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The Pickle Prof
Your source for high-level pickleball instruction for fellow students of the game.

The State of the Right Side — An Interview with Dylan Frazier
Midwestern sensation Dylan Frazier has changed how the right side is played in Pickleball.
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Feb 214 min read
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What a Difference a Ball Makes
Fast and Unpredictable: How The Vulcan Ball is Shaping Pro Pickleball
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Jan 86 min read
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The Next #1 Player in the World?
A conversation with Andrei Daescu, once considered the most underrated player in the world, now has multiple gold medals on the PPA tour.
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Oct 21, 20243 min read
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Return Analysis: Pros vs Joes
The return is probably the most neglected shot in pickleball. Like the serve, it happens in every rally, so we might as well master it!
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Aug 29, 20244 min read
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Get Your Head in the Game
Susannah Barr, The Net Lord, teaches us how to "get our head in the game" to harness power and control.
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Jun 18, 20242 min read
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Mindful Dinking
Friends don’t let friends dead dink! In a drill session with top pro Lina Padegimaite, we delved into the benefits of mindful dinking.
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Jun 4, 20243 min read
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A Lesson from Unicorns
Phillip Locklear and Ben Newell defeated the Johns Bros in 2023 in Newport Beach. I recently learned firsthand how they did it.
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May 18, 20244 min read
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What Top Gun Can Teach Us About Competitive Pickleball
In his groundbreaking book, “The Inner Game of Tennis,” Timothy Gallwey gives us a road map for maximizing our performance.
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May 8, 20246 min read
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How to Pinch Middle Like a Pro
So, by this point, you already know the basics of how to cover the middle like a 4.0, but do you know how a pro pinches the middle?
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Apr 29, 20243 min read
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Should I Enter a Tournament?
Entering a tournament is a good idea at any point in your pickleball journey. They are fun and can test your game.
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Apr 27, 20244 min read
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The Split Step and the Foundation of Pickleball Footwork
If there is a single piece of advice I wish I had received several years ago, it is to never sacrifice balance for position.
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Apr 10, 20244 min read
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Who is The Pickle Prof?
“So you have caught the pickleball bug . . . now what?” That said, no bug has bitten harder than the pickleball bug!
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Apr 2, 20243 min read
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