So now you play pickleball: Where to start for pickleball beginners
By Anne Hedin Before wasting any money by buying some cheap wood paddles online, find out what is actually needed to start playing pickleball. Unfortunately most of my knowledge has been gained by making every mistake that I’m about to warn against. A good friend invited my husband and myself to a couples low key, friendly pickleball tournament and we started this adventure with...
Pickleball Elbow (Tennis Elbow): Symptoms, prevention, and treatment
I played table tennis and tennis seriously for many years and never suffered from tennis elbow until I started playing pickleball. I stubbornly refused to rest and after several months of rehabilitation, physical therapy and acupuncture the problem finally resolved. Unlike tennis where the ball is soft and strings have flex when hitting the ball, this does not occur in pickleball due to the...
Why you’re not improving at pickleball as fast as you’d like
I have a confession to make But before I share that, I’ll say this: Anytime you pursue mastery in a thing, you learn a lot about that thing and even more about yourself. You learn new ways of thinking and acting.You update beliefs and change behaviors.You fail a lot and get pissed often.But that’s all part of the journey.Because the truth is, as James...
