On Mother’s Day Weekend, I attended “The Pickleball Guru’s Weekend Bootcamp Breakthrough” with fellow pickler Jan Cariker.  Prem Carnot, aka “The Pickleball Guru” is the author of Smart Pickleball.  The bootcamp was 3 days of extensive lessons and drills with personalized coaching on each aspect of the game.  Since only 4 people registered, Prem had time to give us a 1 on 1 training at a fraction of the cost.

The training was not just Pickleball skill.  On day 2, we met with Prem’s lovely wife Wendy at an Air BnB retreat for a personalized “Mindset” therapy.   Like any sport, the emotional aspect is just as important if you want to become a better player and person.

Prem has the ability to offer helpful tips without changing your style.  For example, he recognizes that everyone has a different ready position.  He does not tell you the change that of you must have a certain grip or body position like many other well-meaning instructors.  He work with that and may give you suggestion to improve it.

His training was infinitely an eye-opening experiences and I feel that will improve my game.  I highly recommend the training for anyone that is serious about the game of Pickleball.