You've got paddles, balls, and a bag to hold them. You've got safety glasses, grip tape, and shoes...but are you fully equipped for the court?
There are some game-changing pickleball accessories out there that you might not have considered.
If you're a pickleball fan, these tools can help you improve your form.
Training Paddles
Your paddle's sweet spot isn't just a vague selling point. The mechanics of hitting a ball in that spot play a key role in determining shot placement and consistency.
So if you have a few minutes to practice before your next game, why not try doing so with a training paddle?
It's like the equivalent of a runner attaching weight to their ankles leading up to a big meet: once they take it off, they'll rocket forward.
Similarly, some dinks and drives with one of these will hone your hand-eye coordination and having you landing the sweet spot every time with your actual play paddle.
Just be sure to buy it in whichever weight matches your most-used paddle.
See-Spin Training Balls
Ideally, you want to conquer consistent flat shots before you worry about adding spin in pickleball.
But even if you're a beginner, it helps to learn how to recognize the spin coming from your opponents' shots. After all, there's always that one guy at rec play who puts spin on every shot.
Related: Buying a Spin Pickleball Paddle: What to Look For and Examples
But if you want to react to topspin and slice shots effectively, you need to train your eyes to see it. That's where this ball's bold half-black coloring comes into play.
Plus, it's made with sound dampening, so you can practice just about anywhere without bothering those close by.
Drop Trainer
This is a wonderfully simple pickleball training product to keep in your bag, particularly if you're a beginner or an intermediate player who never quite mastered the soft game.
Improve your ability to dink and drop consistently by wearing this in your next game. I keeps your wrist steady, which isn't just a game changer but is the secret to mastering the hinge-swing motion that keeps dinks from popping up.
Enhance Dink Pad & Dink Master
A reliable drilling buddy is hard to come by. Good thing most people have access to a wall.
That's all you need to use the Enhance Dink Pad, an attachable, durable poster that provides accuracy targets for you to practice placing dinks, speedups, and chicken wing attacks.
If you'd prefer to take that same experience on the go or can't sacrifice a specific spot on the wall, try the Dink Master - a portable version of the Pad.
Both come with a drill catalog.
Buy the Dink Pad here and the Dink Master here.
