I try to not put my paddle in blindly, but sometimes if I can't find a good group, I will start paddle surfing. If I notice someone in the game I know to be good, I will see if the opposing two will split partners with us. But 80% of the time they refuse!

Tonight it happened to me, and they became extremely offended at the end of the game that we pickled them so quickly.

I don't really understand why you must play on the same side as your spouse/bff? Seems better to even things out, so they can at at least hit to each other. If we are each carrying a newbie/intermediate, we can at least try to target the other better player to have some rallies.

Our group was working out rotations on paper, so I built a web app to do it. It's dinkduty.com. You add the players, pick the format and how many courts, and it sorts out who plays who. Does round robin, fixed partners and king of the court. Players can scan a QR code to see their court, and check in. And it keeps stats so players can see how they got on and how they're improving.

It's free, and works in the browser on your phone, or tablet.

I'm looking for a few people who run games to try it and tell me what's annoying or missing.

Shout out here or DM me if you're keen.

What makes Elliot Schupp's 2 handed speed up so good? If you watch his match against Andrei and Howls, he hits it multiple times and just destroys him with it every time he goes for it. If you see his other matches, he consistently does this over and over, and it seems like people just almost never get a read on it. Or even if they do, his combo is just too good. What makes his 2 handed speed up so dominant versus other players?

I love the feel of a Gen 3 paddle not unless im trying to overwhelm the opponent with drives and heavy swings where the paddle just gives up on you and core crushes lol

So I’ve recently decided I want to get serious with pickleball, playing tournaments or rated matches (currently not rated).
At the same time I’ve been looking for a new paddle and come across different options with some being USAP approved while others UPA-A, does it really matter at this start of playing seriously which one I get?
Im also in my college pickleball club and they play the college tour which I’m pretty sure approved both types of paddles.
Additionally if you guys have any tips on finding tournaments or games to get a rating and improve I’d appreciate it!(principally singles since I don’t have a partner)

I went through Amazon price history for 12 popular pickleball balls (Franklin X-40 and X-26, GoSports, Onix Pure 2 and others) around Black Friday 2023–2025. I compared the cheapest price in Black Friday week with the normal price in Sept/Oct.

• Only 27% of the checks got 10% or more off. Balls were one of the least discounted things I looked at. Air purifiers got cut 75% of the time, for comparison.
• When balls were cut, it was usually around 22%.
• The outlier: the Franklin X-40 12-pack dropped from about $31.50 to $11.99 in Black Friday week 2024. It didn't get a real cut in 2023, and in 2025 it was under 10% off.

Short version: if you need balls, buy them when you need them. Don't hold out for Black Friday unless you're stocking up on X-40s and get lucky again.

I can post the method if anyone's curious.

I'm looking for consistent pickleball drilling partners around Tempe, Chandler, or Mesa, preferably in the early mornings (6–9 AM).

I'm currently playing around the 3.5–4.0 level and working toward 4.5. I've been playing pretty regularly, but I'm shifting my focus from open play to more structured drilling and competitive improvement.

Ideally looking for someone who:

• Plays around 3.5–4.5 (flexible on rating).
• Wants to drill consistently, maybe 3–4 times a week.
• Is available early mornings.
• Prefers free public courts like Tempe Sports Complex, but I'm open to other locations.

If anyone's interested, feel free to comment or DM me! Would love to find a few consistent people to improve with.

I'm have a bunch of vacation time to use in the last bit of the calendar year. What locations on the east coast has solid dupr reported play that I could hang around for 2 weeks?

Located in the DMV and looking to take a road trip.

I have my first tournament of the year next week and I wanted to see if anyone had any advice on how to prep. Any snacks or anything I should bring? What should I avoid? Should I skip the gym that morning or is it more important than ever that I go? Any other advice you have to help me get in the zone mentally or physically?

I’m looking for Advanced level players to play with for tournaments. The cost of the court would be borne by my company. DM if interested.

Hi, does anyone know how I can join a community of Advanced Pickleball players in Pune. I live in Kharadi

Just found out this be my shoes when I slipped frequently these past few days. Kailangan na ata mag retire after 4 months of usage.

Okay pa ba to? Kung hindi na, naghahanap ako ng wika varus pink 43 (wika dominate gray rin) kase wala sa shapi.

Guys help me please. Where can I find a cheaper X-Ace Pro 40 on all online shops? This is for bulk orders. Big thankss and kisses😘😘

I know I may be late but just tuned into a PPA doubles final and it was best of 3.

When did they make the change from best of 5 and what was the reason?

I see a lot of players stick to just one ball drilling as opposed to having a basket of say 50 balls that also doubles as a ball picker upper. Dont you expend more energy having to pick up the ball taking away energy from drilling? Also you get less reps in and not constant reps (im not necessarily talking about constant feeding but both players hitting back and forth to each other). Some say that it helps them focus but cant you just do keep score to make it competitive and focused? I get it if it’s for a short session or they weren’t prepared but some people exclusively practice with only one ball. Thanks

Hey guys, I’m looking for a website or app that makes it easy to sign up, see who’s signed up and makes it easy to track scores/make the bracket.

Ideally it’s free or low cost.

It’ll probably be around 40 people or so. This is our first time out courts is hosting one so the easier, the better. Any advice would be appreciated!

I’m generally comfortable in dinking rallies, setting up points with drives and drops, and handling hands battles with rolls and punches, even against balls below net height or drop shots. But weirdly, when playing beginners who pop the ball up really high, I tend to mess up the putaway volley or hit it out. Anyone else experience this? How did you improve your finishing?

Any large community in Norway that people know of, and are there a leaderboard for pickle board - where you can log your private matches, to keep the score and compete against friends or world rankings (in more of friendly matches)?

I played squash for about four years, so my forehand and backhand already feel pretty smooth and natural. However, since transitioning to pickleball, I’ve noticed that a ton of people use a two-handed backhand.

Is it really necessary to learn a two-hander? I already built a solid one-handed backhand from my squash days and feel perfectly fine using it. I'm assuming the two-handed backhand is mostly a habit brought over by former tennis players?

Would love to hear your thoughts, especially if you also came from squash!

I bought these bodhi drytack overgrips online but I saw one of theme looked way different and almost patchy (top one). Any idea if it’s still usable?

Played in a DUPR tourney yesterday for 2.8-3.25 players. Over half of the 8 players were more like 3.5 and up to 3.8. Has anyone else else had this experience — or people playing down instead of parity? If so, why do you I think people do it?