve begins with an understanding of the purpose for the serve in the first place...

I am going out on a limb, albeit a short one, to say that every one of us has made a pickleball...

Your behavior on the court is a complex system of play, measurement, comparison, correction and...

One of our favorite attack shots is the ATP—otherwise known as the Around the Post. It’s not a shot that you plan for so much as it just happens...

When I asked my students what their favorite shot to hit in a match is, they unanimously said...

Ya gotta love guys. They want to hit hard. They are not complicated so their pickleball drills are...

First it was a third shot drop. Everyone had to have one. Players dropped the third shot into the...

Let’s cut right to it—you’re spending way more time on your technique, and maybe on strategy and...

Every point that starts begins with a serve. The team that is serving has the unique opportunity to...

Is drilling an integral part of improving your game? Yes, but only if you drill properly and with a...