The 3 Most Ninja Pickleball Shots (with drills)

Happiness Lessons, Pickleball Video Games & Auctions

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FIT PICKLER
July 25, 2024

Health, Fitness, News & Fun for Picklers of All Ages

What's Cooking in the Kitchen This Week:

  • Your Guide To The 3 Most Ninja Pickleball Shots (with drills)

  • Fitness Expert Glen Dawson: How To Fix Wrist Pain

  • 10 Tiny Happiness Lessons I Learned Playing Pickleball

  • Humor: This Pickleball Game Changed Me

  • Pickleball Courts Attracting Young Singles

  • Pickleball Gets Its Own Video Game

  • Summer Campers Introduced to Pickleball in Bermuda

  • Christy’s of Indiana Holding Online Auction of Now-Defunct Pickleball Rocks Business

  • The Fit Pickler Survey Contest: Enter Today!

  • Rally Rundown: Local Highlights

  • Announcements: RPPA Free Membership & PickleCon

  • Coach Mary: Pickleball Pitfalls: Avoid These Common Mistakes

  • 🏆”GOT IT CONTEST” WINNERS ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK

 🥷SKILLS

The 3 Most Ninja Pickleball Shots

Ninja Pickleball Shots

The ATP, The Disguised Forehand & The Crouching Smash

Mastering the ATP
The Around the Post (ATP) is one of the most exciting shots in pickleball. The shot curves around the outside of the net post, landing in the opponent's court. It might seem illegal at first, but it's perfectly within the rules.

Why Learn the ATP?
• Surprise Factor: The ATP is unexpected, disrupting your opponent's rhythm and giving you a huge advantage.
• Opens Up the Court: By hitting around the post, you create angles that your opponents simply can't defend.
• It's Just Plain Fun! There's nothing quite like the satisfaction of nailing a perfect ATP.

How to Hit the ATP: The Breakdown
1. Timing is Everything: Wait for the right ball – one that's hit wide to your side. Let it drop low to give you more angle to work with.

 🏋️ STAYING FIT with GLEN

How to Fix Wrist Pain

Do You Know Why Smells Linger On Activewear Fabrics?

Activewear fabrics trap sweat & dead skin due to the tightly woven fabrics. Normal detergents coat over these so once your body heats up the stink returns.

ACTIVE detergent uses an enzyme blend to break down & remove sweat, oil, and dead skin fast!

🧠 MENTAL HEALTH

10 Tiny Happiness Lessons I
Learned Playing Pickleball

Pickleball Makes Us Happy

Psychologist and Certified Life Coach, Judith Tutin, Ph.D., ACC, shares how the sport positively impacts people’s lives, providing social connections, physical, mental health and a myriad of other wonderful benefits. The lessons highlight the joy of being outdoors, the importance of community, and the mental health benefits of unplugging from technology!

🤣 HUMOR

This Pickleball Game Changed Me

@jayfivej5

😂 #pickleball #comedy

 👏 Community Spotlight

Summer Pickleball Courts Attracting
Young Singles

Come here often?

Drive by Cole Park on a weekday evening, and you’ll see dozens of 20- to 30-year-olds enjoying one of Dallas’ hottest pickleball spots. Once considered a sport for seniors, pickleball is now a favorite among millennials and Gen Zers for decompression and community-building.

Players find it a perfect blend of socializing and staying active, preferring it over traditional pastimes. With its low commitment and high social value, pickleball is quickly becoming a staple in Dallas’ young professional scene.

Read more about it here…

 🎮 ENTERTAINMENT

Pickleball Get Its Own Video Game

Pass the Mountain Dew please…

Pickleball now has its own video game, "PPA Pickleball Tour 2025." Released by FarSight Studios in partnership with the Professional Pickleball Association, the game lets users play against top athletes in real PPA Tour venues and features real-world equipment. Available on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam, it marks another milestone in the sport's rapid rise and mainstream appeal.

🇧🇲 GLOBAL NEWS

Summer Campers Introduced
to Pickleball in Bermuda

Pickleball in Paradise

At the WER Joell Tennis Stadium in Bermuda, 150-200 children, aged 9 to 14, are exploring pickleball at the first-ever Pickleball Festival. Organized by the Pickleball Association of Bermuda and the Department of Sport and Recreation, the festival aims to introduce kids to the sport with engaging activities.

Emphasizing physical health, teamwork, and community, the event is set to become an annual tradition, fostering the growth of pickleball among Bermuda's youth.

⚖️ LAW & ORDER

Christy’s of Indiana Holding Online Auction Of Now-Defunct “Pickleball Rocks” Business

Going Once, Going Twice…

This past Monday marked the start of Christy’s of Indiana online auction of the entire inventory of the now-defunct business, Pickleball Rocks. The auction includes 7,000 square feet of pickleball gear: hats, shirts, balls, nets, promotional magnets, license plate frames, and thousands of paddles. The proceeds will benefit victims of a massive pickleball investment scam.

Rodney Grubbs, the man behind Pickleball Rocks, was once a prominent figure in the pickleball community, traveling nationwide to sell equipment and solicit investments. However, his business empire crumbled under the weight of fraudulent promises and mounting debts, leaving investors seeking justice and restitution.
Read more about the auction here…

📜 ANNOUNCEMENTS

RPPA OFFERS FREE MEMBERSHIP
TIER FOR PLAYERS

The Recreational Pickleball Players Association allows pickleball players across the country to message one another, create local groups and events and get great deals from vendors who are a part of the first ever business directory for all things pickleball. VIP Members can access fitness training as well as pickleball coaching and community resources that serve to connect communities and advocate for more courts.
Check it out here …

PICKLECON IS ALMOST HERE!!

Mark your calendars and grab your ticket to the Inaugural PickleCon convention in Kansas City from August 8-11th. Over 100 courts will be available in the Convention Center and over 80 vendors will attend, including The Fit Pickler! Stop by our booth to say Hi and get a free gift!
Get more information here…

✅ SURVEY CONTEST ✅

🧭 COMMUNITY NEWS

RALLY RUNDOWN:
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS


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HOLDING COURT with
COACH MARY

  💪 Pickleball Pitfalls:
Avoiding Common Mistakes

Common Mistakes &
How to Avoid Them 

Too much backswing: I preach little to no backswing all the time. Especially with the dink, you need little backswing. With a serve or groundstroke, you may need a bit more backswing, but not much.

Running through the shot: Your body is a source of energy. Move, hit, recover is a great hint.

Challenge the net: Risking the net is a major problem. If you hit it in the net, your opponent does not need to make any decisions or execute any shots. Miss over the net. The point is over as soon as you hit into the net. Respect the net.

Variables: Less extraneous movement. Less extra stepping, backswing, follow-through, split steps. The fewer variables you have, the less mistakes you make. “Less is More.”

Not getting to the NVZ after your return of serve: Your goal is to get to the NVZ before your opponent executes the third shot.

· Return high and deep, so you can get to the NVZ early to take advantage.

· Returning hard, but short. You are enabling your opponent to come in!

· A tough, deep serve forces you to execute a short return. In this case, you need to split step in the transition zone, return deep, then come all the way in.

· The team that controls the NVZ, or the “winning line”, will win the match.

A great suggestion from Johnson is to bring your camera out to the court and set it up to watch you play.

Are you returning deep? Are you keeping it out of the net? Are you keeping your backswing short? Are you limiting your extra variable movement?

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