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The HOLEy Grail for Eliminating Mistakes

The HOLEy Grail for Eliminating Mistakes

  Do you find that the net and sidelines seem to be more foe than friend? Are your dinks often coming up short? Or are you blowing too many opportunities to put away winners? Well, you're not alone. Fortunately, there is one tip that can drastically change all of...

The 3 F’s to Remove Chance from Who Covers the Middle

The 3 F’s to Remove Chance from Who Covers the Middle

If you're like me, you've heard it a million times, "forehand covers the middle." I don't know about you, but this simple formula seems to cause me more harm than good. "But why doesn't that work? Forehand down the middle is so straight forward," you might ask. Have...

Spring Clean Your Bag and your Gear

Spring Clean Your Bag and your Gear

Can you believe it, it's SPRING?!  And if you're willing to roll down the Sierras, outdoor play is actually getting really nice. So we figured it's a good time to take a look at our gear and get things clean and ready for the new season. We are going to take a look at...

Masters of the Mountain

Masters of the Mountain

Happy New Year everyone! To kick off 2019, we are introducing a new game format to the Tahoe Pickleball community and we're calling it Masters of the Mountain. My favorite benefits of the new format are: Nonstop play as each round is timed Every round ensures a new...

Heat Up Your Game with Softer Hands

Heat Up Your Game with Softer Hands

Recently I've noticed an interesting habit that's keeping many good dinkers from becoming great dinkers—they hit their dinks TOO HARD and TOO DEEP. It's funny to think that the problem people have with their SOFT GAME is hitting the ball TOO HARD, but I've seen it in...

Split Step Your Way to the Kitchen

Split Step Your Way to the Kitchen

Are you tired of losing points while you rush to the net? Are you deathly afraid of no-man’s land? Does the term split make you cringe as you think about stretching somewhere that you might have been neglecting? Well, it’s time to learn about the “split step”, if it’s...

It’s Hammer Time with the New Engage Maverick Paddle

It’s Hammer Time with the New Engage Maverick Paddle

Is this paddle TOO LEGIT TO QUIT?! It just possibly might! It didn't take long for me to get excited about the new Engage "Elite Pro" Maverick paddle, the new signature paddle of Ben Johns and his nearly invincible singles game. Before I get into how it plays though,...

Boost Your Return of Serve with a Slice

Boost Your Return of Serve with a Slice

  If you're looking to take your game up a notch, it's time to grab a slice and add it to your return of serve. I know it sounds a little cheesy, but seriously, a little spin can go a long way...literally. For those of you who don't know what hitting a slice...

Fantastic Incline Open Team Pickleball Wrapup

Fantastic Incline Open Team Pickleball Wrapup

  What an amazing Saturday in Incline Village! The day started off with a bit of fall briskness in the air, but quickly heated up with gorgeous sunshine and smokin' hot play. During the morning, we had the Challengers (4.0+) and Rookies (2.5-3.0) divisions battle...

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