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TimeODanaos
·I was at a bday party for my 5 year old over the summer... Pretty sure that mommy isn't going to ever ask me again.
Pickleball anyone?
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Mad Dog
·I started playing pickleball a few years ago but don’t play very often…I struggle with the ridiculously small sweet spot on the racket…as well as how to keep score. I will say that some amazingly hot milfs show up to play…but I know what they’re doing…they’re using their hotness as a distraction so they can WIN!
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerJust put a shirt on please. 👍
Tennis here is pretty civilized, so no worries about hoards of shirtless tennis players, including me.
The only person I see play shirtless is my next door neighbour Bob. He’s in his 80’s (looks like 60 tops), and doesn’t move really fast, but as a life long player has great hands and can direct the ball anywhere on the court he wants to.
I see more shirtless (and hefty) pickle ball players.
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blufinz52
··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.Tennis here is pretty civilized, so no worries about hoards of shirtless tennis players, including me.
The only person I see play shirtless is my next door neighbour Bob. He’s in his 80’s (looks like 60 tops), and doesn’t move really fast, but as a life long player has great hands and can direct the ball anywhere on the court he wants to.
I see more shirtless (and hefty) pickle ball players.
As I said earlier, I've been playing pickleball for ten years, 3-4 times a week and have played in about a dozen states and have never seen anyone play shirtless. Maybe it's a Canadian thing...hefty Canadians.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerAs I said earlier, I've been playing pickleball for ten years, 3-4 times a week and have played in about a dozen states and have never seen anyone play shirtless. Maybe it's a Canadian thing...hefty Canadians.
It definitely sounds like the superior sport...
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Togri v. 2.0
··Wow! Custom title... cool
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watch_er
·I can see how it might appeal to those who never really played tennis or can't do more intense sports. I get that and more power to those folks.
I am a former tennis player and it is an adjustment for sure in many ways - the paddle control, swing mechanics, court, rules but I am a convert now. I tried to get family out to play tennis unsuccessfully, so having pickleball where we are all into it (including my 12 yr old) is cool.
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··Omega Qualified Watchmaker
The noise is a huge issue...they do have "quieter" paddles, but still it's loud.
I am a former tennis player and it is an adjustment for sure in many ways - the paddle control, swing mechanics, court, rules but I am a convert now. I tried to get family out to play tennis unsuccessfully, so having pickleball where we are all into it (including my 12 yr old) is cool.
Great that you have something the whole family can do. Tennis has a steep learning curve, so for those who can't stick with it long enough to being able to get the ball back consistently, something like pickleball is ideal.
You mention the differences. My tennis coach has a lot of pickleball players approach him for lessons on tennis, to improve their pickleball game. We have some local pickleball players who travel all over North America to go to tournaments, and they all say the better players tend to be those who have a tennis background.
Pickleball here is definitely an older demographic sport, so you don't see a lot of young kids playing it here. You are far more likely to see younger kids playing tennis. Tennis Canada (our national sport governing body for tennis) did a study last year, and found that 25% of all children here under 12 in Canada have played tennis in the last year. In a country that is hockey crazy, those are impressive stats. Tennis is the 5th most played sport in Canada, behind soccer, basketball, golf, and hockey.
Tennis Canada is helping revamp tennis courts all over the country, as well as make many of them all season with domes. Our local public courts have been selected to get a dome. My wife is on the tennis club committee for those courts, and has been working with the city on the planning of how to move forward to accommodate the demand for tennis courts. Pickleball had quite a burst of involvement for several years, but it seems to have levelled off if not dropped slightly in the last couple of years - we often go to the courts and see the tennis courts are all full, and no one using the pickleball courts. Tennis keeps growing here...
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watch_er
·That is great to hear that tennis is growing there...from my experience here in TX, pickleball is not slowing down. and tennis is still going very strong as well. One of our local clubs just announced 16 new court facility opening up in March. I'm sure it will get to the point of saturation, but it doesn't seem yet. I definitely see the players who were former tennis players pick it up quickly and progress well, but I have also met a few former table tennis & badminton players that got into it too. We are thinking that pickleball may become a collegiate sport in the future? who knows.
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arturo7
·I joined a racquet club last year. 10 of their 20 tennis courts were converted into 40 pickleball courts. According to one of the club managers, this doubled the membership of a club that was facing bankruptcy.
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Marsimaxam
·Where ex handball players go to die...
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gbesq
·No thanks. I already suck at golf and feel no need to humiliate myself any further. Besides, this is WAY more fun:
You do need a large body of water and it helps if you’re not intimidated by drowning. 😁
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Watch my Whisky
·I play with my pickle and balls.
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BlackTalon
··This Space for Rent
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SOG53
·I joined a racquet club last year. 10 of their 20 tennis courts were converted into 40 pickleball courts. According to one of the club managers, this doubled the membership of a club that was facing bankruptcy.
But I guess at just tennis/ pickle clubs this may not be an issue. Most clubs in Fl have converted tennis courts to pickle and they are full and the older crowd seem to love it. The fanaticism reminds me of racket ball people good point.
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerSounds good but in my experience at country clubs offering golf tennis swimming pool, dining the tennis members paid substantially lower dues and used other facilities ( dining etc) to a much lower rate. As we used to observe “tennis members bring their own water”
But I guess at just tennis/ pickle clubs this may not be an issue. Most clubs in Fl have converted tennis courts to pickle and they are full and the older crowd seem to love it. The fanaticism reminds me of racket ball people good point.
The club we used to play at (golf, tennis, pickle ball, dining) changed hands last year, and they doubled the fees for tennis, and added a requirement that you spend a rather large amount each year at their dining room.
At the same time, the pickle ball players have no requirements on them, and pay a fraction of the membership and court fees.
We dropped our membership.
I can only say that I (used to) go to the place to play tennis, not to eat meals. I have zero interest in eating in their bistro. Most tennis players are there for the exercise and cardio aspects, not to eat or drink. Golfers seem to like to eat after their walks, but usually after running my guts out for 2 hours, I’m not really looking for a big meal.
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SOG53
·The club we used to play at (golf, tennis, pickle ball, dining) changed hands last year, and they doubled the fees for tennis, and added a requirement that you spend a rather large amount each year at their dining room.
At the same time, the pickle ball players have no requirements on them, and pay a fraction of the membership and court fees.
We dropped our membership.
I can only say that I (used to) go to the place to play tennis, not to eat meals. I have zero interest in eating in their bistro. Most tennis players are there for the exercise and cardio aspects, not to eat or drink. Golfers seem to like to eat after their walks, but usually after running my guts out for 2 hours, I’m not really looking for a big meal.
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