Have you driven by your local community park lately and noticed the crowds of people on the courts next to the jam packed parking lot? Those crowds you can bet aren’t there waiting for a tennis court, most likely they are playing America’s fastest growing sport which is pickleball. If you have been asking like […]
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I can answer the question is pickleball good exercise from the perspective of a tennis player, long range bike rider, and a casual lap swimmer. I was naturally skeptical at first like many others that ask this question, but I can answer beyond any shadow of a doubt that pickleball is a great workout for
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The year ahead is shaping up to be the biggest and most exciting yet for the sport of pickleball with many big things ahead for both players and fans of the sport. The sport of pickleball is experiencing explosive growth both on the recreational and especially on the professional level. The year ahead will see
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The sport of golf continues to remain one of America’s most popular participation sports and shows no signs of slowing down. The pandemic proved to be a big boost for golf as participation grew significantly while people looked for safe activities to do outdoors. But there is a challenger to golf’s dominance lurking in the
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As I bring my readers along on my pickleball journey I wanted to share with you all some goals I have to improve my skills as a pickleball player. More specifically, my primary pickleball goal for 2023 is to improve my skills enough to improve my level of play from a 3.5 to a 4.0
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The past few weeks leading up to Christmas was the time to let your family know what pickleball or tennis gear you wanted for Christmas. I have been trying out new pickleball paddles in December and I hope to make a paddle purchase soon. But most of you presumably already have your new equipment in
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Merry Christmas to all the tennis and pickleball players out there. Enjoy this special day with your family and friends and take some time to relax and enjoy the company of the special people in your life. We thank you for visiting the Racket and Roll Blog and we hope you will continue to visit
I was at the local tennis and pickleball shop today and I noticed these items on the rack of socks they had in the store. For the longest time there was only tennis socks on the rack, but now I noticed there were pickleball socks right alongside the tennis socks on the rack. The obvious
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Serving the ball is an essential skill to have as a pickleball player and is a must for those wanting to play the game. The pickleball serve is a unique motion not commonly found in any other sport so learning the pickleball serve for newcomers might take some time. There are several pickleball serve rules
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I have been shuttling my kids to tennis tournaments for the past 10+ years so I was intrigued by the opportunity to actually play in a tournament myself. There is a pickleball tournament most every weekend somewhere in the country and here in Arizona where I live, I found one on the calendar and I
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