![InPickleball | Heard On The Court](https://intopickleball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/heard_on_the_court_question_inpickleball_2.png)
what single piece of advice improved your
pickleball skills?
A: Whether you’re brand new to the sport or a regular on the court, everyone’s looking to up their game. Heed any (or all!) of these player-tested, player-approved maxims and see what clicks the next time you pick up a paddle
![InPickleball | Heard on the Court | Take your time and let your opponent make the mistakes](https://intopickleball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/inpickleball-heard-on-the-court-pickleball-advice-improved-your-pickleball-skills-take-your-time.png)
![InPickleball | Heard on the Court | Have fun, fun fun! | Try to pick a great partner and a bad opponent](https://intopickleball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/inpickleball-heard-on-the-court-pickleball-advice-improved-your-pickleball-skills-have-fun-pick-a-great-partner.png)
![InPickleball | Heard on the Court | Respect the net](https://intopickleball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/inpickleball-heard-on-the-court-pickleball-advice-improved-your-pickleball-skills-respect-the-net-1024x676.png)
![InPickleball | Heard on the Court | Placement over power all day long | Play like every shot is coming back](https://intopickleball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/inpickleball-heard-on-the-court-pickleball-advice-improved-your-pickleball-skills-placement-over-power-every-shot-is-coming-back.png)
![InPickleball | Heard on the Court | Be like taffy and stretch before playing](https://intopickleball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/inpickleball-heard-on-the-court-pickleball-advice-improved-your-pickleball-skills-stretch-before-playing-1024x865.png)
![InPickleball | Heard on the Court | Stop with the death grip on the paddle handle](https://intopickleball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/inpickleball-heard-on-the-court-pickleball-advice-improved-your-pickleball-skills-stop-with-the-death-grip.png)
![InPickleball | Heard on the Court | Keep that ball low and slow](https://intopickleball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/inpickleball-heard-on-the-court-pickleball-advice-improved-your-pickleball-skills-keep-that-ball-low-and-slow-1024x767.png)
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