Anyone playing pickleball?

My wife and I play it. It's really fun. I had minor knee surgery a couple of months ago and after I warm up I'm good to go. The only problem around here is it gets too hot and humid most of the year so the times you can play are limited unless your idea of fun is losing a couple of gallons of sweat in the middle of the day. There are indoor courts around, but good luck getting good times when they're available. A lot of the tennis courts were converted to pickleball. The tennis courts were hardly used, but not the pickleball courts. They're packed.
 
Jammer said:
My wife and I play it. It's really fun. I had minor knee surgery a couple of months ago and after I warm up I'm good to go. The only problem around here is it gets too hot and humid most of the year so the times you can play are limited unless your idea of fun is losing a couple of gallons of sweat in the middle of the day. There are indoor courts around, but good luck getting good times when they're available. A lot of the tennis courts were converted to pickleball. The tennis courts were hardly used, but not the pickleball courts. They're packed.
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Weird. Before I moved, I used to live near a park with two tennis ball courts. They were used all of the time for tennis. Though I think that might be because aside from some high schools miles away, there were very few public tennis courts.
 
Jammer said:
My wife and I play it. It's really fun. I had minor knee surgery a couple of months ago and after I warm up I'm good to go. The only problem around here is it gets too hot and humid most of the year so the times you can play are limited unless your idea of fun is losing a couple of gallons of sweat in the middle of the day. There are indoor courts around, but good luck getting good times when they're available. A lot of the tennis courts were converted to pickleball. The tennis courts were hardly used, but not the pickleball courts. They're packed.
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It's interesting that a lot of tennis players apparently hate pickleball, mainly because tennis courts are getting replaced. Some homeowners are pushing back too because of the noise. The distinctive "whack" of the paddle hitting the ball and the fact that there is a lot more banter with the courts being smaller. Also, that doubles is way more popular so you get 4 people talking.
 
A lot of people talk about this game, especially in California. I am not a fan of racket sports. My inclination is to swing for the fences! :) Actually, I can't find the time to play my favorite participation sport, golf. But there are towns around me in NJ that are building pickle ball courts.
 
Creeper said:
A lot of people talk about this game, especially in California. I am not a fan of racket sports. My inclination is to swing for the fences! :) Actually, I can't find the time to play my favorite participation sport, golf. But there are towns around me in NJ that are building pickle ball courts.
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Careful now, pickleball players get upset when you call it a racket. It's a "big *** paddle" in pickleball. I should mention that the pro matches are pretty entertaining, especially the doubles. Lots of high-speed volleys at the kitchen line make for some cool points. The biggest issue I see with the pro game at this point is that one male and one female player are dominating too much. The top male player just turned 24 and the top female player just turned 16 so it's not likely to change anytime soon. They even partner up in the mixed doubles matches. Don't ask me why I know all this since I still haven't played pickleball. Lol.
 
nobody said:
Weird. Before I moved, I used to live near a park with two tennis ball courts. They were used all of the time for tennis. Though I think that might be because aside from some high schools miles away, there were very few public tennis courts.
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I feel like "tennis ball courts" isn't what you meant to type.
 
VaqueroTD said:
I'm not sure that's fair. Close to age 80, just about anything is a dangerous obstacle. ;) I will be chaining myself to my laptop and desk and will just post on message boards all day. It's the safest alternative.
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Right, he could be hit by a foul ball at a baseball game and have same fatal result.
 
Crazed Liotta Eyes said:
We got any pickleball players here? Supposedly the fastest growing sport in America. I used to be ok at tennis and really good at ping pong. Been thinking about giving it a try for personal and professional reasons.
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Yes. Pickleball is awesome man.

It’s lower impact so a good sport to play even as we are getting older (at least I am).

I play in a club every Tuesday at the park from spring to fall. We don’t during winter (I live in PA). It’s cool because even a lot of parks are putting in courts for folks to play.
 
VaqueroTD said:
I'm not sure that's fair. Close to age 80, just about anything is a dangerous obstacle. ;) I will be chaining myself to my laptop and desk and will just post on message boards all day. It's the safest alternative.
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Hopefully we won’t hear an article about your neighbors noticing a smell coming from
Your house anytime soon.
 
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