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Anonymous wrote: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. Most tennis players come in as “bangers” but realize you cannot progress to 4.0 and higher levels without soft game.

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.

That sounds about right.

How many DUPR matches do you have so far?

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.

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.

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

Nobody gives up their day job it’s in addition to.

But it makes people happy which it sounds like you could use, and your wife might appreciate.

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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.

Have you tried it? It's fun and social. You think it is easy but to master it you have to work at it. It is challenging in that no two games are the same because of your partner and your opponents.

Wow geez that’s like no other sport

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Anonymous wrote: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. Most tennis players come in as “bangers” but realize you cannot progress to 4.0 and higher levels without soft game.

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.

That sounds about right.

How many DUPR matches do you have so far?

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.

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.

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

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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.

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Anonymous wrote: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. Most tennis players come in as “bangers” but realize you cannot progress to 4.0 and higher levels without soft game.

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.

That sounds about right.

How many DUPR matches do you have so far?

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.

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.

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

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Anonymous wrote: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. Most tennis players come in as “bangers” but realize you cannot progress to 4.0 and higher levels without soft game.

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.

That sounds about right.

How many DUPR matches do you have so far?

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.

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.

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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.

Have you tried it? It's fun and social. You think it is easy but to master it you have to work at it. It is challenging in that no two games are the same because of your partner and your opponents.

Anonymous wrote:Pickleball is for LOSERS!

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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.

Anonymous wrote:It's for people who live in The Villages outside Orlando. Stupid non-sport. ( There was a piece on 60 minutes about the person who started the sport in WA State. Pickle all was named after his dog.

Anonymous wrote: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.

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