Pickleball For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119895138 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 384 str.

Carl Landau; Mo Nard

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Starting Out: Let the Dinking Begin! 5Chapter 1: Welcome to Your New Favorite Sport 7Chapter 2: Playing by the Rules 15Chapter 3: Shifting into Gear: Equipment and Apparel 37Chapter 4: Heading to the Courts 61Chapter 5: Transitioning from Other Sports: You Can Do This! 81Part 2: Getting into the Swing of Things 97Chapter 6: Building Solid FUNdamentals 99Chapter 7: Starting the Point: The First Three Shots 119Chapter 8: Dinking: The Game within a Game 141Chapter 9: The Big Thrill: Volleys, Smashes, and Lobs 157Chapter 10: Achy, Breaky: Preventing Injuries and Managing Physical Limitations 177Part 3: Mastering Pickleball Strategy 191Chapter 11: Playing Smarter: Basic Doubles Strategies 193Chapter 12: Diving Deeper: Intermediate to Advanced Doubles Strategies 219Chapter 13: Going Solo: Singles Strategy 245Part 4: Improving and Competing: Living with Obsessive Pickleball Disorder (OPD) 257Chapter 14: Leveling Up: Advanced Skills You'll Need 259Chapter 15: Strengthening Your Mental Game: Use Your Noggin! 289Chapter 16: Improving Your Game: DIY or with an Expert 309Chapter 17: Playing Tournaments 329Part 5: Enjoying the Wider World of Pickleball 353Chapter 18: So Social: Jumping into the Pickleball Scene 355Chapter 19: Becoming More Involved 373Part 6: The Part of Tens 385Chapter 20: Ten Pickleball Pet Peeves 387Chapter 21: Ten Common Pickleball Mistakes and How to Fix Them 395Glossary 403Index 413

O autorze

Mo Nard and Reine Steel are certified pickleball teaching pros and founders of Positive Dinking pickleball instruction. Reine also created the PlayTime Scheduler website, used by 100,000+ pickleball players. Diana Landau and Carl Landau founded Pickleball Media. Carl hosts the popular podcast I Used to be Somebody.