[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by npwalters

the cost of pickleballs and maintenance of the courts has to be miniscule compared to the cost to maintain the executive golf courses.

Exactly. I’m sure they spend more on just watering the golf courses than they ever will on pickle balls.

[cb1972]

Turn off the Pool Heaters

[Laker14]

you don't use a pickleball "club". It's a pickleball bat.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

You can't put a price on fun !

Sure you can. Theme parks do it all the time.☺

[charlie1]

Originally Posted by Laker14

applying some more math to the pickleball cost.

60K balls @ $24/dozen comes to $120K, divided by the 130K or so residents of TV, that works out to a cost of around 92cents per resident per year.

Clearly, this is a problem.

You got to be kidding! That's less than 8 cents per month!

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I read that as well. I’m not a pickleball player so I was unaware that the pickleballs were provided by the park and recreation department, I just assumed players brought their own balls. I guess this begs the question, why aren’t golf balls provided at the executive golf courses for amenity fee paying residents? Are tennis balls also provided by the park and recreation department?

I suggest that you attend the next meeting of you CDD Board and ask you questions.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Laker14

applying some more math to the pickleball cost.

60K balls @ $24/dozen comes to $120K, divided by the 130K or so residents of TV, that works out to a cost of around 92cents per resident per year.

Clearly, this is a problem.

Love it.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

I have never played pickle ball, not even held a Pickle Ball club.
I have however kept several golf ball diving companies in business, and at least one water ball seller at Marion Market is a wealthy man due to my golf skill level!

The post of the week.

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

I suggest that you attend the next meeting of you CDD Board and ask you questions.

Actually, these items are sourced and purchased by the AAC & PWAC committees. If you are concerned about this expense attend one of these meetings.

[JMintzer]

It would be virtually impossible to keep track of your own pickleballs as the go flying across several courts...

I can see it now... "Could you toss me my ball... No the yellow one... No the other yellow one... No the one by the fence... No the one in the middle of the other dozen balls by the fence..."

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Laker14

applying some more math to the pickleball cost.

60K balls @ $24/dozen comes to $120K, divided by the 130K or so residents of TV, that works out to a cost of around 92cents per resident per year.

Clearly, this is a problem.

That's a ridiculous analysis.

By your reasoning and math, everyone who goes "running" or "walking" on The Villages paths, should be given free running shoes and the cost could be amortized over the entire population. So folks could be wearing $200 running shoes and the cost would only cost about $10/resident.

Why not extend that to providing Golf Carts for everyone who wants one?

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

It would be virtually impossible to keep track of your own pickleballs as the go flying across several courts...

I can see it now... "Could you toss me my ball... No the yellow one... No the other yellow one... No the one by the fence... No the one in the middle of the other dozen balls by the fence..."

Good information that a non pickleball player wouldn’t otherwise know, thanks. Now I get why the pickleballs are provided. And some simple math shows that an eight year supply of pickleballs, used and enjoyed daily by thousands of Villagers, costs about the same as the P.O.S. million dollar walking trail being built near the Lake Miona Recreation center that won’t allow dogs. Or a two year supply would cost about the same as replacing an absolutely worthless non-functional windmill. Bring on the pickleballs!

[charmed59]

Originally Posted by kansasr

If you want 4 golfers to play with the same ball, I say go for it. And yes, tennis balls are available in the equipment rooms.

Yes, tennis balls are available, usually in a basket on the courts. And no, folks who play tennis regularly don’t use those balls as they get flat from being out in the humidity. We bring our own. And when ours get flat from use, we add them to the basket.

I don’t see how pickleball players could bring their own balls, as who you play with rotates every game.

[Marykess1802]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

I have never played pickle ball, not even held a Pickle Ball club.
I have however kept several golf ball diving companies in business, and at least one water ball seller at Marion Market is a wealthy man due to my golf skill level!

You won the Internet today! Thanks for the chuckle.

[bowlingal]

the pickleballs do crack and dent with use. Also, people take them for whatever their reasons.