Tennistopickle

This is my 2nd Minor league tournament in the 16's DUPR division where our team the Raspberry Rippers won the Gold with the Joola Perseus! The first MLP tournament was in the 14's and with a different team and paddle. What was different the second time around. Well there are so many factors. In a team based format like MLP you are playing on a team of 4 so the most important is to have an overall strong team.

In tennis the chip and charge technique was popularized by Tennis legends Stefan Edberg & Boris Becker. In short it is a short high to low swing with an open face that imparts underspin giving the player time to approach the net.

The pickleball algorithm known as DUPR is an ingenius and addictive aspect to pickleball. It is a global rating system that keeps many competitive pickleball players (including myself) chasing a higher rating. Here are some different ways I've found to increase your rating.