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Pickleball Poll

Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:43 pm
Posted by Tigerbiscuits
Mid-City
Member since Nov 2011
1115 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:43 pm
Simple game that's growing fast and is surprisingly polarizing. What's the OT consensus?

Upvote - Enjoy/Neutral
Downvote - Picklebal's gay
Posted by SouthPlains
Member since Jul 2023
1102 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:48 pm to
Definitely the next big thing that has the a real chance to become our new favorite American pastime. It won’t be like

Putt putt golf
Jai alai
Ultimate frisbee
Racquetball
Spikeball
Cornhole

…this time is different; I swear!
Posted by O
Mandeville
Member since Oct 2011
6780 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:50 pm to
About fifteen years ago I played a ton of pickleball with my grandfather. This was before he got too old and unable to move around much. It was a great way to bond together and it was a sport he could still hang with most people in. I haven't picked up a paddle since he had to stop playing, but will forever love the sport. I got to spend many hours with my grandfather doing something competitive together.
Posted by Raging Tiger
Teedy Town
Member since Jun 2023
1129 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:50 pm to
Some wording has to get changed maybe? Example…
“Pickled: When a team gets no points. Get out the salt and vinegar, you just lost 0-11.“

Word in a sentence…

“Yesterday I was playing Jordy’s wife, and I pickled her real good.”


“RACK: At public courts where rotational play is the norm, players will set up paddles in rows of four to determine turn-taking and court use.”

Word in the sentence

“The women's league in the Woodlands usually have a large racks at any time of the day.”




Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
11013 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:51 pm to
It’s an activity for people to do, good for them. The issue is the trend of it getting popular that’s bothering everyone.
Posted by creamofcornsoup
Soupymcsoupersonville, USA
Member since Apr 2021
4895 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:51 pm to
It’s good for the old farts that can’t play tennis anymore
Posted by Auburn80
Backwater, TN
Member since Nov 2017
9920 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:53 pm to
It will never die in the older demographics as it is very good exercise and fun to play. I will agree that it has been over hyped but it is not going anywhere. Cornhole hasn’t gone away either.
Posted by Auburn80
Backwater, TN
Member since Nov 2017
9920 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:56 pm to
quote:

that can’t play tennis anymore


Nobody plays tennis anymore. Courts sit empty most of the time. There are diehards but it’s not as popular as it was back in the 70’s and 80’s.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
58909 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 7:04 pm to
This games prime was like Covid
Posted by tenderfoot tigah
Red Stick
Member since Sep 2004
11550 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 7:12 pm to
You can play pickleball in your driveway much like you can with cornhole. Pickleball has lasting power due to this.
Posted by Relham10
Ridge
Member since Jan 2013
20877 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 7:51 pm to
Pickleball was the tits back when we played it in grade school in the gym.
That said, im not getting out there in this heat on a tennis court to play that shite
Posted by jbird7
Central FL
Member since Jul 2020
5606 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:24 pm to
It’s for people who can’t play tennis.
Posted by Cycledude
Member since Jul 2018
2230 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:35 pm to
I know some guys that play pickleball and ping pong. They like them both because they play them inside in the AC. The tennis courts outside sit empty because of the heat. I think it’s a good form of exercise especially for older people.
Posted by jbird7
Central FL
Member since Jul 2020
5606 posts
Posted on 7/3/24 at 6:11 am to
quote:

know some guys that play pickleball and ping pong. They like them both because they play them inside in the AC. The tennis courts outside sit empty because of the heat. I think it’s a good form of exercise especially for older people


I’m just messing around. To each their own. I have a few friends that converted to pickle. It is def great for older people esp ones with hip/knee replacements.
Posted by tenderfoot tigah
Red Stick
Member since Sep 2004
11550 posts
Posted on 7/3/24 at 1:39 pm to
quote:

It’s for people who can’t play tennis.


I used to agree with this philosophy until I measured my driveway. You can easily play pickleball on a driveway. You have to be an OT baller to fit a tennis court on your driveway.
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