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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
I was a ranked tennis player who once played David Wheaten who played singles and doubles on the tour and at Wimbledon. And I gave tennis lessons. So I have a resume in tennis that gives me some expertise. And I know several Villagers that had to give up pickleball because of wrist injuries brought about by the "wristy" aspects of pickleball. Most arm injuries brought about by both tennis and pickleball are because of the use of the one-hand backhand, which is 100% of the time for pickleball.
Also, physics and common sense come into play. Because it just makes sense that a racket with a shorter handle is MORE likely to be swung in a "whippy" fashion - thus breaking the wrist MORE and causing MORE injuries. Also, the greater NOISE of a hard plastic pickleball hitting an INFEXIBLE pickle racket versus the SOFT sound of a rubber-based tennis ball hitting a STRINGED TENNIS RACKET - PROVES the greater INJURY potential of pickleball.
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I saw some recent data that bears this out.
Aside from arm/wrist injuries, there is a significant danger in pickleball by being hit with the ball. A lot of those exchanges are pretty close quarters and with diminished reflexes a ball to the face could cause an injury. Also there are significant injuries in pickleball caused by people running into each other, falling, etc. Aside from the occasional ball in the face (especially in doubles) I would say that the other injuries mentioned are VERY rare in tennis.