Pro James Ignatowich here. The two handed backhand dink is becoming to most useful shot in pickleball. Gone are the days of people only hitting slice dinks. Let’s go over the reasons why you should hit the two hander, and also the correct technique. Why use it? With a two handed backhand you have the […]
Amateur pickleball players often get confused on when they should be using their wrist while hitting a shot and when they shouldn’t. In the James Ignatowich Newsletter last week, pro player Ryan Fu broke the decision down into two categories: “soft shots” and “hard shots.” Soft shots Any shot that you are trying to have […]
Sure, we all love to see an ATP or an erne on the pickleball court, no matter who’s pulling them off. Net cords, gravity-defying angles, and quick reflexes always get spectators cheering and players pumped up. But there’s something about pickleball that seems to conjure the unexpected. We’ve found some clips that prove just how unpredictable […]
The PPA Tour will kick off the new year next week with its most iconic tournament on the calendar – The Masters in Palm Springs, California. The visuals alone make this tournament stand out, with pros required to wear all white and the courts at Mission Hills Country Club painted all green. The Masters is […]
Despite announcing earlier this month that they would be splitting up, Ben Johns and Collin Johns will still play the first PPA Tour event of 2025 together at The Masters next week in Palm Springs, California. Ben Johns announced the split in a statement on Dec. 21, but said at the time that he hadn’t […]
USA Pickleball on Friday announced that several paddles will be “sunset” in 2025 because they exceed updated testing standards. The organization this fall introduced a new test measuring paddle/ball coefficient of restitution (PBCoR) to limit the “trampoline effect” that can lead to increased ball speed coming off the paddle. USAP said the increased power that […]
The United Pickleball Association of America is now requiring full certification for paddles in order for them to be used at the pro level on the PPA Tour and in Major League Pickleball. Previously, the UPA-A — the governing body of the PPA Tour and MLP — had been granting paddles and paddle brands provisional […]
Call it an informed prediction: pickleball is about to stake its claim as England’s fastest-growing sport. Pickleball England says they saw a 65% surge in memberships over the past year and estimates over 35,000 players are currently active across the nation. Another factor influencing growth is the popularity of indoor badminton, which uses the same size […]
Hey everyone, pro Jack Munro here. As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to share some of the biggest evolutions I’ve noticed in pickleball this year. I recently had the chance to sit down with Pro Player and co-founder of The Lab in Austin, Carlos Delora, and we dove into how much has changed […]
Each year the level of play in pro pickleball seems to make a significant jump. That proved to be the case again in 2024, as we saw exciting matches nearly every week on the PPA Tour and in Major League Pickleball. The men’s divisions were defined by unprecedented parity as the Johns brothers were challenged […]
