Getting Your Grip Right: Sizing, Sleeves and Overgrips
Measure your hand, judge whether a handle fits, and fix it with overgrips, new base grips or sleeves.
Guides
Make Your Pickleball Gear Last: A Care Routine
Everyday habits that keep paddles, balls, shoes and bags in good shape, and the signs that mean replacement.
Indoor and Outdoor Pickleballs: Picking the Right One
How indoor and outdoor balls differ, how long each lasts, and habits that cut what you spend on them.
Marking Out a Pickleball Court: Measurements and Materials
Measurements for the court, net and lines, plus surface advice and budget tips.
Landing the Third Shot Drop: A Practical Walkthrough
A step-by-step guide to the third shot drop, the mistakes to avoid and a drill to build touch.
Footwork Drills That Make You Faster at the Net
Five drills, starting with the split step, to help you get around the kitchen line and transition zone faster.
Why You Lose Dink Rallies: Seven Fixable Habits
Seven habits that lose dink rallies, how to correct each one and a quick practice routine.
Learn the Rules of Pickleball Before Your First Match
Court size, the kitchen, serving, the two-bounce rule and scoring, condensed for your first game.
What to Buy, Borrow or Skip When You Start Pickleball
A short list of what to buy first, what to borrow and what to leave until later.