Pickleball Is All Blog Joe Palmere, Pickleball Coach, Rating Specialist & Ambassador

IF YOU CHOOSE TO PURSURE THE OUTDOOR PLAY ROUTE, HERE ARE SOME SAFEGUARDS TO CONSIDER. Players with any illness symptoms from a runny nose on up should not participate. Players who do participate should clean their hands upon arrival at the outdoor courts with hand sanitizer or alcohol wipes.  Carry a personal thermometer with you in your gear bag or pack to check your temperature throughout the day. Any rise in temperature contact your doctor. A box of large size surgical gloves, a bottle of alcohol or alcohol wipes and hand sanitizer should be available for group use. A plastic trash bag is needed to discard disposable items. Upon arrival at the courts all players should wipe down the handles of their paddles, clean their hands and put on a pair of surgical gloves. Surgical gloves should be worn when setting up the nets. Surgical gloves easily tear and should be immediately replaced. Discard used gloves and wipes in plastic trash bag. Keep extra ...

FIRST PROGRESSIVE ADULT BEGINNERS PICKLEBALL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM COMING TO WHITE MARSH PICKLEBALL Many· Current adult beginners pickleball instruction classes are not producing players with the fundamental skill sets or basic game knowledge necessary to participate in Open Play Pickleball Venues. · Often new players go directly to Open Play Venues without any training or game knowledge. They cause excessive delays of game, due to frequently hitting the ball out of bounds and violating rules that know nothing about. These new players disrupt the order of play not knowing which skill level group to play with. This causes excessive between game waiting time for experienced players, and missed opportunities to play with other experience like-skilled players. This creates contention among experienced players who come to play, but now are stuck with trying to teach newbies how to play during scheduled open play time. This is denying experienced player the opportunity to...

SIMON PICKLEBALL MACHINE COMPANY HAS A FACTORY RECONDITIONED SIMON II MACHINE THAT WAS TRADED IN ON A  NEW SIMON "X" MACHINE $795 INCLUDING SHIPPING.  *** # ***This machine was factory inspected for worn out components, and parts were replaced, not patched. All control tolerances were reset and tested. Smart batteries and remote control battery were replaced.  Carousel was realigned and belt dispenser was replaced. A one year warranty is included with this machine. *** # ***New the Simon II retails for over $1200.  Interested parties please send email to bhdpal@verizon.net, FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING Simon2, the World's First & Best Pickleball throwing machine offers : • 160 Pickleball capacity. Most of any machine by 30-50%. Despite his large ball capacity he is compact: standing only 31" tall and 12.5" wide making him easy to move around and transport. • 10-60 MPH ball speeds. • NEW optional oscillating  platform. • Standard 6 hour battery. Most of any machin...

BARB ELGIN WANTED TO KNOW IF THE SYNAPSE PICKLEBALL PADDLE IS A NEW PADDLE ? Having had the fun of testing and writing reviews on  23 different paddles from all major brands, I have not as yet tested the Synapse Paddle by Prince But hear is what their  ad claims the paddle will do:: The Synapse Pickleball Paddle uses Prince’s circular shape to create a face that responds beautifully across its entire surface. Whether you’re hitting dead center or near the edge, either way you’ll get a pickleball flying cleanly back towards your opponent. A light texture on the surface adds to the paddle’s impressive consistency and control by evenly distributing energy.  The Synapse Pickleball Paddle has a 5-1/2” handle that will allow you to perform double-handed backhands and has a small circumference. The core uses a polymer honeycomb that helps to minimize impact but still allow for powerful put-aways. The paddle has a weight range of 76.9 – 7.6 oz, making it ea...

LONG WAITS BETWEEN GAMES, CUTTING GAME PLAY TO 6 OR 9 POINTS, COMPLAINTS ABOUT PADDLE JUMPERS, OVERCROWING, TOO MANY BEGINNERS PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT YET READY FOR PRIME TIME OPEN PLAY, PADDLE ROTATION SCHEMES THAT NEVER SEEM TO WORK IN THE LONG RUN.  A GREAT GAME BEING DESICRATED BY TOO MANY PLAYERS, TOO LITTLE COURT SPACE, AND A LACK OF INSTRUCTONS. ALL THE COURTSIDE GENUSES HAVE HAD  SOLUTIONS BUT NONE OF THEM SEEM TO WORK. THESE SAME COURTSIDE GURUS DECIDE WHO PLAYS WHERE,  AND THEY'RE  NOT  SURE OF THEIR OWN SKILL LEVEL. OOOPS, I'M SORRY, I FORGOT, THEY ARE MOSTLY SELF ASSESSED ADVANCED PLAYERS. ITS THE SIGN OF THE TIMES FRIENDS! PICKLEBALL IS GROWING FASTER THAN ANYONE PREDICTED, AND THE TWO MOST IN DEMAND SERVICES ARE MORE COURT SPACE AND MORE CERTIFIED PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTORS. NOT TO WORRY FOLKS, ITS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS PICKLEBALL PLAYER AND YOU ARE SEEKING PLAY WITH LIKE-SKILL PLAYERS, YOU ARE MOST LIKELY GOING ...

WHAT SKILL LEVEL REQUIRES A 75% SUCCESS RATE OF THE FOLLOWING SKILL SETS ? Forehand down the line dinks Forehand Cross Court Dinks Backhand down the line dinks Backhand cross court dinks Forehand Third shot drop from transition zone to NVZ Backhand Third shot drop from transition zone to NVZ Forehand Punch volleys from NVZ Backhand Punch volleys from NVZ Overhead out of reach return backing footwork & arm position Serves - deuce court Serves - ad court Return of serve inbounds deuce court  Return of serve inbounds ad court  Keeps ball in play during short rallies a. 2.0 b. 2.5 c  3.0 d. 4.0 e. 4.5 CORRECT ANSWER TO QUIZ IS "b" 2.5.  These skill sets are copied verbatim from the Official IPATP 2.5 Skill Test administered by IPTPA Certified Rating Specialist, in a certified rating session. The 2.5 Skill Sets are in many locations nationally, the minimum level for entering Open Play...

MARYLANDS FIRST PLAYER/OWNED         PICKLEBALL   EMPORIUM            Pickleball 24/7 indoors, eight bright lit, bright colored lines, no glare court surfaces, pickleball only courts. A meet and greet snack bar for between game fast food & libations. A place to play pickleball and hangout with other pickleball players. Come when convenient and leave when you want.  Play with others of similar skill sets on designated recreational and competitive courts.  Lesson available for new players.  Minimum 2.5 players and up.  Free skill ratings. Admission based on court space availability.  Fair play rotation. And a good time had by all!          Mark Wymor was quick witted enough to want to know where this "fantasy" pickleball place to play was? The answer is that this is more real than fiction but at this time here...

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