Monday Minute 6/30/2025
- Jill Braverman
- Jun 30
- 3 min read
Hello all my Pickleball Joy Riders!
Welcome to the Monday Minute, a 60-second list of what I’m exploring and thinking about. Feel free to forward along if the pickleball spirit moves you!
On my body…the "one leg" sleeve explained! (Incrediwear)
In my practice...making the third shot bounce is so 2024
In my system...BOUY Electrolytes
In my ears…Chris Haworth joins the pod
In my mind...quotes I'm pondering
On my body... the "one leg" sleeve explained! (Incrediwear)
We've made it official! Incrediwear products have changed my life and I want everyone to know about the unbelievable benefits they offer. Everyone I know who uses the products say the same exact thing: “My body feels totally different when I wear them versus when I don’t”.
Scott Fliegelman echoed this sentiment when we found ourselves teaching in matching knee sleeves (pictured below) at his beautiful facility, Boulder Pickleball. Scott is an NPL star, top senior pro, and kicked my BUTT in singles in front of 50 of his members (thanks, Scott! lol).
Here's how I use my Incrediwear products: I sleep in two leg sleeves and play in one of them (lingering left hamstring injury). I play in the knee sleeve for my IT band tendonitis depending on how the knee is feeling. And last night I slept in the arm sleeves because I could feel my right shoulder bicep tendonitis flaring up. Use code JILLYB for a discount and try the products for yourself!
In my practice: Try to get your opponents to hit the fourth in the air.
This is opposite thinking from one year ago. Paddles are becoming more like mini tennis racquets. You don’t want to see a high loopy drop anymore! RIP 3rd shot drops (but say hello to FIFTH shot drops and third shot DRIPS!).
Get a DRIP and get your opponents to reach for the ball so you can close the fifth. If I'm struggling with my thirds this is the exact phrase I repeat to myself "Take the fifth in the air, Jilly. The purpose of the third is to take the fifth in the air."
Hunt the fifth, baby!
In my system: BUOY electrolyte mix.
Powders are hard. Getting enough electrolytes on match day is hard. BUOY makes it easy and almost tasteless (which I really appreciate).
I actually reached out to BUOY after seeing an Instagram ad because I though the concept was freaking brilliant. They sent me their "rescue drops" and I instantly fell in love with the product after trying it for two weeks across hot, hard training days.
In my ears…this APP player is so good he's banned from playing PPA events!
This week we are dropping our 64th episode of TPL, featuring the #1 singles player on the APP Tour, who once went a whole year without losing a singles match. Don’t miss Chris Haworth THIS week!
Also, we are changing the way we do our TPL pod--listen to the latest episode to find out more.
In my mind...quotes I'm pondering
I’ve always been different, distrustful of the majority, you could say. Yesterday, I read a few pages from Tools of Titans and Eric Weinstein’s words resonated with me:
“Somehow, people have to learn that consensus is a huge problem. In general, consensus is how we bully people into pretending that there’s nothing to see.”
He goes on to quote Mark Twain, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.”
Camps, Camps, Camps!
We had such a blast teaching the camps in Colorado! And so excited to announce that Tres Palapas is now full. But if you're a member of Tres Palapas you are lucky because there are still four spots reserved only for members.
This year, every Newport Fantasy camp has sold out, and I’ve decided to add a few more! Dates to be announced soon.
Check out the BRAND NEW and gorgeous Aspen, CO courts below. Panoramic views from every single court! Thank you to Lauren from Aspen Pickleball for including me in the opening exhibition and helping me run multiple Jilly B Masterclasses. Huge congrats to her team for getting these seven (7) dedicated courts built! (The Mayor even came out to the grand opening party & exhibition--fun!)
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That's it for the Monday Minute. I love feedback, and if you have any for me please tweet me @jillybpb or find me on Threads, too (@jillybpickleball). You can always email us at jillybcamps@gmail.com.
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