Pickleball Cheat Code
The show for competitive pickleball players who want to level up their game.
Hosted by touring pro and top online coach Tanner Tomassi alongside high-level coach and aspiring pro Brodie Smith, Pickleball Cheat Code is your weekly deep dive into what actually wins matches.
Whether you’re a 4.0 grinding for gold or a 5.0 chasing a pro dream, this podcast is your shortcut to smarter decisions, better patterns, and more wins. No fluff. No beginner basics. Just real talk from two players who are in the trenches—competing, learning, and leveling up right alongside you.
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Pickleball Cheat Code
Owning the Soft Game
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Think you need to speed up to win at high levels? Think again. In this episode, Brodie and Tanner make a compelling case for owning the soft game—and why consistency, patience, and smart dinking will beat the big, erratic game almost every time. They break down why making shots is the single most important thing in pickleball, how dinking out of the air is one of the most underrated weapons you're probably not using, and why softening your hands leads to more balls made and more points won. They also get into mastering the short hop, setting a dink rule with your partner before speeding up, and why the mental game is tougher than most players admit. Oh, and it's time to stop obsessing over your DUPR.
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