Tell us more about your custom orthotic insoles. . .

Pretty biased review from a Selkirk ambassador. Selkirk is overrated and overpriced. Plenty of other options out there that are objectively better.

So... Selkirk?

Thanks for sharing !

So I am newer to watching pickleball. Are there amateur brackets that run along side the pro tournament. Or are these the qualifier rounds to get to the pro tournament?

Hi Daniel, This is Bernadette Montgomery. I just wanted to tell you that I am still doing these arm stretches that you taught us at a clinic my husband and I took with you in Sanford, FL. Feb, 2021.

I have been trying this for a few weeks and it works. I hit way more out, in the net or get attacked than ever. Fantastic!

Great tips! How do you like that Vanguard?

Check out Crown pickleballs. Similar to the Vulcans . Use code PB15

What are the best pickleballs?

Honestly, I gave these a shot, and I didn't like them. They are fast, but they feel like marshmallow. But the worst part is they warp so quickly. My first ball warpped within 2 rounds ( not 2 games). The quality control also seems very lacking; there's air bubbles in every ball and the holes aren't cleanly cut. There's a lot of loose plastic on some holes. The characteristic is similar to selkirk pro s1, which actually last longers.

This new ball seems defective Bad bounces and out of round Must have paid the pickleball people alot of money

Yuk. One should not be able to so easily push in a recess on a ball. NOT good!

Yes better than a Franklin (both suck) but not as good as a dura….bring back the dura!

It's an OK ball that isn't anything special whatsoever. It's very similar to a number of other balls such as CORE, Gearbox GB1, Vega 40, Crown, etc. Durability is just OK, so far I'm getting between 1.5 and 3 hrs out of each ball before small cracks start to appear near holes. And this is under optimal conditions as I've only used it indoors (true hard court surface).

I commented on this ball to Vulcan about the "inked" logo n wears off in 2 games.. Then you have NO idea what brand it is!!?? It plays OK nothing special but they said they are correcting the Logo issue... At $4.50/$5.00 per ball I'd like to know what ball I'm pulling out of my bag.. Franklin is still #1 from my perspective... Haven't hit the new Selkirk yet...

Thanks for the review, albiet short tested. It was obvious that ball lost a lot of plastic during your short test cycle. Did any of them warp? I just returned a dz Pro S1's, as 2 of 3 warped within an hour of training this morning. I don't plan on playing on the PPA tour, so at 63, a new X40 works fine indoors on outdoor surface.

At that price, I rather just play the pro S1. The pro S1 spin a bit nicer imo

At $5.00 a ball, no thanks

TY

From a farm boy. When you put lead or tungsten tape on the paddles -- use a rubber band AROUND the paddle face to KNOW where to place the lead/tungsten tape so the tape is evenly applied. You can usually adjust to the logo on the face -- THEN start the tape at the rubber band and work down -------- THEN you have both sides the same. When you seat the tape or esp. the edgeguard use an old sock or clean rag to seat the tape firmly to the paddle. My lead tape from golfing is about 4 times heavier than the tungsten tape and much cheaper. Take care working with lead tape. JJ

How much weight did you put on the Omega Max?

Can't be unbiased wearing a Selkirk t-shirt

Looks good!

where to put the tape? how much to use? what areas to put on the paddle for speed, strength, finesse??

those don't look like blazepods.

Good stuff.

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Meh

I really feel bad for you bro.

What if the game extends further? Plus, when I ref, I tell them if they signal in/out that they either hold it up longer or make it visible to everyone especially me.

Daniel, Nice to see a video on this. I grew up around many hearing impaired people, so I used to use ASL. However, I've found that since most people don't know ASL, they get confused by ASL 6-10...especially 6, since it's easily interpreted as 3. At least around here, in noisy environments, I've found just subtracting five from the score (E. g. holding up two fingers for seven, four fingers for nine) while also saying the score loudly (exaggerating lip movements) and making sure I'm looking at my receiver (and not the ball /ground) tends to be more quickly understood. I could also see teaching ASL counting ahead of the game could work, too. <3

Nice idea but using two hands is best since not everyone knows official sign language.

Thank you!

Helpful!!!!!!!

This is so helpful, thank you.

Can't wait for the new videos to drop 🥳🥳

Just seen these online How do you like them? I am 46 50 lbs over but down 45 looking to add something to my pickleball work outs

This was great!

Dude...you are a genius. Thanks

You have to watch the video to see what the issue is here. The points about the loose net are interesting, but not really relevant to the question here. The rule for a ball spinning and coming back over the net is that you can break the plane of the net to hit it, which the player on the right (see video and picture above) did. The ball bounced on the player on the right's side with enough spin to go back on its own to the left side of the net. "For fun and to win the point" the player on the right correctly hit the ball towards the net from the player on the left's side. I've never seen this done. Most people would just push the ball into the player on the left's feet. Still, all within the rules to hit the ball back at the net. If this had just hit the net and dropped on the player on the left's side, then the player on the right would win the point. However, the player on the right hit the ball back towards the net (again, perfectly within the rules) but it caught the net and dropped over on his own side! It seems to me that the rule is now clear: the player on the right did not properly convert the ball into a winning shot, and so LOSES the point. He hit the ball onto his own side of the net! We've all probably hit a ball with the edge of the paddle and it's spun onto our side of the net, and we lose the point.

we had the same issue when the wind and a combo of back spin caused the ball to travel back over the net without being touched ...point to the receiving team or serving team

How is that legal. You can't cross the plane of the net.

You win the point. It is a good play, but be cautious doing such with a temporary net that the ball does not hit the lower horizontal cross support bar, else it would be a let and ruin a great shot (happened to me).

Why did you hit it back into the net.....you hit the ball as in normal play and you could have had the point

Use a piece of scotch tape to remove the backing on the lead.

I didn’t hear you tell us what the lead tape in THAT location does for your swing/shot. Is it for balance? Broaden the sweet spot? Add power or control?

Why would one choose to add weight? What are the benefits?

Great teaching style! Fun drill. Thanks!