Anonymous wrote:I don’t really get the backlash. You don’t have to like it. But it’s ok if other people do.

We live near a pickleball court (used to be tennis court). The noise it brings, and the people hogging all the parking (and parking HORRIBLY), are incredibly annoying.

I don't have to try it, to know that I hate it - and its players.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have badminton which is classic classy pickleball.

It's annoying that the culture chases trends and wastes money switching between fads.

Not a good analogy. You have to be pretty fit to play badminton, and can easily get injured.

And it’s not classic its niche

Anonymous wrote:It’s for fun non- competitive non-intense people.

You don’t have to be obsessive like running, you don’t have to hate life 1/2 the time like golf, you don’t have to be masochists like tennis, it’s not boring and antisocial like going to a gym.

Wrong plenty of a holes in pickleball mostly middle age men

Anonymous wrote:It's the lowest common denominator of exercise which is wonderful for WHITE UNATHLETIC people who need it. Now make it less LOUD and ANNOYING

FTFY

Anonymous wrote:We have badminton which is classic classy pickleball.

It's annoying that the culture chases trends and wastes money switching between fads.

Not a good analogy. You have to be pretty fit to play badminton, and can easily get injured.

My husband and I joined a pickleball league because we really needed a reason to get out of the house once a week and do something together that’s not about our kids or work. Just something fun and frivolous. We are terrible at it—absolute dead last in the league—but we both have a great time and are glad we signed up. It is nice to be around people of all ages—20s to 60s—just having fun together.

I’m a runner who can easily top out my age bracket in a 5K or 10K, but I was never good at sports requiring hand-eye coordination, so this is a humbling challenge for me. My husband was good at tennis when he was younger, but doesn’t exercise much anymore, so it’s good for him to be up and moving around.

Which is all to say that there are a lot of good things about pickleball. Except for the noise, I gather. But we play indoors, far from anyone’s house.

We have badminton which is classic classy pickleball.

It's annoying that the culture chases trends and wastes money switching between fads.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like every other day another friend becomes obsessed with pickleball or another place I go to installs pickleball courts.

I don’t get it. It’s just hitting a ball around, right? Like I get that might be fun sometimes but I don’t get the obsession.

Complaining about an activity you've never tried. Cool.

She misses her wine night with friends.

Anonymous wrote:I feel like every other day another friend becomes obsessed with pickleball or another place I go to installs pickleball courts.

I don’t get it. It’s just hitting a ball around, right? Like I get that might be fun sometimes but I don’t get the obsession.

Complaining about an activity you've never tried. Cool.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s for fun non- competitive non-intense people.

You don’t have to be obsessive like running, you don’t have to hate life 1/2 the time like golf, you don’t have to be masochists like tennis, it’s not boring and antisocial like going to a gym.

This. Although I have met a few intense competitive people who treat it like table tennis and are just jerks.

Ditto and I just say to them “you're playing pickleball, remember that”… lol

Anonymous wrote:It’s for fun non- competitive non-intense people.

You don’t have to be obsessive like running, you don’t have to hate life 1/2 the time like golf, you don’t have to be masochists like tennis, it’s not boring and antisocial like going to a gym.

This. Although I have met a few intense competitive people who treat it like table tennis and are just jerks.

It’s for fun non- competitive non-intense people.

You don’t have to be obsessive like running, you don’t have to hate life 1/2 the time like golf, you don’t have to be masochists like tennis, it’s not boring and antisocial like going to a gym.

I've seen more injuries from pickleball this year.

It’s for people in their 80s and 90s who can no longer play tennis. Sadly taken up by the lazy to look athletic. Sound is really annoying. Will never live near anything that can be converted into a pickleball court.

And I don’t get golf. People are different and you are just divisive.