Pickleball is a game of strategy, and you can begin thinking strategically from the first moment that you pick up the pickleball paddle. Novice players often make the mistake of not thinking this way. Sure, pickleball is a game, but it’s a game that lives and breathes strategy. Watch this video and hear about a tip that is super simple, […]
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Improve Your Accuracy – Something Most Players Don’t Do
Our tip for you today seems so obvious and simple that it almost seems silly. But after talking to multiple pickleball pros and coaches, this skill is one that still needs to be acquired by a lot of players. Watch this quick tip today from Rusty Howes, the Executive Producer of Pickleball Channel, to learn how to make your shot […]
Read MoreHitting Deep to Dominate – Pickleball Quick Tip with Rusty Howes
This tip is almost so simple it’s too good to be true! A lot of times, winning a point rests mostly on our shoulders, but this is one strategy you can take advantage of even if you’re not the most skilled player. Watch this quick and practical tip from the Executive Producer of Pickleball Channel, Rusty Howes. Rusty’s quick tip […]
Read MoreThe Dink with Slow Motion – Steve Dawson
The dink is one of the most important building blocks of the game of pickleball. A good dink can propel your game to the next level, as Steve Dawson can tell you! Steve is a 2-time US Open Pickleball Champion and owner of the Bobby Riggs Tennis Club who is also known for his winning soft game strategy. Check out […]
Read MoreHow to Return a Short Net Ball – Pickleball Quick Tip with Phil Dunmeyer
Sometimes in pickleball it can be frustrating when the ball drops just over the net creating an almost impossible shot to actually return. Many times the result is hitting it into the net or not even trying to return it. Either way, the point is over. But there is a simple way to greatly increase the chance that you can […]
Read MoreWomen’s Doubles 25+ Gold Medal Match from the 2018 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships
There were so many great pickleball matches at the 2018 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships! If you didn’t get a chance to watch the live streams on our Facebook page, while they were happening, you can now enjoy the impressive matchplay that took place on the Zing Zang Championship Court from multiple age levels. WOMEN’S DOUBLES 25+ GOLD MEDAL MATCH: […]
Read MorePickleball 411: Three Serves and Why You Need Them
Everyone needs to check this video out! In this episode of Pickleball 411, our host, Rusty Howes, is joined by Jennifer Lucore, Alex Hamner and Bob Youngren who demonstrate the different serves they use and explain when and why they use them. Not only do you get to see these serves demonstrated by top players, you get the detailed strategy […]
Read MorePickleball 411 – Hitting Down the Middle
In this episode of Pickleball 411, Coach Mo (a popular pickleball coach from The Villages in Florida) introduces the idea of playing to the middle of the court and why it will instantly improve your game. Coach Mo goes over in detail why and how we should play this way and encourages us to improve our game now. You can […]
Read MorePickleball Quick Tip – Keep the Ball in Play
This week on Pickleball Channel we have a Quick Tip brought to you by a player nicknamed “Yoda” –nicknamed because he seems to know the sport of pickleball at an in-depth level. Mark Friedenberg is a pickleball player who hails from Seattle and Surprise, AZ. While Pickleball Channel was capturing all the activity at The Huntsman World Senior Games, we […]
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