Pickleball Problems

Ricardo is tired of popping up his drops and dinks. Mark suggests three things he can do right away to make his life better.

In this micro edition of the show, Mark Renneson tackles three questions from Bob in Wisconsin.

In this episode of the show, Mark Renneson takes listener questions about technique, tactics, rules and etiquette. Is it ok to catch balls that are flying long? How do you get more power on your drive? Can you blow the ball over the net?

Is the PB instructor market saturated? How do I handle a player who is hopeless? I’ve got 6 people and just one court — what’s the best way to manage them? Is teaming up with another pro to offer lessons a good idea?

We’re back from the 2018 USAPA Nationals! In this episode of the show, Mark Renneson talks about 3 of his takeaways from the tournament.

Live from the 2018 USAPA Nationals in Indian Wells California! Mark Renneson from Third Shot Sports tells you about 10 things you can do to perform better at a pickleball tournament.

Should you become a certified coach? How should you handle onlookers watching your lessons? How do you get your students to practice what you preach? In this spcial ‘coaching’ edition of Pickleball Problems, Third Shot Sports coach Mark Renneson addresses some of the issues instructors have to deal with.

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.