The Stuck Series
Every pickleball player hits a wall. You play three times a week, you drill when you can, you watch the pros — and your rating doesn't move. The players who beat you aren't more athletic. They've fixed the specific things you haven't identified yet.
The Stuck Series is built for that problem. Three books, one for each plateau: 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0. Each one names the mistakes that define your level, gives you a shot system and positional strategy to replace them, and backs it with a drill catalog, measurable benchmarks, and a 30-day training plan you can run without a coach.
This isn't general instruction. The 3.0 book doesn't waste your time with what a 4.0 needs, and the 4.0 book assumes you've already earned the fundamentals. Start at your rating, do the work, and move to the next book when the benchmarks say you're ready.
Every book comes with metric trackers, session logs, and drill benchmarks, so you have a record of exactly what it took to get unstuck.
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Paperback Books with Workbooks
Stuck at 3.0 — Including Workbook
The Obsessive Pickleball Player's Manual for Breaking Through to 3.5 Without a Coach - Workbook Included
Your 3.5 pickleball rating is not about talent. It's about six specific skills you haven't built to the right standard yet. No theory. No motivational filler. Just the precise skills, drills, and 30-day training plan that moves the rating.
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Stuck at 3.5 — Including Workbook
The Determined Pickleball Player's Manual for Breaking Through to 4.0 Without a Coach - Workbook Included
You made it to 3.5. The system that got you here won't get you to 4.0. Inside: spin mechanics, the offensive lob as a weapon, third shot drive and drop development, five-shot dinking sequences, and a 30-day training plan.
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Stuck at 4.0 — Including Workbook
The Competitive Player's Manual for Breaking Through to 4.5 Without a Coach - Workbook Included
You built the skills. This book automates them. Inside: spin consistency under pressure, seven-shot dinking sequences, Erne and ATP execution, physical conditioning, doubles partnership and tactical identity, and the full 30-day training plan.
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Kindle (Manual Versions Only)
Stuck at 3.0 — Kindle Version (Manual Only)
The Obsessive Pickleball Player's Manual for Breaking Through to 3.5 Without a Coach
The complete Stuck at 3.0 training manual in Kindle format. Includes a link to an optional, printable self-coaching workbook.
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Stuck at 3.5 — Kindle Version (Manual Only)
The Determined Pickleball Player's Manual for Breaking Through to 4.0 Without a Coach
The complete Stuck at 3.5 training manual in Kindle format. Includes a link to an optional, printable self-coaching workbook.
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Stuck at 4.0 — Kindle Version (Manual Only)
The Competitive Player's Manual for Breaking Through to 4.5 Without a Coach
The complete Stuck at 4.0 training manual in Kindle format. Includes a link to an optional, printable self-coaching workbook.
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3.0 Bonus Workbook
The companion workbook to Stuck at 3.0
Metric trackers, session logs, and drill benchmarks — everything you need to self-coach through the manual.
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3.5 Bonus Workbook
The companion workbook to Stuck at 3.5
The manual gives you the plan. This is where you track it: metric trackers, session logs, drill benchmarks.
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4.0 Bonus Workbook
The companion workbook to Stuck at 4.0
Your self-coaching toolkit for the Stuck at 4.0 manual: metric trackers, session logs, and drill benchmarks, all in one printable place.
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