😂 Priorities — protecting the paddles at all costs
🐍 The Snake Speed-Up — disguise, deceive, destroy
🎯 The Inside-Out Overhead — your new favorite putaway
💪 Elbow Pain? Send This — keep your crew on the court
🌴 Pickleball in Vegas — Sunset Park after dark

Let’s get to it!

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This one made me laugh.

And then…

I found myself being weirdly cautious about my own pickleball bag this week as we headed to the park.

I set it down and realized:

I’ve got $1,000 worth of Boomsticks just sitting in there.

Three of them.

All in their bright red covers.

Just casually screaming:

“Hey… come steal me.”

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Needless to say…

that bag came INSIDE the court
and never left my sight 😅

I’ve written about this shot before…

But this might be the cleanest tutorial I’ve seen on how to actually pull it off.

A soft, innocent-looking backhand slice dink…

that suddenly turns into a last-second speed-up down the line.

🎯 The 3-Step Deception

Here’s the magic:

1️⃣ Show the backhand slice dink
Sell it like you’re being a good, patient citizen.

2️⃣ Change the paddle face late
This is the key. The disguise lives here.

3️⃣ Speed it up
Quick. Compact. Downward.

I am actually going to drill this shot this time (instead of simply writing about it).

If you want to add a little chaos to your soft game too…

join me….

And do let me know when you catch your first victim.

Speaking of deceptive shots…

I just found another one I plan to drill this week.

The inside-out overhead.

I need some new shots in my arsenal, as the peeps I’m playing against are superb at resetting and reading the court.

Which means:

➡️ Clean winners are harder
➡️ Placement matters more
➡️ And deception becomes crucial

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If I can continue to perfect my fake overhead short shot, and add in the snakey speedup, and this inside-out overhead putaway. . .

I’ll be insufferable at the kitchen.

You coming with me? 😏

If you’ve got tennis elbow…
or you know someone who does (and we all do)—

send them this.

I’ve already sent it to a few friends who are dealing with it right now.

These are simple exercises people swear by to get rid of pain and actually fix the issue.

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We’ve got a duty to keep ourselves (and our besties) on the court.

Give it a whirl.

Let me know how it goes.

And yeah…

thank me later 😏

I was in Las Vegas this week for a work—speaking, filming, doing all the things…

But obviously…

we packed the paddles 😏

Lance and I found Sunset Park (about 20 minutes off the strip), with 18 beautiful courts.

During the day?
A little hit or miss.

But at night?

🔥 Game on.

They’ve got four challenge courts, and the level was legit.
We’re talking competitive games, great energy, and players from everywhere.

We met people from Vancouver and Park City.

All with the same idea:

“Let’s go somewhere warm and play pickleball.”

If you’re heading to Vegas…

pack your paddles.

And head to Sunset Park at night for some competitive play.

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Let me know if you’ve played Sunset Park
(or if this just made your travel list 👀)

If this week’s edition made you:

• want to add a little deception to your game
• head to Sunset Park
• or start drilling something new

…then my work here is done.

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Until next week…

Stay sneaky.
Stay sharp.

And go cause a little chaos at the kitchen 😏

See you on the courts.

— Janelle 🏓✨

I’m equal parts excited and slightly terrified.

I’ve never played pickleball with actual money on the line before…

It’s only $20, and I’m not even sure what you win—but suddenly it feels VERY serious.

I’m playing with Scott (who is very good… thank goodness), and we’ve only played together a couple of times.

So naturally, my main goal is:

Do not be the weak link.