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March 30, 2020

Fine-Tuning Your Serve 

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Developing a strong and consistent serve is one of the most simple and valuable things you can do to improve your game.

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 Sarah Ansboury 

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March 30, 2020

Dingles

WARM-UP 

Dingles is a fun drill game that helps to practice your dinks, blocks, and shot selection. All you need is four players on the...

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Christine McGrath

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March 30, 2020

When to Lob

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Utilizing a lob is a great tactic in offensive play at the NVL. Timing is the most important aspect of lobbing. Most often...

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 Sarah Ansboury 

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March 30, 2020

Returning An Effective Cross-Court Dink

The cross-court dink is a very effective shot when trying to move your opponents off to one side—creating the opening down...

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Jim Hackenberg

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March 30, 2020

Warming Up 

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Pickleball 411 is a highly successful show on Pickleball Channel that is dedicated to providing helpful information about the...

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Alex Hamner and Jennifer Lucore

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March 30, 2020

The Slice Return

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The ability to change pace and spin of the ball is one of the essential characteristics of a well-rounded/all-court pickleball...

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Irina Tereschenko

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March 30, 2020

Choosing the Right Paddle

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Have you ever wondered how a manufacturer could produce two paddles of identical size, yet one weighs half an ounce more?

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By Wayne Dollard

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March 30, 2020

What Net to Get

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Although paddles are usually top of mind in pickleball, don’t forget other important equipment needed to play.

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March 30, 2020

If the Shoe Fits

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The key to your game's success - or failure - might be right beneath your feet

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By Mark Berton

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VISUALIZING OUTSTANDING VOLLEYS Drills

 By Alice Tym

In the early 1970s, Timothy Gallwey’s highly successful book, “The Inner Game of Tennis...

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Calculated Speed-Ups and Premature ‘Attackulation’

 By Tyson McGuffin

Speeding up from the kitchen line and being sneaky is one of the most enjoyable things in pickleball.

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Where Should I Hit the Ball?

 By  Sarah Ansboury  & Nicole Hobson

How many times have you either said or heard that?This is usually meant 
as part of a strategy with...

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Game-Based Drills

By Sarah Ansboury with Lee Whitwell

Whether you’re a social player going to open play or one who competes in a few tournaments a month...

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The Offensive LOB for Beginners

By Stephanie Lane

To be a successful lobber from the kitchen line, one of the most important aspects to focus on...

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5 Steps to a Winning Dink

By Rusty Howes

Here at Pickleball Channel we talk a lot about dinking, or the soft game, but what exactly is a dink...

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Recreational Play Choose Your Battles 

Over the years we’ve been asked for advice on what to do in various playing 

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Where Should I Hit the Ball?

How many times have you either said or heard that? This is usually meant as part of a strategy...

In the early 1970s, Timothy Gallwey's highly successful book, “The Inner Game of Tennis,”...

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VISUALIZING OUTSTANDING VOLLEYS
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What's News in Pickleball

The USAPA Recreational Programs and Services Department is in full swing to establish a base...

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