Pickleball’s explosion over the past decade has created plenty of believers, but it has also produced a growing number of skeptics. Well known entrepreneur and investor Michael Girdley recently argued that the pickleball boom may already be running out of steam. His case: padel is gaining ground, older players are aging out of the […]
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Simple Pickleball Dinking Drills to Improve Consistency for Senior Players
Improve your pickleball dinking consistency with 5 simple, knee-friendly drills for senior players. Learn evidence-based techniques to stop popping up the ball, reduce overuse injury risks, master shoulder-driven control, and boost your kitchen game with just two 20-minute sessions a week. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Pickleball Lessons for Beginners: How to Sharpen Your Game Fast
Pickleball lessons for beginners speed up the parts of the game self-taught players get wrong for years: legal serve mechanics, kitchen discipline, and shot selection. Here’s how to pick a coach and make the reps stick. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Stop Pushing After Your Drive: The New Shot Combo That Wins Free Points
The old method of driving and then pushing to the net is no longer enough. The new pickleball drive combo rolls the next ball and crashes behind it for free points. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Why You’re Mistiming Your Split Step (And How to Fix It)
Most players split step at the wrong moment and don’t even know it. Fix your split step pickleball timing and you’ll feel the difference on every single shot. Read More The Dink Pickleball
3 Keys to a Backhand Third Shot Drop That Actually Lands in the Kitchen
The backhand third shot drop frustrates more players than almost any other shot. These 3 keys will stop the ball from sailing and start putting it in the kitchen. Read More The Dink Pickleball
The Pickleball Mindset Shift That Stops You From Chasing Out Balls
One pickleball mindset shift separates players who give away free points from those who earn them. Learning to let out balls go is harder than it sounds, but it is one of the highest-value changes you can make. Read More The Dink Pickleball
PPA Launches New ‘World Rankings’ to Crown Pickleball’s Best All-Around Players
The global system combines singles, mixed doubles, and gender doubles results into one definitive leaderboard Read More The Dink Pickleball
Major League Pickleball Playoffs: First-round matchups, schedule, viewing guide and more
The Major League Pickleball playoffs kick off this week from Dallas, with 8 teams in action starting Friday. FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF FORMAT The top four seeds — No. 1 New Jersey, No. 2 St. Louis, No. 3 Los Angeles and No. 4 Columbus — have a bye into the quarterfinals. First-round matches will start […]
PPA Tour introduces new World Pickleball Rankings system
The PPA Tour on Wednesday announced the launch of the World Pickleball Rankings, a first-of-its-kind system designed to identify the best overall pro pickleball players in the world. The new ranking system will debut in the 2026-27 season and bring every PPA Tour event around the world under one unified, global leaderboard. According to […]