Top Spin Pickleball Course Intro with Sarah Ansboury
In this week’s video I cover the basic elements of low to high Top Spin. Once again we will be talking about contact point, and the mechanics we need to be aware of and set ourselves up for the consistency and accuracy we are looking for. This is just the Intro to the brand new […]
Changing Ball Direction Starts With Your Contact Point
In this week’s video, I cover the mistakes that I see players making over and over, and I show you how to get your positioning and flow working to improve your contact point for better control…
Stop Giving Up Your Position – Pickleball Drill by Sarah Ansboury
In this week’s video I have a drill for you to practice how to stand your ground and not give up your position. In this drill I show you how to get used to moving forward and receiving the ball where you want to receive it so you can react like you want to react. […]
Pickleball Shoes…Your Feet will Thank You
Perhaps because I grew up playing tennis, I have always considered good court shoes as important as a good racket. And the same is true in pickleball. If you aren’t wearing court shoes already, please make the switch…your game and your feet will thank you. Here’s what to look for…
Pickleball Dink Shot – Power Dinking Drill with Sarah Ansboury
One of the struggles that many of my students come to me with is transitioning from dinking low balls with a finesse stroke, to power stroke by coming around or over depending on the height of your opponents return.
Should You Add Lead Tape to Your Pickleball Paddle?
You may have noticed something on my Head pickleball paddle, Frankly, if you look closely you will find a lot of pros have altered their paddles in this way. The secret is lead tape.
You Can Practice Pickleball Alone
From time to time a reader laments the lack of pickleball court time available to practice, or the fact that they don’t have a practice partner. Today I’ll review how you can practice pickleball alone by working on your footwork.
Footwork is Key to Your Pickleball Success
If you have ever been to one of my clinics I talk a lot about how to properly use your body. Since our point of connection to the ground is our feet, today we talk about footwork…your key to pickleball success.
How To Handle Pickleball Bangers, The Best Defense Is Good Offense
What do you do when your opponent is overpowering you? In this week’s video I cover how to prevent getting in the situation of continuous blocking and show you an offensive strategy that will take your opponents ability to BANG out of play…
How To Play The Middle & Eliminate Middle Madness
We have a tendency to make playing the Middle way more stressful than it needs to be. In this week’s video I cover what’s important and what we should be doing to simplify playing the middle…