This drill focusses on how to get the idea of targeting the opponent's dominant elbow (in this case right) into your muscle memory so that you can hit to that awkward location more often.

I'm calling a rapid exchange of volleys when everyone is at at the no volley zone line "the Blender." And just like dropping a pickleball into a blender, you have no idea where the pieces may fly, or, more crucially, who will win the point. Winning the point in that...

This video shows a series of stretches that I like to do prior to playing tennis or pickleball. You will need a permanent net with a solid pole, as is typical on a tennis court, or on permanent pickleball courts.

This video presents a specialized shot that is designed for that surprising situation where your opponent's shot hits the top of the the net and barely bounces over, dropping more or less straight down on your side, in the kitchen.

This video presents a low-tech solution for gathering pickleballs together on the floor so they are easier to pick up.

This is an idea for a teaching tool for beginners.

This is a drill to give you the sense of protecting the area around your feet.The title is a bit of a joke, but the idea isn't. I describe this as the opposite of a foot fetish - you don't want anybody getting close to your feet. So, you keep your paddle forward,...

This video describes where to stand if you are receiving serve as the left side player in a pickleball doubles match, plus the logic and mathematical dimensions of the court to support these decisions.

This video discusses the path of your paddle after you make contact with the ball on a dink. I call it the Magic Wand because, while the ball has already left your paddle, you act as if you are still controlling the ball in the air by raising the paddle, often to...

This video discusses a way of holding the paddle on third shot drops and dinks that tends to support a softer, more sensitive grip  

I asked Aron Yedersberger, an excellent ping pong player who has added pickleball to his list of racket sports along with tennis and (probably - his father was a champ) badminton, to show me how he hits his powerful pickleball drives, and made this slow-motion video....

This video shows sort of low-tech means or hack for gathering a bunch of pickleballs together for easy pickup. Some tips: You’ll need a fairly thick rope, but not too thick or it won’t lie down flat easily. I use a 3/4 incher here You need to move the rope smoothly...