The noise level is incredible with the high pitch constant ping…

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I live about a mile away from two pickle ball court rec centers. Depending on how the wind blows, I can hear them in the morning whenI walk my dogs. It's not a problem. BUT, I would never buy or build a house close to courts!

I’m three rows of houses away. Right now, there are pickleball teams playing at Clarendon Rec Center, and as I am sitting in my birdcage, I can not hear them at all. Occasionally, depending on wind, I MAY hear a distant noise, but usually nothing. I have noticed, however, when I walk the street that is right behind the pickleball courts, that the noise is more apparent.

Far,far,far away
 

What ever you do ,if I'm your neighbor,please build as for as you can on the other side . Worse than being next to the Turnpike.

Not only are the racket sounds loud. The pickleball players are hooting and hollering and laughing often when a point is played. They start playing early in the morning. I would not want to live this madness. I play tennis and we don't go nuts every time a point has been played.

Not to worry. Pickleball is a fad, like Gangnam dancing, chocolate pudding wrestling or twerking.

Today's pickleball courts are tomorrow's parking lots.

Hope so.

We live 100 steps from a pickleball court -- and about 15 steps from the beach tennis courts (which are right outside our back lanai) in Richmond. We play both sports several times a week and you can't beat the commute. ;) (BTW, it's about 200 steps to a pool as well.)

Even on days when the pickleball courts are full, you can barely hear much if the doors and windows are shut. If they are open or we are on the lanai, we hear people having fun. It's like being on vacation all the time and we feel like we have our own "beach" as we look out and see sand.

If you want privacy/quiet, it's probably not for you. If you want to be "where the action is" then it might be. Just depends on what you're up for.

I don’t think so, it is cheap (not very expensive equipment) and relatively easy to learn, sport which can be done (like badminton) pretty well any age. Plus there is a social factor, fun and laughter. What’s going to beat that?

You mean like streaking, hula hoops and pet rocks?

Exactly, and that's why tennis is a dying sport, while PB is the fastest growing sport in the world: PB is way more fun.

And I say this as a 25 year former tennis player.

Don't bet your 401k on that. You'll end up broke.

Is pickleball the new pool rooms?

Most villagers not going pay to play there. Probably go way of pool halls in few short years?

Shame on them for having fun. :ohdear: