by pstokstad | Aug 25, 2021
This is a drill to give you the sense of protecting the area around your feet.The title is a bit of a joke, but the idea isn’t. I describe this as the opposite of a foot fetish – you don’t want anybody getting close to your feet. So, you keep your paddle forward,...
by pstokstad | Aug 25, 2021
This is an idea for a pickleball teaching tool for...
by pstokstad | Aug 25, 2021
This video shows a series of stretches that I like to do prior to playing tennis or pickleball. You will need a permanent net with a solid pole, as is typical on a tennis court, or on permanent pickleball...
by pstokstad | Aug 25, 2021
I’m calling a rapid exchange of volleys when everyone is at at the no volley zone line “the Blender.” And just like dropping a pickleball into a blender, you have no idea where the pieces may fly, or, more crucially, who will win the point. Winning the point in that...
by pstokstad | Aug 25, 2021
This drill focusses on how to get the idea of targeting the opponent’s dominant elbow (in this case right) into your muscle memory so that you can hit to that awkward location more...
