Which racquet sport to choose

[charmed59]

My husband and I are thinking of moving to TV. Presently I play tennis 5 times a week in season, and three times a week in the winter, leaving days open for paddle tennis. I play to a 3.5/4.0 level.

To you tennis players that retired to TV, did you find enough tennis to satisfy your addiction? Or did you switch over to paddle or pickleball? Or do you play all three?

[misky]

I play tennis 3x/wk (3.5 level) and pickleball 3x/wk (4.0 level). There's plenty of pb open play everyday in the mornings. There's open tennis also, but the levels are mixed. I suggest finding a closed group looking for players at your level. You will find many closed groups looking for new members. Good luck.

[Chi-Town]

You have a choice of tennis, platform tennis, or pickleball. There are no paddle tennis courts that I know of. Some people confuse platform with paddle, but they are two different games. Pickleball is closer to paddle tennis than platform tennis.

[Topspinmo]

Actually you have many choices. Added to the above badminton, table tennis, masters tennis, and beach tennis. There are groups of all levels of tennis. Most tennis players quickly pickup pickleball and find it enjoyable and can be highly competitive depending on what level you obtain or just for fun.

You can play PB everyday from 7am to at least 10am in open times at all levels depending on location. You can even play singles PB scheduled twice week.

Organized country club tennis at Glenview tennis center and individual group organized play all over the villages. IMO as more baby boomers retire and move here it will just get better. Not week goes by that I don't play with newbie usually.

[Charlie J]

If you decide to stick with tennis, be kind to pickleball players. Most of the tennis players here are very arrogant to the pickleball courts.

[Charlie J]

If you are a good sport and just enjoy playing make sure you sort out the bad guys and find the right place to play

[charmed59]

Are the platform courts raised with slats? Or are they a surface closer to a tennis hardcourt?

[Bay Kid]

Glenview Tennis Club has lots of good tennis. Great courts.

[Chi-Town]

Are the platform courts raised with slats? Or are they a surface closer to a tennis hardcourt?
They are ground level hardcourts with no slats (no need for a heater underneath or slats to drain).

[CFrance]

Glenview Tennis Club has lots of good tennis. Great courts.
But you do have to pay to play there, don't you?

I play a lot of pickle ball and have never been yelled at by a tennis player. I'm scratching my head over that comment...

[Marathon Man]

If you are a good sport and just enjoy playing make sure you sort out the bad guys and find the right place to play

That's what I do on this forum.

[Mudder]

There are two clay court facilities here, many courts, pay to play on these courts, many levels. Tons more hard courts, some drop in open tennis, but most people quickly find groups that are compatible to their level. You can play 7 days a week here outdoors. But beware, most tennis players pick up pickleball and it becomes very very addicting!

[Topspinmo]

If you decide to stick with tennis, be kind to pickleball players. Most of the tennis players here are very arrogant to the pickleball courts.

Snobby country club types (mostly ladies):22yikes:don't like the noise. Thats why tennis courts should be separated from pickleball courts.

[jojo]

Snobby country club types (mostly ladies):22yikes:don't like the noise. Thats why tennis courts should be separated from pickleball courts.

Ouch. I play at least 4 times a week at three different courts and have never heard complaints about pickleball. I cannot believe that this is a prevalent issue.

[Topspinmo]

Ouch. I play at least 4 times a week at three different courts and have never heard complaints about pickleball. I cannot believe that this is a prevalent issue.

I wouldn't say prevalent but, did witness it at Chula when I played league 10 to noon.

[charmed59]

During our lifestyle stay they had a special pickle ball clinic just for those in the program. That game is quite addicting. We did head down to Glenview to play tennis on the softcourts. It was nice, but I'm might give up clay court tennis for pickle ball. We also tried out the "platform" courts. It does play a bit different than our raised courts in Charlotte, but it could be the warm weather. Or it could be the village screens are newer, and the balls really bounce off the screen a bit. I think I like the villages version of platform tennis even better than the cold weather version.