Weeks 1–3 · Contact
Paddle face, soft hands and a consistent arc.
The programs, in detail
Four programs of 6 to 12 weeks, all built on video of your own games and drills.
Program 01 · Third shots and dinks
The soft game
The third shot drop is the hardest ordinary shot in the sport and the fastest route out of a plateau. We work on contact point, paddle face and arc, on resetting a hard ball into the kitchen, and on the discipline of dinking until a genuine attack appears rather than manufacturing one.
Weeks 4–6 · The drop
From the baseline, under pressure.
Weeks 7–8 · Resets
Turning a bang into a dink.
Weeks 9–10 · Patience
Waiting for the ball that is actually attackable.
Weeks 1–2 · Serve
One motion, repeatable when it matters.
Weeks 3–4 · Return
Depth first, then placement.
Weeks 5–6 · Drives
When to hit one, and when not to.
Weeks 7–8 · Patterns
Serve, return and the shot after.
Program 02 · Free points and pressure
Serve, return & drives
Deep returns buy you the time to reach the line, and a repeatable serve stops giving away free points. We build both, then work on drives used deliberately — to set up the fifth shot rather than to hope for an error.
Program 03 · Where points are lost
Doubles strategy
Most rec-level points are lost by two players standing in the wrong places. We work on moving as a unit, covering the middle, choosing when to switch, basic stacking for right-left pairs, and the few words partners actually need to say.
Weeks 1–2 · Moving as a pair
Up together, back together.
Weeks 3–4 · The middle
Who takes it, decided before the point.
Weeks 5–6 · Stacking
Keeping your forehand where it belongs.
Weeks 7–8 · Game plans
Targeting the weaker side without being obnoxious.
Weeks 1–2 · Split step
Timing it to your opponent's contact.
Weeks 3–4 · Lateral work
Moving without crossing your feet.
Weeks 5–6 · Backing up
The safer way to handle a lob.
Weeks 7–8 · Durability
Strength and mobility between sessions.
Program 04 · Still playing at 60
Movement & durability
Pickleball injuries mostly come from stopping, turning and backpedaling. We work on footwork that keeps you balanced, on a split step that actually happens, and on general strength and mobility work for recreational players. Pain and injuries go to a healthcare professional, not to us.
Stuck at the same level?
Twenty minutes on your game and the two things costing you points. Free.