Kitchen Classics

The Third Shot Drop

Any court30 games · $314 postcardsFirst medal

About 5 weeks at a casual pace, 3 weeks if you play often.

Serve, return, drop. Thirty games to groove the most important shot in amateur pickleball. Built for Rallyites who can already keep score and want a medal that marks the moment the game got quieter — and better.

The route

  1. 6 games · Baseline

    Toss and drop

    Arc it. Land it. Walk in like you meant it.

  2. 12 games · Midcourt

    The reset

    You don't have to win the rally on the third ball.

  3. 18 games · The kitchen

    Soft over hard

    Partners start trusting your drop. That's the medal.

  4. 30 games · Finish

    It drops

    Thirty games of choosing the unglamorous shot.

What you get

  • Physical enamel medal of the route, with its own ribbon
  • Or a crew of four: the captain shares a six-character code, and each person logs the route
  • 4 court postcards unlocked in your rally log
  • Entry for as long as it takes
  • The club's pledge at the finish: a youth paddle, or 50 balls kept out of the trash

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