Pickleball AI Coaching Technology: Players across the United States are using the Wingfield system at Pickler clubs to improve their pickleball serve. With AI tracking and video feedback, this advanced tool helps players check speed, placement, and accuracy, making training more effective and strategic.
How Wingfield Supports Players
Carson, a Wingfield expert, explained how the system works with The Pickler. “So Wingfield has been developed alongside the Pickler for all of its pickle ball uses. It’s got AI tracking as well as video review. So you’re able to do a bunch of different drills and check out the speed and accuracy of all of your shots as well as do video review to see how well you’ve performed to show you how to exactly accomplish all of that.”
The Wingfield system is available only at Pickler clubs and includes drills such as drop shots and serving routines. After each drill, players can review their performance through detailed stats and heat maps that show where each shot landed.
Deep Serves Create Advantage
Nick, a featured player, ran a serve drill using Wingfield. His goal was to serve deep and set up an easier third shot.
“One of the best ways to be effective with our serve is hitting it deep. My main goal is giving myself the most easy third shot drop I can get, and the best way to do that is hitting a deep serve,” Nick explained.
He added, “It doesn’t have to be super hard, just placed good. What this is going to do is it’s going to force my opponent back, which is going to give me more room to work with when hitting that shot. And it’s also going to give me a shorter third shot, which will be a lot easier than trying to hit it all the way at the baseline.”
Reviewing and Ranking Performance
After his session, Nick could see his results using Wingfield’s tools. He checked his shot speed, accuracy, and even saw video clips of his movements. His stats included a heat map and a point-by-point breakdown.
“We’ve got his overall speed and his accuracy of the entire drill. And we’ve got a heat map of every single shot that he hit. And if you click on each shot, you can actually see the overall score based on how accurate and how fast it was,” Carson explained.
The Wingfield system also shows player rankings at their home club and across all Pickler locations. Nick’s national and local ranks were displayed, adding a fun and competitive aspect to training.
Serving with a Strategy
Nick also shared how players can use serve placement to guide return shots. “For example, if I’m going to hit my serve more down the middle, that’s going to give me more of a middle return, which is going to give me a little bit more options on that third shot.”
He added that mixing up serve placement is key. “Keep in mind, the most important thing is do not do the same serve over and over and over. What that will do is it will make it really easy to telegraph where you’re going to go and allow that opponent to set up.”
Smart Practice from Your Phone
Players can access their full session data through the Wingfield app, making it easier to reflect on performance and plan future improvements.
“So, the best part about Wingfield is you can actually view the entire session on your phone afterwards. You can come to the activity section and the session shows up in the app right after you’re done, just within seconds,” said Carson.
The combination of AI and smart video tools is helping more players train like pros and sharpen their skills with every session.
News in Brief: Pickleball AI Coaching Technology
Pickleball players can now improve their serves with the Wingfield AI system, available at Pickler clubs across the U.S. The system tracks serve speed, accuracy, and placement, and offers instant video feedback. With competitive rankings and personalized drills, Wingfield helps users train smarter and grow their game.