A professional Pickle's ball INSTRUCTOR. That is almost as humorous as having a professional BREATHING instructor. It takes about 5 min to learn to play Pickle's ball

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What have you won?

I have talked to a lot of people at the pool that have gotten wrist and shoulder injuries from Pickle's ball.

Do you play regularly, in a league?

I ALWAYS play on the 12 the......................
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It is not a Fad and it is Not going away no matter what you desire!

May want to let ESPN know it's going away.

ESPN Takes Swing at Pickleball With New TV Rights Pact - Variety

You can get injured doing almost anything. At least they're out moving, which is a good thing.
Maybe it's better to just sit on your a**, get fat, live a sedentary lifestyle and deal with all the serious health issues that go along with that.

Life is full of choices, and many people choose to be active. Getiing and staying fit leads to a better quality of life.

To restate the great Yogi Berra

No one plays Pickleball anymore, the courts are to busy…

Says someone who's never played pickleball...

Did you have to learn to play tennis at that "Competitive High School Level"? Or did it "just come to you", like "breathing"?

There is actually a televised PROFESSIONAL Pickleball League. With prize money and fans... Extremely talented athletes...

But sure, mock what you know nothing about...

That's what old people do. Talk about their health/injuries....

No one says, I played pickleball today and nothing happened...

Yet, you're the expert...

Anyone who is a Pickleball player and follows the game KNOWS this is not a fad. Get use to the noise it’s gonna be here for a very long time.

And a pitch clock for baseball ? (Hopefully)

100% correct. I do feel for the people that live near the courts though. As someone on here said, you would think they could design a ball that doesn't make as much noise.

That wasn’t necessary, there’re plenty of other activities that aren’t so hard on the knees.

I also know several folks that got seriously injured playing Pickleball, especially knee injuries so do as you please but injuries in Pickleball are a fact.

Obviously you didn't read my post very well. Injuries happen no matter what sport you choose.
Exercise is always better than no exercise. For many it's worth a bit of risk to live a fun and healthier lifestyle.
Life's short, play hard. Works for me anyway.

True, though.

I've played a lot of tennis and still do. I have never tried Pickleball. But I've talked to enough tennis players who have, and who have sustained some pretty significant arm and shoulder injuries as a result. Just from watching though, it appears that the arm motions during a swing are a lot different, and I can see where trying to hit a ball in Pickleball the way that you'd hit a tennis ball could cause problems.

They get hurt for that reason. They try to hit a pickleball like they hit a tennis ball...

That's why it's important to learn to play properly.

Contrary to our resident "pickleball expert", it's harder than it looks...

I was never much of a tennis player, but played other racket sports; a lot of table tennis and platform tennis mostly.

The first time I played PB I ruptured my right achilles tendon. Stupidity on my part. Tried to do too much too soon. Vowed never to play again.
15 months later I started playing "just easy" to play with my wife. Well, I got hooked. I love it.

The game has an addictive quality, and I'm hooked. I do a lot of conditioning to try to limit injuries, but I I get them. Strained hamstrings seem to be a favorite of mine, and right now a pretty good case of tennis elbow.

Why do I do it? Because the enjoyment I get makes up for the occasional problem. I'm pushing 70, and yeah, I know I'm going to get my setbacks, but for me it's better than not playing.

When I'm dead I'll probably never get hurt.

Exactamundo.

"Exactamundo"

So, what do you do for exercise?

Doesn't mean pickleball is any more dangerous, only that they're swinging incorrectly...

Maybe they need lessons... Nah, that can't be it... Pickleball is as easy as breathing, right?

He "claims" to play "competitive soccer"...

Good thing no one ever tore an ACL, rolled an ankle, or tore an achilles doing that...

Oh, wait... I'm treating currently treating a soccer player with an injury, right now...

Or long term brain injuries from heading.

I may be onto something here.

Enough younger people are moving here to keep pickle ball going but in general I don't think it will ever be a significant sport. Frisbee golf=pickle ball=fad

According to my recent Google search:

From August '21-August '22, more than 36.5 million people played PB in the USA, up from 5 million the prior 12 months.

Pickle= 36.5 million and growing
Golf=. 25 million (and probably not growing)
Tennis=23 million
Softball= 50 million
Football= 8million
Baseball = 15.6million

If it's a fad, it will be here for a while. It has a lot of advantages over some of the other sports:
1. Relatively easy to pick up well enough to enjoy a game
2. Enough skill and nuance to stay interesting for those who wish to pursue a higher level of ability
3. Good workout if you want it to be
4. Relatively inexpensive to play. At this time the most expensive paddle on the market is around $230, which is about 1/2 of a new model top golf driver, and you only need one paddle. And a very good paddle is $100-$150.

5. You can fit 4 courts in a space about the size of one tennis court. We do that up north. A bit crowded, but do-able.
6. 2 hours of PB is plenty. Unlike golf you don't blow the whole day.
7. Very sociable game to play. With 2 courts you can easily play with 10 people, mixing and matching.

8. Can be played indoors or outdoors.

Lots of other benefits as well, but I've listed enough to make it pretty obvious why it is growing so fast, and why it's not going to disappear soon.