OT: Pickleball Fever: anyone here catch it?

[XXtwindad]

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation. Unfortunately, my knees are shot from too many years of playground basketball, so it’ll have to wait post-surgery. Anyone here play?

It certainly seems like a lot of fun. A hybrid of ping-pong and tennis. Maybe more toward the former where hand-eye coordination and reaction time takes priority over sheer athleticism. It’s all fantastic to see so many different age ranges and body types enthusiastically playing. The courts near me are always packed.

I’ll answer the question posed in the article: Yes. It’s definitely a workout. It gets people moving.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/03/w...nt=0_best_algo

[Seramount]

watched some folks playing the other day while on a ride...looks fun.

unfortunately, I'm two menisci and an ACL short of participating in anything that stresses knees.

will stick with cycling and swimming...

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by Seramount

watched some folks playing the other day while on a ride...looks fun.

unfortunately, I'm two menisci and an ACL short of participating in anything that stresses knees.

will stick with cycling and swimming...

You and me both, brother.

It’s really limiting. I miss the camaraderie of my basketball/softball days. Pickleball seems great for that. Hard to replicate that cycling. I prefer to ride solo, so that’s obviously a factor.

[glepore]

No.

[charliedid]

Pickle what?

[merlinmurph]

I will eventually, as I love raquet sports. Gotta be careful, though. I popped an achilles in '17 and di not want to go thru that again.

The one thing that bugs me about p-ball is all the articles I see lately about it.

[Gggross]

My wife takes pickle ball very seriously. Plays tournaments all over Wisconsin. Lots of ex-tennis players and other athletes playing the game. It’s fun and can be as competitive as one wants.

[72gmc]

The courts on the south end of Greenlake are the domain of tennis fanatics. I sometimes see more than half of the courts in use when it's raining.

The courts on the north end of Greenlake are the domain of pickleball fanatics. Sometimes it looks like more than the legal number of players are crammed into each court.

[572cv]

Well, its good fun You don’t have as much ground to cover. The balls are light, and the game plays nicely and costs for paddles and balls are pretty low. The wear and tear on the body - knees have been mentioned- is minimal. Very social especially in doubles. Lots of discussion of rules between points, which allows the heart rate to drop a bit…. It’s a good workout. NOT tennis! Lots of my cycling pals have given it a shot, and enjoy the game! My brother in law, who destroyed his shoulder playing tennis, is having a great time.

[gdw]

No thanks, I prefer to avoid riff raff and criminals. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...er-pickleball/

[Ralph]

We (our HOA) just restriped the community tennis courts to accommodate it. It's huge. Appeals to a broad part of the population.

[RobbieTunes]

I play. It’s what old people do.

[C40_guy]

My wife never played tennis growing up and loves it.

I played tennis growing up, fairly seriously. Have not gone there, would not do it, except on the request of my wife. Feel like it's a watered down version of a serious sport, hard pass.

[tbike4]

Originally Posted by Gggross

My wife takes pickle ball very seriously. Plays tournaments all over Wisconsin. Lots of ex-tennis players and other athletes playing the game. It’s fun and can be as competitive as one wants.

My sister in law is an absolute fanatic, like the way we are cycling fanatics. More power to her as I bet she lives a long healthy life.

[peanutgallery]

I heard that if you want to move to The Villages, you have to play at least twice a week...it's in the HOA