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When choosing a pickleball paddle, there are many factors to consider:  Grip Material Shape Size Weight According to Forbes, these are some of the best paddles:  Selkirk Amped Epic (Best Pickleball Paddle Overall) Head Radical Elite (Best Budget Pickleball Paddle) Prolite Bolt (Best Pickleball Paddle for Beginners) Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro (Best Pickleball Paddle for Advanced Players) Onix Graphite Z5 (Best Pickleball Paddle for Power) Joola Ben Johns Hyperion (Best Pickleball Paddle Upgrade) Nettie The Pendleton (Best Styled Pickleball Paddle) We recommend you ask your teammates about the paddles they use, and try them out, even though paddles look alike, there are differences that will impact your game one way or the other.

We've all experienced the pickleball wind and how changeling it can be to focus on the ball. Sometimes it's difficult to adjust, however, adjusting to the wind is a technique that can be factored into the game. First, you have to be aware of the wind, so you can adjust accordingly, if the wind is behind you, the speed of the ball will increase in your return, so try to return your shots low. Also, when the wind is behind and your opponent returns the ball, the ball is going tours the wind, which means it will have a shorter return, so you need to keep that in mind and adjust your position right after your shot. When the wind is in your face, now it becomes more difficult, the shot that you had planned must be hit a lot harder to reach the same area, for example, a shot right over the net or at the baseline of the court, you also need to quickly adjust for your opponents' return, because that ball may come back fast and hard. These are techniques that take time to master, bu

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The third shot drop is the first shot that does not have to bounce.  Players should master the third shot drop, it's an important shot designed to get you to the net, and if you play regularly and have greater aspirations to compete, the third shot drop should be a big part of your game. Typically, you should have a good understanding of the third shot drop within your first few games.  There are actually two types of third shots, Third Shot Drop and the Third Shot Drive. We're asking our bloggers to share their best techniques for the third shot drop and third shot drive.  

According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, the largest age demographic of pickleball players is 65 and older, generally, is assumed the sport is a lower-impact sport with a slower pace than Tennis and other paddle/racket sports. However, it is important to always keep in mind, especially on the court, that injuries from playing pickleball do happen, as many of us have seen and experienced firsthand. The game is growing in popularity across the country and around the world and played at any age and skill level, in fact, the 35 to 44 age group is close behind in the sport, making pickleball much faster and more competitive. According to Dr. Sani Kakar, hand and wrist surgeon at the Mayo Clinic, there are four rules that players should remember to avoid injury:  "You have to have proper stretching. When we get on the pickleball court, we think it's a smaller court. It's a slower sport. We don't have to stretch. And forget about hand and

Playing music on the pickleball court can be fun and more of a social event, however, it may also be a distraction. We are asking our readers for their opinion.

We all love the game, and in fact, the more we play, the better we get. To start improving our game we first need to know the rules of the game, how to serve, staying out of the kitchen, and other basic and essential techniques. It takes time to learn those difficult shots, such as, low returns at your opponent's feet, and drop shots. Working with your partner to coordinate shots it's important, once we have a good grip on the game, the most important factor in our opinion is confidence, you already know you have what it takes to compete with your teammates, so focus on each play with confidence, connect with the returning ball and like a hawk, your reflexes should handle the rest.