Short Answer Soft hands and soft eyes work together because both reduce tension and help the body receive the ball more naturally. Soft eyes widen awareness so you can see the ball, court, opponent, partner, and space without visual strain. Soft hands reduce grip...
Short Answer To reset after a bad point in pickleball, do not try to fix the mistake while the next point is already beginning. Take one easy breath, soften your eyes, loosen your grip, feel your feet, and return your attention to the next ball. From the Fluid Motion...
Short Answer To stay calm during pickleball matches, stop trying to force calmness with your thinking mind. From the Fluid Motion Factor perspective, calm comes from returning the body to the present point: soften your eyes, loosen your grip, feel your feet,...
Why Your Pickleball Game Tightens Up: Approval, Control, Safety, and the Supervisory Brain Most pickleball players know this feeling. One game, your touch is there. The reset drops softly into the kitchen. Your third-shot drop feels feathered rather than forced. Your...
Unconcious Pickle... or Is It Actually Conscious? Every pickleball player knows this moment. You are in a fast hands battle. Everything is happening too quickly to think. Then somehow, your paddle snaps to the ball, you hit a ridiculous winner, and everyone on the...
I’ve been watching the Australian Open (tennis) this week and what I saw I see in all sports. What separates the players that do the best, including Carlos Alcarez the winner, is the level of freedom they have during key points. In any tennis match there are five or...