The continental grip is dead — or at the very least, it’s on life-support. For years we have been advocating for the continental to be used in a range of different pickleball situations but most especially when up near the non-volley zone. But as pickleball has evolved, so has our perspective. This article is about why we are saying goodbye to the continental grip.

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Has your pickleball game hit a wall? Do you want to get better but find your game has stalled? In this episode of Pickleball Problems professional coach Mark Renneson discusses 5 reasons you may be stuck:

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Have you ever wondered what it is that makes the best pickleball players so, well, good? Professional pickleball coach Mark Renneson has compiled a quick little list to help you out. 

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A listener asks how she can help a pickleball player who can only ever seem to hit the ball fast. 

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One of the first things new players learn in pickleball is that they should try to return serve deep. Never mind that most people misunderstand why a deep return can be effective, it has become virtually axiomatic in most pickleball circles that you try to push your opponents as far behind the baseline as possible.

While deep return can be in effective tool, Mark Renneson's think there is good evidence to suggest a short return of serve can be as good or even better.

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If you are a pickleball player there is a good chance that you hate hitting backhands. On this episode of Pickleball Problems, host Mark Renneson gives you three easy tips to make your backhands better!

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In this episode of Pickleball Problems Mark Renneson talks about why some coaches are great and others are so-so (hint: it's not about what they know)

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Recently Stephen Colbert hosted a celebrity pickleball tournament that was shown on CBS during prime time. It was a fundraiser for Comic Relief. Many people in the pickleball world were not happy about the silliness of the whole thing. They took issue with the low skill level of the players and the mockery. In this episode of the show, Mark Renneson puts things in a different perspective. 

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Good pickleball requires good strategy. In this episode of the show, Mark discusses some of the most common strategy errors people make on the pickleball court.

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How should you deal with a bad call when playing a pickleball match? Live from 2022 Nationals, Mark Renneson talks about some problems and solutions. 

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