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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pickleball was fairly easy transition for me because I already had good groundstrokes, footwork, anticipation, overhead, court coverage. Learning the “soft game” of dinking took a while longer.  [b]Most tennis players come in as “bangers” but realize you cannot progress to 4.0 and higher levels without soft game[/b]. [/quote]

The answer depends on single or double PB.  Single PB is very similar to tennis.  You don't need as much "dink" in single PB as I do in double PB.  I am a 12 UTR tennis and it takes me three weeks to become a 5.4 single PB player.[/quote]

That sounds about right.

How many DUPR matches do you have so far?  [/quote]

DP.  I played about 100 DUPR single matches so far, won 90 and lost 10.  All of those ten losses came at from ex-tennis players.

All of the top 10 PB players, with the exception of Dylan Frazier, are former tennis players.[/quote]

Those stats are impressive (if, indeed, true). You should try PPA Singles Qualifying draw and see how far you can advance.   There are a lot of people trying to break through.  [/quote]

Thanks but I can't give up my 190K/yr day job for a PB career.  I don't think my wife would be happy with that decision  :( [/quote]

You can still play a few tournaments to see where you stand.  Collin Shick came out of basically nowhere (collegiate tennis in North Carolina).  Was in medical school.  He had an amazing run in his first PPA tourney.

Now he’s playing w Jack Sock. And med school on hold.    Anything can happen.  [/quote]

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