I sweated my balls off on the pickleball courts this morning and it was eye-opening. I also give you 5 tips to improve your pickleball from a tennis coach. First of all, l don’t like the idea that you can’t serve overhand (Which seems like a rule that should be changed to allow more opportunities for the serving side). I also don’t like the fact that groundstroke winners are rare (one …
Tennis is the most popular racket sport in the world; there’s no argument about that. However, a recent survey shows that many hardcore tennis fans are slowly shifting towards padel and pickleball. Many public and private tennis clubs have helped accelerate this shift by building facilities for both sports. But what about tennis, which has been the king of the racket for so long? Are we witnessing the end of …
So, you’re a tennis player, sometimes looking over to the pickleball courts? With the booming popularity of this sport, many tennis nerds are wondering if they can just jump into this sport without looking like a total newbie. The short answer? Yes, most likely, you can. However, there are some different opinions on this subject, and we are also fully aware that many tennis players don’t really like the game …
We sometimes write about other sports on Tennisnerd as a family of racquet sport lovers. Now there is SwingVision for pickleball. With Swingvision for pickleball you can track your shots, scoring and get speed data on your shots using the powerful Swingvision AI tool. I have been using Swingvision for tennis for a few years, and it’s a great way to keep track of your play. My favorite function is …
Our pickleball player Rush is back with another pickleball paddle review, this time of the Selkirk Amped Invikta. Paddle: Selkirk Amped Invikta I have long anticipated the opportunity to review a Selkirk paddle and undoubtedly, it lived up to its name. I did not even care much about what Selkirk series I would have the opportunity to play with, I was just excited to play with a paddle from the …
Pickleball is one of America’s fastest-growing sports. Here are 3 Steps to Getting Started in Pickleball by Rush Walters. 3 Steps to Getting Started in Pickleball “For the rapidly decreasing number of Americans who’ve never heard of pickleball, the obscure paddleball game is one of America’s fastest-growing sports.” Shannon Mullen, npr.org. But how do you get going? Let’s go through the 3 Steps to Getting Started in Pickleball. So you …
Rush Walters is back with another pickelball paddle review, this time of the interesting Joola Method CTS 12 paddle. Joola Method CTS 12 Review The Joola Method CTS 12 can be bought from our partners at Total Pickelball. Click the link if you want to check out our other pickleball paddle reviews. Specifications Head Dimensions (Length x Width): 15.8 x 8.4 in. Paddle Thickness: 12 mm. Grip Length: 5.5 in. …
Rush Walters is back with another pickleball paddle review, this time of the ProKennex Pro Flight, an arm-friendly paddle. Pickleball Paddle Review: ProKennex Pro Flight The ProKennex Pro Flight paddle can be purchased at our friends at Total Pickleball. And you can check out more pickleball paddle reviews here. Specifications Head Dimensions (Length x Width): 15.5 x 7.875 in. Paddle Thickness: 11 mm. Grip Length: 4.875 in. Standard Weight: 7.3 …
Pickleball, pickleball, pickleball. Everyone is playing pickleball these days. At least in the USA. Coach Evan decides to give it a go. Everyone is playing pickleball “Have you played that Waffle Ball?” my Dad asked me. “Nope.” “All the oldsters are playing it down here.” My Dad’s in Florida for the winter. With my mother. They’ve been spending the last fifteen winters there. Roughly. I don’t keep track anymore. “Being down here …
It’s a question that has popped up from time to time during pickleball’s insane rise in the US. But is pickleball killing tennis? Is pickleball killing tennis? Regarding pickleball killing tennis, we need to focus on the US because, in Europe, padel is doing something similar. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport of all time and a fun and easy way to get into racquet sports. The relatively flat learning …
