You don’t need perfect form.
You need adaptable fundamentals.

Most players think performance comes from copying pros.
The stance, the grip, the swing.

But here’s the truth:
No two bodies move the same.
And the older you get, the less sense it makes to force your body into someone else’s mold.

That’s why so many players plateau.
They try to fit themselves into the game… instead of shaping the game to fit them.

That’s the core of my Adaptive Performance Framework.

1. ✅ Simple footwork tweaks that save your knees

2. ✅ Grip variations that protect wrists and elbows

3. ✅ Energy strategies that outlast younger, faster players

4. ✅ Why “your game” is stronger than any pro’s technique—when you own it

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The future of pickleball isn’t about carbon-copy strokes.

It’s about body-smart fundamentals that keep you improving year after year.

You don’t have to play in pain.
You don’t have to force a style that doesn’t fit.
You just have to build a game that adapts with you.

You don’t need textbook strokes.

You need a game that bends with you.

Most players obsess over looking like pros.
But the players who last?
They build fundamentals that fit their body, not Federer’s.

That’s it for this week.

Stay Adaptable

Coach Peter