The Shopwada Journal

Pickleball Tips

Sizing help, team-order tips and gear ideas for golf, bowling, billiards, pickleball and archery — from the Shopwada team.

Woman hitting an underhand pickleball serve in a sleeveless rainbow watercolor pickleball polo

Pickleball Serve Rules: Volley, Drop Serve and Faults

The pickleball serve rules in plain English: legal serves, faults and doubles serving order.

4 min read
Pickleball player hitting a dink just behind the kitchen line in a black American flag pickleball shirt

Pickleball Kitchen Rules: The Non-Volley Zone Explained

The kitchen rules in plain English: volleys, stepping in, momentum, serves and common myths.

3 min read
Pickleball player in a stars and stripes eagle wing t-shirt calling the score before serving in a doubles game

How to Keep Score in Pickleball: Doubles and Singles Guide

Pickleball scoring made simple: the three numbers, 0-0-2, a worked example and singles rules.

4 min read
Pickleball player in an American flag pickleball t-shirt unpacking his paddle and gear courtside at a tournament

What to Bring to a Pickleball Tournament: Full Checklist

A packing checklist for tournament day: gear, food, papers, clothes and first-timer tips.

2 min read