r/ProPickleballTalk

Just watched the Toys R Us PPA Finals and the level of play was genuinely some of the best pickleball I've ever seen. It keeps getting better every single week but At what point does that level of dominance become a problem for the growth of the sport? Is predictable greatness compelling to casual fans or does it drive them away? And what would you actually do to fix it?

Almost all of the pro men seem to prefer the forehand slice dink or push dink from the right side. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a pro man hit a heavy top spin forehand dink like almost all of the top women pros do on the right side.

sure they didn't cover the wives thing but that seems like water under that bridge. but man they made him out to be Patrick Bateman from American Pyscho with that interview editing lol. he seems perfectly normal in most interviews and super into yelping. btw anyone know whwre to find his lists?

I was so excited for the new signups for Anna Brights Brighter Pickleball Academy but then saw the price tag. Over 2k for 8 weeks of zoom training? Tell me this isn’t crazy.

I mean an early L against the Johnsons and with the “friendly” beef but idk how to interpret it after the ATL tour will they break up?

What gives him the ability to propel so far in singles despite his smaller frame?

His two-hand backhand looks distinctly different, almost like he’s prioritizing side spin over top spin to get around opponents on passing shots. I’d love to see a slow-mo of it but I can’t quite pin down how it works.

Is he just incredibly good at reading the ball and anticipating placement? Despite his lack of wingspan he somehow returns some of the craziest, out of reach shots. Maybe his lighter build allows him to move laterally much faster? But also we don’t typically see smaller, lighter players at the top of singles. Very interesting player all-around.

I've been watching the PPA Finals this week. They have the new line call review system, using AI for reviews. I've noticed that we almost never see the still shot of where the ball lands now. They are also not doing the red dot/green dot image. It makes me curious why and makes me a bit leary of the system and maybe PPA is hiding possible bad calls by the AI system.

The quickness of the reviews is awesome though.

Could someone like ALW offer Jorja Johnson a 60/40 split in prize money? Assuming ALW felt confident enough that she could keep winning gold; ALW would take home an extra 10% cash, and Jorja could count on winning golds constantly, also earning her more money even if it isn't the full 50% of the prize.

The UPA-A just dropped their own rulebook for the first time and if you watch pro pickleball or play in amateur UPA events, there are some changes worth knowing about! The biggest shift is the serve rule. If foot placement, ball release, arm swing, point of contact, or paddle position can't be clearly confirmed as legal with certainty by visual observation, it's a fault. That's a massive change and I think it's going to cause some real confusion early on. Eric Oncins, Chris Haworth, and Tyson McGuffin are probably going to have to drastically change their service motions.

Other changes going into effect May 22nd.. Check out the video for the full breakdown and let me know what you think!

she just moves so well. the sport is unforgiving.

wish her all the best.

Did anyone else watch any of the episodes that PPA released last night for the new series- Partners?

I stumbled upon them while scrolling on Youtube and was pleasantly surprised they released early and watched all of them except the Matt Wright episode. Wake up to see this morning they’ve all been removed from their channel and waiting to premier EP- 1?

The PPA website seems pretty useless at this point.