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Experts Warn: Lobbing Could Be Sabotaging Your Game!

Experts Warn: Lobbing Could Be Sabotaging Your Game!
Experts Warn: Lobbing Could Be Sabotaging Your Game!

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May 15, 2025

The hidden truth behind the most misused shot in pickleball.

Hey!

You ever lob a shot and immediately regret it?

Like, the second it leaves your paddle, you already know…

“Welp… that’s going straight into someone’s highlight reel. And not mine.”

We’ve all been there.

The lob can be your best friend...
Or your most embarrassing unforced error.

This newsletter’s gonna show you the difference.

Today, you’ll learn:

  • ✅ Exactly when to lob (and make your opponent look like they’re chasing butterflies)

  • ❌ When NOT to lob (unless you like losing points and friends)

  • 🧠 Game-tested lob tips that actually work in both singles and doubles

  • PLUS: How to join the AAPA Founders Club and lock in your status as a certified pickleball badass

Let’s dive in before someone floats another lob they shouldn’t.

 
 
 

When To Lob… and When You’re Just Asking to Get Spanked

Let’s get one thing straight...

The lob is not your security blanket.

It’s not a “get outta jail free” card.

It’s not a Hail Mary.

It’s a weapon.

And like any weapon, if you use it wrong… you blow your own foot off.

I see it all the time:

Players who lob at the WORST time, like some kind of reverse genius.

So here’s what I wanna do.

I'm gonna show you exactly when to lob...

…and more importantly…

When to NOT lob unless you want your partner to fake a knee injury just to get off your team.


🚫 First, When NOT To Lob

Let’s kill some bad habits right now.

❌ Don’t lob from the baseline.
That’s like tossing a beach ball to a UFC fighter. You’re gonna get hurt.

❌ Don’t lob when you're off balance.
It turns into a moonball and your opponent turns into a human fly swatter.

❌ Don’t lob when you’re just “hoping for a miracle.”
Pickleball is not a religion. Stop praying mid-rally.


✅ When To Lob Like a Pickleball Ninja

Now here’s where the magic happens:

✔️ Opponent crowding the net with no clue what’s behind them?
Time to drop the lob bomb.

✔️ You’re inside the court, set up, balanced, and in control?
Green light.

✔️ They’re on their heels and you sell it like a dink?
Oh yeah, baby. Let it fly.

✔️ You’re playing doubles and you got a 78-year-old on the left side who hasn’t moved since Reagan was in office?
Target acquired.


🧪 PRO TIPS For Lobbing Better (in Singles and Doubles):


1. Aim for the non-paddle shoulder.

Don’t get fancy. Just get evil.

2. In doubles, lob the weaker player.
Not because you’re mean.

Because it’s war.

And war ain't fair.

3. Don’t lob just to lob.
Lob with purpose. Lob with guts. Lob with swagger.

4. Get those legs moving.
Lazy legs = junk lobs. Train your footwork or stay in the kitchen forever.

5. Practice the disguise.
If they see it coming, they’re crushing it.

So sell the dink. Then BOOM. Watch their head snap back like they saw a ghost.

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🚨 Join the AAPA Founders Club Before You Miss It

Look, if you’re gonna lob, dink, drive, and smash your way to glory…

You might as well do it with the baddest, boldest, pickleball gang in the nation.

When you join the AAPA Founders Club, here’s what you’re getting:

🔥 Lifetime AAPA Membership
🔥 Bonus Month of insider strategy drops (no fluff, just gas)
🔥 Exclusive invites to Founders-only events & gear drops
🔥 Recognition as an OG Founder of the movement
🔥 Your name etched in AAPA history (literally)

This ain't just about playing better.

It’s about being part of the force that’s pushing pickleball forward.

👉  Join The Founders Club Now — Before We Close It Down

That’s it for now...

Now go lob with precision, not panic.

And if someone sends you a weak lob…
You know what to do with it.

Boom.

– Armando & the AAPA Crew
All American Pickleball Association

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