Anyone else not get pickleball?

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Anonymous wrote:For most people it’s a hit and giggle sport. I’ve played tennis for 50 years and when I hear people say “you’d be great at pickleball because it’s so easy” I barf. The injury risk is huge as it requires quick twisting, bending and sudden moves and people aren’t ready for that. Orthopedics love it as it fills up their waiting rooms. It’s exercise which is good but that’s about it.

coming from a tennis player this is....pot kettle

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Anonymous wrote:For most people it’s a hit and giggle sport. I’ve played tennis for 50 years and when I hear people say “you’d be great at pickleball because it’s so easy” I barf. The injury risk is huge as it requires quick twisting, bending and sudden moves and people aren’t ready for that. Orthopedics love it as it fills up their waiting rooms. It’s exercise which is good but that’s about it.

coming from a tennis player this is....pot kettle

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Anonymous wrote:Besides the top player who is making money

All of the players in Premier and Challenger League of MLP have guaranteed contracts. Plus many make a ton with sponsors, endorsements, etc. There are only a few of the top pros who still have full time jobs; vast majority are full time pro pickleball.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pickleball-professional-sport-how-much-you-can-earn/

LOL... They don't make as much money as you think.

In 2022, the average PPA pro earned $96,000 in payouts, according to the league.

"The economics are much, much smaller for others who are just getting into the sport," he added. "They're taking sponsorship deals for $500 or $1,000 to be an ambassador of some brand."

96K is not a lot of money when you factor in the cost of travel, room and board.

Those are 2022 numbers. If you are remotely familiar with pro pickleball, you’d know the pro compensation has changed dramatically.

Yes, I am aware about the 2022 stats. However, I know the person who won the APP tournament in California recently, and her winning prize is 2k, for four days of competition. She actually lost money after spending on travel, hotel, food, etc...

You know you just described 99% of all professional tennis players, right? I meant that literally...only a handful can even do better than break-even.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard nudists and swingers enjoy pickleballs

This is not even remotely accurate

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I thought there was real money in pickleball

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Try coming for my pickleball job

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Anonymous wrote:Living in FL where pickleball is a BIG thing. It seems that people are all in and eventually burn out or get injured. There are MANY recovering pickleball players walking among us.
For me, I liked it years ago. The game is intended to be played at the net. It sharpened my reflex skills and required quick thinking. Now the game has morphed into baseline play, ground strokes (former tennis players) and the serve has been dumbed down to being able to bounce and serve.
Another observation (and the main reason I no longer play) is that there is often times no social etiquette like there is in tennis. People will smack a ball at you and laugh. They celebrate their own wins and bad line calls are the norm. The upside is that the games are quick and you can move on and play with someone else.

That's FL not pickleball. FL is trash culture.

Pickleball people in FL are from all over. I agree with thwack thwack being an odd attraction. It’s hard to sell a house near pickleball courts. The thwack speaks to the masses.

I live between November and March in Brandenton FL, and I play everyday at G T Bray Recreation Complex: https://www.pickleheads.com/courts/us/florida/bradenton/g-t-bray-recreation-complex

About half of the people there are under the age 30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pickleball is for LOSERS!

False

[Anonymous]

I’m the PP with the long post above.

Just got back from playing. 56 year old woman, 4.0.

Played w a retired neurosurgeon, University of Arkansas tennis athlete, and owner of a paddle company. We play a format where winners move up and split, losers move down and split. So it’s completely random on the pairings.

This is one of the many things i love about pickleball. Easy to meet people you would never intersect with in real life.

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Anonymous wrote:Living in FL where pickleball is a BIG thing. It seems that people are all in and eventually burn out or get injured. There are MANY recovering pickleball players walking among us.
For me, I liked it years ago. The game is intended to be played at the net. It sharpened my reflex skills and required quick thinking. Now the game has morphed into baseline play, ground strokes (former tennis players) and the serve has been dumbed down to being able to bounce and serve.
Another observation (and the main reason I no longer play) is that there is often times no social etiquette like there is in tennis. People will smack a ball at you and laugh. They celebrate their own wins and bad line calls are the norm. The upside is that the games are quick and you can move on and play with someone else.

That's FL not pickleball. FL is trash culture.

Pickleball people in FL are from all over. I agree with thwack thwack being an odd attraction. It’s hard to sell a house near pickleball courts. The thwack speaks to the masses.

I live between November and March in Brandenton FL, and I play everyday at G T Bray Recreation Complex: https://www.pickleheads.com/courts/us/florida/bradenton/g-t-bray-recreation-complex

About half of the people there are under the age 30.

I know you have some high level players there.

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Anonymous wrote:I get it. It's for nonathletic people to socialize and pretend like they're getting exercise.

Pretty much

[Anonymous]

The anti- pickle ballers are SO SAD. Omg- in five years Pickleball with be even more the rage. Sorry not sorry that we're taking away your tennis courts, lol.

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I play with my teens. They play a lot of sports and I can practice with them but the five of us can’t go out and play soccer, baseball, or basketball together. We throw a frisbee around and play pickleball. Occasionally we switch to tennis but pickleball is easier for me. We also golf, kayak and ski but those take a lot of time and planning. Pickleball doesn’t.

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Anonymous wrote:The anti- pickle ballers are SO SAD. Omg- in five years Pickleball with be even more the rage. Sorry not sorry that we're taking away your tennis courts, lol.

You are so delusional that you must be high on illegal drugs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The anti- pickle ballers are SO SAD. Omg- in five years Pickleball with be even more the rage. Sorry not sorry that we're taking away your tennis courts, lol.

Typical dumb dumb response by a pickleballer.