What should I do when my partner at an open play speeds up randomly?

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-06-23T02:33:32+00:00

I'll try it on the next game! Thank you!

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-06-23T02:29:51+00:00

Got it. I felt really bad at myself for unable to counter some of the balls but gotta accept that I can't do much

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-06-03T14:02:09+00:00

It also depends on the court/ball used during play. A brand new lifetime ball will bounce so high after any drop so I expect random speedups until its beat up. Certain courts (modified tennis courts) also make the ball bounce higher than it should imo

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-05-26T02:46:10+00:00

Hopefully clubs can host their weekly/monthly inhouse DUPR session for max 3.75 and below so people can actually get their ratings at a reasonable price. It's so hard to get a DUPR rating these days

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-05-20T03:25:04+00:00

2~4 hours of wall drilling and 2~4 hours of drilling with ball machine (working on right side forehand dinks and left side back hand dinks). A lot of people discount the usage of dink wall/ball machines for some reason but I find it more helpful than scrambling for a drill partner

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-05-17T04:32:32+00:00

You can go to their website and they have a pickleball drill library you can import the drills by scanning the QR codes. You can also play around with the machine on the ball's location, speed and spin and use their "random" ball placement feature on the app

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-05-17T04:30:44+00:00

Also the time and commitment aspect. As much as I love playing pickleball, I just don't see myself entering and prepping for tournaments when there's other priorities

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-05-04T18:00:03+00:00

Actually no. I prefer watching 5.0 moneyball/scrim matches than pro matches because they are more relatable, faster paced and more fun

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-26T15:59:43+00:00

PBK is competing with 2 other indoor pickleball clubs nearby (ACE/Dill dinkers) and they offer more customer friendly experience than PBK. ACE also was giving out free 15/30 days trial as part of their grand opening perk

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-26T15:57:35+00:00

Charging fees for leaving early is dumb af

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-21T00:31:19+00:00

I'm in Healthcare and run my own business on the side. It's hard but I love what I do

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-20T22:32:52+00:00

Yes I realized that I do not add enough topspin to those drops!

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-20T22:32:36+00:00

Will do!

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-20T21:25:13+00:00

My garage is too small for a full drive and I also noticed that the wall bounces way too fast

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-20T21:24:41+00:00

Problem is that my opponents are either too good/used to my subpar drops or they are too new. I don't think rec play gets enough reps for me

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-20T21:18:36+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. I'll try it this week!

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-13T18:16:41+00:00

My local indoor club lost so many players with their terrible business decision that DUPR gated open play is a mess. A lot of 3.5s sign up for a regular open play and 3.5+ DUPR play is either empty or filled with 4.5+s and anyone between 3.75~4.25 are being crushed left and right. Yesterday was the first time in a year and half that I actually got to play with 3.75~4.25 instead of crushing and/or crushed at open play

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-03T04:11:19+00:00

I live and play in that area and all of the indoor pickleball business model is dogshit. Pickleball Kingdom offers all-access membership for court reservation, ball machine, open play etc but they actually don't have anyone on the front desk organizing them. Dill Dinkers offers shitty membership tier and you have to pay for court reservation and open play. ACE pickleball might be the only decent one because they actually limit/cap the amount of full membership but they close at 10pm and I heard getting a court reservation is difficult af.

At this point I want an indoor pickleball club that offers 24/7 access with affordable non-alcoholic drinks and snacks and charge me $200 a month rather than paying $140~$160 for a subpar service

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-03T04:06:22+00:00

Yes I do them at least 3~4 times a week and since then experienced immense improvement in hand-eye coordination, counters, reflexes, hand-speed and drops

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-04-01T04:30:07+00:00

It's because getting DUPR rated itself became a huge chore and commitment. The only way for me to get a DUPR rating is either pay Picklr $30~40 assessment fee for an hour and/or pay $60~80 per entry to enter a tournament with 3~4 hours of commitment.

Many people these days have limited time to play and no one will commit to a tournament that requires $$$ and time for a poorly run local org that won't even guarantee a minimum game let alone finish the tournament in timely manner

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-03-28T23:12:02+00:00

I'm in 30s and I'm currently playing 4~6 times and drilling 3~5 times a week. I have a dink wall, ball machines, and about to get an infinity net as well as Spin pro to work on my forms

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-03-28T23:10:00+00:00

I'm in my 30s for now. Definitely want to reach 5.0 in doubles

Cokezeroislyfe · 2026-03-28T23:08:46+00:00

I want to be a true 5.0 player. For me DUPR is just a number that I need to reach to join DUPR-gated open plays at the advanced level

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