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Old 11-15-2024, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 View Post
Golf can be played alone, calm, serene, cerebral.
Pickle ball requires two manic gluttons for punishment who try and entice each other into making more dangerous and possibly more debilitating efforts to return the ball. Escalating physical punishment and mental anxiety until one combatant fall. Yes, combatant for pickleball is not a sport, it is a martial art.
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Pickleball is hard on the knees (and ears) because the ball bounces low and the court is hard. Up north people play it inside in gyms with wooden floors, which have more "give" so are easier on the knees. As an additional benefit, pickleball is also hard on the elbow due to the quick, awkward motion used to hit the ball.
.......On a positive note - it is easy to quickly get reasonably good at it. And the quick exchanges crank up the adrenaline system, which older players need and may be addictive for them.
.......On a negative note - many injuries.