Best Way to Improve Your Pickleball Drive? Slow it Down

James Ignatowich demonstrating a superior pickleball drive

Top five pickleball pro James Ignatowich here. And I’m here to say: you should hit your drives at only 70% power. Hitting a 70% pace drive is more effective than “going for broke” on the drive. You shouldn’t be trying to hit it as hard as you can. I used to hit every drive almost […]

Instantly Improve Your Pickleball Dink Technique with One Tip

James Ignatowich shows off his pickleball swing and dink technique

Top 5 pro James Ignatowich here. Have you ever wondered why recreational pickleball players consistently have 1) bigger swings and 2) more funky wrist movement involved in their strokes? I was just teaching a group of 4.0s – 4.5s that I won’t name (to save them the embarrassment of this callout), but let’s just call […]

You Should Miss More Pickleball Serves (Here’s Why)

James Ignatowich serving in pickleball

Top five pickleball pro James Ignatowich here. There is a risk reward trade-off for anything in life, and the pickleball serve is no exception.  If you aren’t missing 1 out of 10 pickleball serves, you aren’t taking enough risk. But the key is how you miss them. More on that below. Long gone are the days of […]