Elevate your pickleball game with a two-handed backhand with power, control, and versatility. Ready to master a two-handed backhand? Here’s our comprehensive guide two-handed backhands for pickleball.
Are you ready to take your dinks to the next level? Let’s learn how to add spin to your dinks: topspin, backspin (or slices), and sidespins.
Stacking is an advanced doubles pickleball strategy. Both players line up (stack) on the same side of the court and then shift after the ball is hit. Read on to learn more about how and when to stack.
They say that only 10-12% of the population are lefties. While it is uncommon, it means that you will come across a lefty opponent on the pickleball court at some point. Or maybe you are a lefty, which is awesome. Read more to learn about advantages, disadvantages, and strategies of play as or against a lefty.
Is it okay to switch hands in pickleball? The short answer is “yes,” but the long answer has a bit of nuance. It’s legal to switch or change hands in pickleball, even during play, but many players (recreational and pros) don’t attempt to do this.
Read on to learn about the benefits and disadvantages of switching hands, including when to use this technique. (And see how one of the best pros does it well.)
In pickleball you can only score points on the serve. (The receiving side cannot score a point.) At the start of every serve the person serving will shout out three numbers in doubles (e.g. “5-2-1”) or two numbers in single play. If it’s doubles, the game starts with player on the right side (or even court) will serve to the play who is opposite diagonally. Service then moves to the left side (or odd court).
A dink is a soft pickleball shot that you hit from around your kitchen (the non-volley zone line) that lands inside your opponent’s kitchen. A good, effective dink will arc downward when it crosses the net, which makes it a harder shot for your opponent to return.
An Erne is an advanced pickleball shot: a volley that you hit while your body is in the air. The fun, thrilling shot is named after Erne Perry who was one of the first players to execute the play in competition.