What happens after your third or fifth shot is critical in taking control of the rest of the pickleball point. There’s lots of advice out there about transitioning from the baseline to the kitchen, but one of the most important tips is simply: don’t just rush up to the non-volley zone. Top pro Catherine Parenteau recently […]
As if reaching skill levels over 5.0 wasn’t already difficult enough, pickleball players aspiring to go pro have another obstacle to contend with: the costs of entry. Fan and aspiring pro Tanner Wallace recently tallied up the bare minimum cost to play professional pickleball for a year and posted his results in our Facebook Group. […]
Across the pond, England is preparing for a major milestone in the development of pickleball. The nation’s largest dedicated pickleball club is coming to Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London in early 2025. Franklin Sports, the American brand known for sponsoring pickleball athletes like The Johnsons and for their signature X-40 pickleball, teamed up with MCMX for the state-of-the-art […]
JOOLA has filed a lawsuit against USA Pickleball (USAP) to address the de-listing of their Gen 3 paddles from the USAP approved paddle list. According to a press release, JOOLA filed the lawsuit on June 12, 2024 in the United States District Court for Maryland. “We firmly believe our Gen3 paddles are compliant with all applicable […]
Let’s hope pickleball fans aren’t single-issue voters, because both of the major US presidential candidates have utilized the sport in their fundraising and campaining efforts. On the Left President Biden’s reelection campaign is sticking to two classic activities to engage with senior voters – bingo and pickleball. Seniors for Biden-Harris is hosting a pickleball tournament in Virginia this […]
The pickleball lob shot seems to be a hotly-contested maneuver in the sport. Pro players hardly use it, while many recreational players seem to rely on it. Most of us have likely encountered “a lobber” before, much to the chagrin of many rec players. So, do you need to master the lob? And if so, […]
If you’re buying a pickleball paddle, you’re going to see a lot of marketing about power, control and spin. But it’s important to fully understand what those elements actually mean for us as individual players. Should I buy a spin-focused pickleball paddle? Does spin actually matter in pickleball? Sure, it’s cool to see and satisfying to […]
Usually, we see pickleball land in The Wall Street Journal or some other large publication and think, “oh, great, another one-sided story about noise” or “another article about how ‘PB is everywhere.’” Not this time. WSJ just dropped an article with the title, The Multimillion-Dollar Scandal Rocking Pickleball. Color us intrigued. Actually, the story’s been developing since […]
Not even halfway through his 2024 season, pro Andrei Daescu has already experienced massive highs and crushing lows.In March, he and temporary partner Anna Bright pulled off a win against the juggernauts Anna Leigh Waters & Ben Johns.Now, Andrei is suspended from play for 60 days, has to cough up a whopping $50,000 fine to […]
Where is Pickleball Batman when you need him? If he were real, we’d be flashing the Bat Signal with purpose right now. A string of pickleball-related crimes affecting the Atlantic Coast have left local courts in disarray and racquet sport shop owners out of paddles. In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, police have confirmed reports of a […]
