Got back late last week from the US Open in Naples, Florida. Was lucky enough to get two golds, one in doubles 35+ and one in doubles 35+ 5.0. My partner Jason was solid all weekend, and we had a little more consistency than our opponents in both our draws. Looking forward to playing open/pro … US Open 2022 – thoughts and review Read More ..read more

This site is mainly about my growing obsession with pickleball… with some squash thrown in. In asking myself WHY I enjoy pickleball so much (because I always enjoyed all racket sports!), I began comparing and contrasting all the other major racket sports, trying to pinpoint what it is I like about each of them. These … comparing and contrasting racket sports Read More ..read more

There have been a few interesting new serves that have surfaced over the past few months that I wanted to take a look at, and try out. Zane Navartil’s serve seemed to cause some waves, and has proven to be pretty effective in singles in particular. It’s super heavy, and comes in hot and deep, … what is that crazy spin serve??!! Read More ..read more

The serve in pickleball is seemingly a simple thing, and in watching both beginners and professional players, the accepted mantra seems to be “don’t miss”.  In fact, way back in February 2020, when I got into the sport, I started a little pickleball journal.  The first entry, item 1) reads, “No service errors – deep … serve analysis and theory (still a work in progress…) Read More ..read more

As an ex squash pro, I’m used to doing hours and hours of solo practice, as well as hours and hours of two person drills, with a little bit of matchplay sprinkled in each week. Not so simple in pickleball. Ideally training to be your best should be something like ~ 30% play, 70% drills/practice … finding the right way to practice Read More ..read more

To drop, or to drive, that is the question. I actually played around with naming this website something to do with drop/drive because it is such an important decision and turning point in each rally. This decision also fundamentally changes what style of play is predominately happening on court. Drops aim to methodically gain equality … drop or drive? Read More ..read more

After I’d been told I wasn’t allowed to play pickleball at the club I worked at, I was disappointed, a little pissed off, and more motivated to find better competition to play. A little searching online and I found that one of the big tennis centers had open play sessions a few times a week. … my pickleball origin story (part 2) Read More ..read more