Every great pickleball coach will tell you this same simple, but critical tip.  If you want to improve your ability to control a pickleball, the first key is not in practicing your forehand or backhand or serve. It’s not in practicing your drop, dink or lob.   No, the very first key to work on is your hand-eye coordination.  No amount of shots from a ball machine or training partner will help you improve your control if you do not first improve your hand-eye coordination.  You only have to play this crazy game for a short period of time before you realize that there ..read more

The Perfect Pickleball Christmas Gift Can there be a more perfect Christmas gift for that special player in your life?  Hint: It may be you. Currently we have a great selection of cool, high quality recreational paddles available for quick shipment. All paddles priced from $39 – $79 and are fully compliant with USA Pickleball rules and regulations. So if you want to give someone the gift of pickleball or simply put a great second paddle in your own bag, we have you covered. Enjoy and Merry Christmas, The Pickleball Rocks Team CLICK HERE to Grab A Great Paddle ..read more

A quiet paddle?  Is there such a thing?  Well, yes there is.  But what is QUIET? Nowadays, quiet is the buzz word in town and city council meetings everywhere.  Everyone wants to have their peace and quiet, and pickleball has become a source of consternation in many places. So paddle companies are swiftly moving to try to solve the noisy problem by making a paddle that is quiet. The challenge is that the word quiet means different things to different people.  What is quiet to one may still be too noisy to others. But at its core, the solution is to either make a quie ..read more

The DUDE: Play With Attitude Remember the last time you were playing a match, and you heard someone from the sidelines yell, “wow that dude is really good!”? NO??? You don’t remember that??? Well, we are here to fix that with The DUDE.   The newest 16mm carbon fiber super paddle from the team at Pickleball Rocks. This bad boy is rock solid and made to last.  You’ll feel the softness of the popular thick 16mm paddles, but unleash the power that you get with 3K carbon fiber.  Also, and you may not care about this, but The DUDE has a distinctive “thunk” when you hit the ba ..read more

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Six months ago, our team at Pickleball Rocks reached out to our huge Facebook fan base and asked a simple question: “With all the macho named paddles out there, what would be a great paddle name that ladies would like?  Go ladies!” And OH MY the responses! There were names like Honey Badger and Godiva.  There was Queen B and there was Bella. And yep there were names of both female and male body parts that we just won’t mention here.  ? But the point is, we were inundated with names to choose from and ultimately the name that won out was “The Pink Widow”. Thank you Michell Cook ..read more

January 1st, 2023: The new USA Pickleball Rules officially went into effect.  SPOILER ALERT:  You can wear Lime Green shirts or apparel while playing pickleball. No Rule Against It. Every year it is a big deal.  The new rules go into effect and immediately everybody starts talking about them. Some rules get no discussion, while some rule’s conversations go viral with players dissecting every sentence and word to make sure they understand the intent and how to apply the rule to their next game of pickleball.   This year one of the first posts to hit social media was a post ..read more

Wow! I thought our sport was exploding before.  Now the word explosion almost under describes the growth.  How about tsunami?  This just in from USA Pickleball.  The 2023 Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) Topline Participation Report was released today, announcing that pickleball continued to be America’s fastest-growing sport for the third year in a row. According to the report, pickleball participation almost doubled in 2022, increasing by 85.7 percent year-over-year and by an astonishing 158.6 percent over three years. “After anticipating the 2023 SFIA ..read more

During the year, people throughout Pickleball Nation email us or use our NominateAPlayer.com website to tell us about their favorite players. They tell us about players who have dominated in tournament play, but many times they also tell us about players who have had tremendous impacts on their communities or towns or even the game of pickleball overall.  (We really like those.) Throughout the year we may recognize a player, club or community of the month, or we may give a simple Facebook shout out. They are all deserving.  But once a year, we pull together all the nominations and ..read more

New For Christmas Soft, Warm Hyacinth Color 1/2 Zip Stretch 1/2 Zip Pullover Pink Rush Color Silver Color TShirt Hoodie Black Color TShirt Hoodie Ladies Inspired Navy Color Mens Inspired Navy Color Ladies Heather Grey 3/4 Sleeve Soft Shell Cyan Color Ladies Jacket Ladies 1/2 Zip Warm and Cozy White Color Mens Black 3 Stripe Long Sleeve Ladies Black Racerback ..read more