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And here comes the news!

• Pros and cons of the penhold grip.

• Subway's launching a pickleball sandwich!

• his D.C. major approved a CRAZY budget for pickleball.

Is the penhold grip the future of pickleball?

If you ever played ping-pong, you know that the penhold grip is one of the best tactics to win points and look like a pro in front of your playmates. Why? ‘Cause everyone looks at you like “wow he should be at the Olympics!” and you’re only holding your paddle like a weirdo.

Turns out, though, that this particular grip could be the future of pickleball games. This grip is famously known for producing huge spin and power forehands. If you use it in the kitchen, you can get more powerful and precise shots as well as enhanced dinks.

But players still need to find a way to outnumber its drawbacks because if you use it at the baseline this grip will limit your backhand, cause less powerful shots, and poor arm reach.

Our conclusion? Just like restriction orders for people you met on Tinder, it could theoretically work. Sometimes. Just don't expect to become Anna Leigh Waters overnight.

Subway's pickleball sandwich is a must-have

THANK YOU LORD!

Sorry. Once again I got carried away by a sandwich.

At least it’s not any sandwich. It’s Pickleball Club, Subway’s newest option after becoming an official sponsor deal for the upcoming Pickleball Slam. If you ask me, though, I’d go for the whole combo: Pickleball Coke, Pickleball-PS5, Pickleball-Mom’s Approval. I’m in.

“Pickleball Club” includes honey mustard, black forest ham, American cheese, crispy hickory smoked bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and red onions on the chain’s Artisan Italian bread and, of course…pickles!

The diet is over. I'm blocking my nutritionist.

D.C. gets huge pickleball budget

Being the U.S. capital wasn’t enough for D.C., as it now aims to become pickleball's capital. Muriel Bowser, D.C. Mayor and also a person we’re not making fun of despite her last name being the same as the Mario Bros' villain, approved a $750,000 budget to transform tennis courts into pickleball courts.

That means nearly one million dollars will be invested in replacing tennis for a better sport.

I know nothing about the rest of Mayor Bowser’s policies, but I'm moving to D.C. only to vote for her.

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