Pickleball Obsession

About Pickleball Obsession

Pickleball advice and insight for recreational players who want to play better and understand the game. Hosted by obsessed amateur Tracie Hotchner, each episode delivers short, useful answers from certified pickleball pros that actually apply to your game.

Publisher

Tracie Hotchner

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Dec 2025

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Pickleball After 70: Play Smarter Not harder

   #1040: What changes when you’re still obsessed with pickleball but you’re playing into your 70s? Tracie talks with legendary coach Deb “Picklepong” Harrison about how older players can stay competitive by playing smarter, not harder. They dig into surviving hands battles with younger players, knowing when to counter and when to reset, using “space not face” to make opponents move, and why a well-placed dink can be a much better weapon than raw power. Deb also shares practical advice for prote...

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Gender vs Mixed Doubles

   #1039: Does gender really change the way you should play doubles? Tracie asks coach Mindy Yoder whether there is a difference between women’s doubles versus mixed, and discovers that yes, it matters. Mindy explains why in mixed doubles women tend to be the recipients of most of the balls, how to get your male partner more involved in the point, and why hitting to the middle can be smarter than going for those tempting wide angles. They also talk about the growing aggression in women’s pickleb...

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Beating Lefties

   #1038: Lefties have a way of making perfectly normal pickleball shots feel completely wrong. The angles are different, the forehands show up where you don’t expect them, and somehow you realize halfway through the game that you’ve been feeding their favorite shot. Tracie talks with coach James Moore about how to stop giving left-handed players such an easy advantage. They break down when to attack the middle, why hitting to the less-dominant player’s paddle-side foot can create confusion, how...

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