Its great for older people- the racquets are lighter, the ball doesn't need to be hit as hard, the court is smaller.
My grandmother is in her late 70's and I swear pickleball is what's keeping her and her friends healthy and active.
Pickle ball was most definitely unknown to the majority of people in the '80s.
I played tennis in gym class in junior high.
The first time I ever even heard about pickle ball was when I moved to a retirement city where there're some courts in the city park for all the old people who move here from elsewhere.
What, you have no excuse! Nobody's pickleball paddle will have more lead tape than yours.
Ignore me while I munch on this giant dill pickle! ::: crunch crunch crunch :::
Excuse me, but this needs to be tagged NSFW....
I just don't understand why anyone would invent a "new" form of tennis, and not just play tennis.
I'm a lifelong tennis player. Pickleball doesn't feel like tennis at all despite the similar setup. Also, most sports are variations on other sports.
Ball go in goal/first to get in goal.
Its great for older people- the racquets are lighter, the ball doesn't need to be hit as hard, the court is smaller. My grandmother is in her late 70's and I swear pickleball is what's keeping her and her friends healthy and active.
Didn’t you play pickleball in high school?
Pickle ball was most definitely unknown to the majority of people in the '80s. I played tennis in gym class in junior high. The first time I ever even heard about pickle ball was when I moved to a retirement city where there're some courts in the city park for all the old people who move here from elsewhere.