Pickleball doubles is a game of angles, positioning, and reading your opponent. But there’s a gap between what coaches teach and what actually wins matches. Read More The Dink Pickleball
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5 Things Senior Pickleball Players Should Actually Avoid
These aren’t restrictions meant to hold you back. They’re guardrails designed to keep you healthy, competitive, and enjoying the game for years to come. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Best Dressed: PPA Indoor National Championships
The pros are back this week at the PPA Indoor National Championships, battling snow and cold in Minnesota. Luckily, the venue was indoors, and the players brought fantastic winter looks. Here are our top picks. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Illness, New Partnerships, Surprise #1s – PPA Lakeville Indoor National Championships Recap
The PPA Tour Lakeville Indoor National Championships took place at the Life Time Lakeville Minneapolis from January 19 – 25, 2026. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Slow Motion Video Shows Pickleball Protective Eyewear Exploding on Ball Contact
Even at realistic speeds around 40 mph, some frames shatter into sharp shrapnel, the lenses pop out, and the shock wave transfers directly to the eye socket Read More The Dink Pickleball
3 Tips to Stop Missing Your Third-Shot Drops
When you can switch between different types of drops, you keep your opponent off balance and force them to stay honest at the net. Advantage: you. Read More The Dink Pickleball
The Pickleball Serve Basics: Rules, Technique & Pro Tips from Michael Loyd
Fix your serve, and your entire game gets easier. You start points on offense instead of defense. Your opponent’s return is weaker. Your third shot is simpler. It all flows from that one shot you control completely. Read More The Dink Pickleball
6 Pro-Endorsed Drills You Can Use Now to Reach 5.0 and Beyond
Go find a court and put in the work – the formula works because it’s built on thousands of hours of real court time, not theory Read More The Dink Pickleball
The Four-Part Fix for a Better Forehand Flick
The speed-up’s job is to accelerate the ball just enough to catch your opponent off-guard or finish a weak volley, not to blast a winner. Read More The Dink Pickleball
The 5 Defensive Dink Styles You Need to Dominate the Kitchen Line
Every shot your opponent hits puts you in a different situation – now you have five different answers to survive to fight another point Read More The Dink Pickleball