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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its a little sad how defensive that one pickleball guy is about his hobby. Its cool, dude! You do you. Get on with your 3.5 whatever that is self. [/quote]

He is really cringe trying to sell pickleball. I've played people like him (4.0 here) and it's nauseating. Slapper who can't slice and has no touch. Too much ego. Yes, there are some great tennis folks who are great at and enjoy pickleball. The vast, vast majority are just enthusiasts who like how easy it is to pick up, how social it is, and how you don't really need to move all that much (so, lots of old people like it). The real athletes in hoi polloi are playing platform tennis, padel, squash and racquetball as their second racquet sport.

So just tell it like it is. It's a bit of a fad, it's really annoying to others (it's very loud, and is being banned in outdoor parks), but yeah, it's great for certain demographics to get a bit of exercise and for some people, a bit of ego lift when they get to go be the Big Man at Pickle in their League. King Sour.

Gyms can do what they want; it just seems very shortsighted to cater to one demographic. I would say the same thing if gyms started overhauling their setups to be all yoga studios -- they're going to lose other people. That's fine. People are elastic with where they can go and spend their money. Gym renovation costs and overhead--not so much. [/quote]

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