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The Tournament of Champions is on this week in Utah. And in honour of that event, we’re talking about what it takes to be a champ no matter what your skill level.

Live from his car in Vancouver BC, Mark talks about 3 things you can do right away to be a more effective PB team.

In this episode of the show Mark answers listeners’ questins about whether it is best to start people off with singles, whether pickleball cruises are any good, and why someone is doing just fine in practice, but loses all confidence in matches. Enjoy!

In this bonus edition of the show, Mark talks about three keys things you can do to be better at practicing.

Mark answers questions bout limiting the likelihood your opponents will lob, dealing with really wide dinks, and why it looks like the pros aren’t doing anything with their serves and returns.

Friendly Kate joins Mark at the 2018 Western Canadian Nationals to read some of the emails we’ve received. What should you do if you received a bad PB lesson? Is drinking beer before a match ok? When your opponents are at the baseline should you keep them back or make them run? Mark answers all these questions plus plays a game of “Good Idea, Bad Idea”.

In this episode of Pickleball Problems Mark answers questions from callers about switching hands, putting away smashes, using spin on your third shot drops and more.

What should you do if somene insists (incorrectly) that your serve is illegal? What kind of ball machine should you get? Is the continental grip really best? Are you allowed to do practice swings before you serve? In this episode of Pickleball Problems, host Mark Renneson takes listener calls and solves your pickleball problems.

Mark & Tyson talk about preparing for the US Open, Tyson’s relationship with coach Morgan Evans, as well as all sorts of issues that rec players encounter.

Annoyed with the guy who hits too hard? Tired of losing to great lobbers? Want to know how to coach beginning players? In this episode Mark and ‘Freindly Kate’ are live in Hawaii for their semi-annual staff meetings. Kate reads out various emails we’ve received about your Pickleball Problems and Mark answers them one by one.

In this episode of the show Mark Renneson explains why your easy high volleys are ending up in the net. He also talks about great uses for rally scoring, deals with an ethical dillema, and sits down with Kyle Yates to talk partner-picking and more.

We’re switching it up this week! While we normally answer listener calls, this week Mark tells you what he wishes that all pickleball players knew.

How far over should you play at the NVZ? How do you improve your lefty partner’s backhand? Can a wooden paddle actually be better than graphite?

In this week’s show Mark answers questions about returning lobs, index fingers on paddles, and explains why thinking of the apex is a dumb way to hit drops. More goodness at thirdshotsports.com.

How to overcome a weak backhand? Should forehand always take the middle? What can you say to a doubles partner who refuses to come up to the kitchen?