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Pickle Ball
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Mar 7, 2024, 2:25 PM
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I'm thinking of getting some gear and picking up the game. Do any of y'all play and do you enjoy it?
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Re: Yes...fun game!
Mar 7, 2024, 3:11 PM
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We play from time to time and really love it.
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Re: Pickle Ball
Mar 7, 2024, 3:16 PM
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Tried it but didn't like it...injury rate has skyrocketed in this sport..probably because of the age of most players...a lot of shoulder and knee surgeries.
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Re: Pickle Ball
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Mar 7, 2024, 3:19 PM
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Name a sport that does not have injuries. Even golf has knee, back and pulled muscles.
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Re: Pickle Ball
Mar 7, 2024, 3:20 PM
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Is this played in a pickle park?
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It will be harder on your joints
Mar 7, 2024, 3:27 PM
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Than tennis would. As I read by another poster recently, it's a game that must have been invented by orthopedists to boost business...and it's working.
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Re: It will be harder on your joints
Mar 8, 2024, 8:17 AM
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False
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Re: It will be harder on your joints
Mar 8, 2024, 8:38 AM
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Than tennis would. As I read by another poster recently, it's a game that must have been invented by orthopedists to boost business...and it's working.
Older demographic who go from the couch to the court. Injuries have little to do with the sport and everything to do with the people who play
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Re: Pickle Ball
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Mar 7, 2024, 3:37 PM
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Shoes, shoes, shoes. Get the appropriate court shoes for indoor or outdoor. I have a dance, cheerleader background and never had a ball sport that I could play. I love pickleball. I will never be great but, I have fun.
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Re: Pickle Ball
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Mar 7, 2024, 3:41 PM
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I play 5 days per week for a total of 15 hours. Read and watch all the videos to understand the strategy/drills but actual work on the court is the best teacher.
Find a pickleball recreational league to start. This will provide a good foundation for intermediate play in a more competitive environment.
i'm 66 and playing at a 4.0 level but I'm putting in the time practicing/playing. It is much more fun that I ever realized it would be. In fact, it is quite addicting.
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Re: Pickle Ball
Mar 7, 2024, 3:44 PM
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FreezeSleeve is your friend. The hot/cold therapy is great for recovery and pain management. Check it out on Amazon. I ordered 2 calf/elbow and 2 knee sleeves. I use them every day after playing.
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Re: Pickle Ball
Mar 7, 2024, 4:06 PM
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I don't play but the courts up here are mobbed
They converted the tennis courts to pickle ball courts
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Re: Pickle Ball
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Mar 7, 2024, 4:08 PM
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What…you don’t like woodworking or fishing?
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Re: Pickle Ball
Mar 7, 2024, 4:10 PM
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nope, my knees are pickled
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Re: Pickle Ball
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Mar 7, 2024, 6:50 PM
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is old people tennis.
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Re: Pickle Ball
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Mar 7, 2024, 7:36 PM
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Fishing is better! Get back to nature!
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Re: Pickle Ball
Mar 8, 2024, 8:39 AM
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Fishing is better! Get back to nature!
Fishing can be very expensive
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Gear? For poor man's tennis. U need a ball & racket!???***
Mar 7, 2024, 7:39 PM
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Re: Pickle Ball
Mar 8, 2024, 8:05 AM
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I'm thinking of getting some gear and picking up the game. Do any of y'all play and do you enjoy it?
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Americans are getting so unhealthy a full tennis pitch is now too big, huh?
Mar 8, 2024, 8:07 AM
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My God, in 20 years, we will have couch table tennis.
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Im convinced a group of orthopaedic surgeons
Mar 8, 2024, 8:10 AM
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invented it.
But it's still fun. Like open-air pingpong.
If youre a shade old, just play within your limits and youll be fine.
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Re: Pickle Ball
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Oct 9, 2014, 8:53 AM
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I heard the orthopedic doctors love it. They don’t play it, but they love it.
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Thinking about Pickle Ball is one of the few times when knowing I am completely
Mar 8, 2024, 8:21 AM
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decrepit would save me from my own self. I know, beyond any shadow of a broken down doubt, that a pickle ball court is some of the most taboo real estate on earth for me! Harummph, Harummph, Harummph!
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Re: Pickle Ball
Mar 8, 2024, 8:31 AM
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Go for it. The equipment cost is low so you don’t have much to lose if you find out it’s not for you. Get a composite racquet, not a cheap wooden one. I’d recommend a court shoe too. If you’ve never played before, a beginner’s class could be worthwhile to get introduced to the rules, but more importantly to meet people and as a way to get plugged into the community. Pickleball groups in most places are really welcoming of new people. I think it’s a great way to get some exercise and make some social connections.
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