I would recommend allocating the time you would dedicate to pickleball to a good old fashioned game of hide the pickle instead.Have you played it? Why should I?
It was designed for lazy tennis players that got tired of tracking balls down so I think you had a part in creating the game.I honestly thought this was a hobby for older folks to stay in shape with until I saw it on the ESPN machine being portrayed as an actual sport. To me it is kind of like cornhole, axe throwing, and darts. It is not really a sport, but the Devil is not always right so come at me pickle ball enthusiasts.
You were in high school in 1999.. Seriously? You and @OG Goat Holder are 15-20 years younger than I expected. You're going to be a 17ing piece of work in your 50's and 60's.**We played it in a HS PE class called 'racquet sports'.
Badminton
Pickleball
Tennis
It was a blast.
Not to brag, but I was the 1999 Spring semester HS PE class doubles pickeball champion. No big Dill, really.
Now though? Its for people that cant move fast enough to play tennis.
Oh, I will be writing letters(not emails) to my city's administrators if I reach 60. Its gonna be ugly.You were in high school in 1999.. Seriously? You and @OG Goat Holder are 15-20 years younger than I expected. You're going to be a 17ing piece of work in your 50's and 60's.**
Are any of you other grumpy "old" bästards under 50?
My girlfriend plays it just about every day and gets pissed when I tell people that it's tennis for old people.It was designed for lazy tennis players that got tired of tracking balls down so I think you had a part in creating the game.
I've only tried to play it once but cricket is definitely not a geriatric game.I'll go to my coffin never having played it; along w/ Cricket, Croquet, Shuffleboard, and other such useless geriatric games
It’s big where I live. I’ve played a bunch, but I quit because most people were old and only wanted to play doubles, so it was no exercise/waste of time. If you had a good group, it’d be fun, thoughHave you played it? Why should I?
42You were in high school in 1999.. Seriously? You and @OG Goat Holder are 15-20 years younger than I expected. You're going to be a 17ing piece of work in your 50's and 60's.**
Are any of you other grumpy "old" bästards under 50?
Wait, pickleball is over that quick?I would recommend allocating the time you would dedicate to pickleball to a good old fashioned game of hide the pickle instead.
I'm accounting for a quick punishment session beforehand and and a good nap afterwards... I really figured y'all would take that as a given.Wait, pickleball is over that quick?
Have played some tennis, but enjoy pickleball more. It’s more accessible in that I can just show up to any of the free local courts on any night or weekend morning, and there’s always games going on that you can rotate into. Tennis doesn’t often have that type of ‘open play’, and its just harder in general to play at a competent level.Have you played it? Why should I?
It can be a pain in the *** to get a friendly tennis match with 4 people together. There’s league play but teams routinely carry twice as many players who play in a match, so you may only get a match every two weeks (I got 9 out of 12 this year & considered myself lucky). I’ve got a Saturday morning group I play with most Saturdays & then there are drills most any day I want to & occasional mixers.Have played some tennis, but enjoy pickleball more. It’s more accessible in that I can just show up to any of the free local courts on any night or weekend morning, and there’s always games going on that you can rotate into. Tennis doesn’t often have that type of ‘open play’, and its just harder in general to play at a competent level.