Posts by Jarrod Partridge
Mari Humberg’s Center Line Drill Fixes The Pickleball Footwork Mistake Costing You Dink Rallies
Coach Mari Humberg’s center line drill pairs two players at the kitchen line in a continuous crosscourt dink rally, with each player sprinting to touch…
Read MorePPA Tour Takes Over Mesa’s 41-Court Pickleball Campus After Event Drew Nearly 19,000 Fans
The Carvana PPA Tour is taking over year-round operations of all 41 pickleball courts at Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, renaming the facility the PPA…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Tennis Players Petition City Council For $2.5 Million To Replace Cracked Courts After Student Injury
Mitchell, South Dakota tennis players have asked the city council to fund a $2.5 million replacement for eight cracked courts at Hitchcock Park after a…
Read MoreThe Three Pickleball Return Of Serve Targets That Set Up Every Point
Placement beats power on the pickleball return of serve: a deep, well aimed shot pins the server back and buys time to reach the kitchen…
Read MoreTallassee Reallocates $46,730 To Turn A Tennis Court Into New Pickleball Courts By October
Tallassee’s city council reallocated $46,730 to turn one of two tennis courts in East Tallassee into three new pickleball courts. Parks and Recreation director Eric…
Read MoreMontana Pickleball Club Doubles Its Courts After Two Years Of Fundraising And A Constant Waiting List
The Polson Pickleball Club in Montana broke ground on three new courts at O’Malley Park on Sept. 9, doubling the site’s total from three to…
Read MoreDenver’s First Padel Club Draws 130 Members In One Month As Owners Plan Colorado And Texas Expansion
Arenna Padel opened a month ago near 8th Avenue and I-25 in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood and has already signed up 130 members. The $1.2…
Read MoreHow To Find And Attack The Pickleball Gap Shot That Wins More Doubles Points
When doubles opponents split apart vertically on the court, a gap opens between them that most recreational players never think to attack. The target is…
Read MoreManhattan, Kansas Spends $2.4 Million To Replace Its Unusable Tennis Courts With Eight New Ones
Manhattan, Kansas unveiled its first-ever post-tensioned tennis courts at CiCo Park on Aug. 29, replacing three older courts the city had identified as unusable. The…
Read MoreHow to Win the Pickleball Cross Court Dink Battle That Decides Most Kitchen Rallies
The cross-court dink crosses the net at its lowest point and travels roughly 50 percent farther than a straight dink, giving players a bigger margin…
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