TIFU arguing with a work colleague about pickleball

[atatu]

So I was at a work dinner with about six co-workers. One of them started talking about going to a pickleball tournament that was here last week. I held my tongue and just smiled and listened. Then another colleague said that there was an issue in her neighborhood because some pickleball players wanted to take over the tennis courts but "the entitled tennis players" got upset and pushed back against that. I really shoud have kept quiet, this woman is much younger than I am and has only been working here a few years. Instead I said "Ok let's talk about 'entitlement' and you can explain to me why pickleball players are entitled to take over tennis courts." There was an awkward silence and she didn't say anything, a few other people made some jokes and tried to change to the subject. I definitely need to learn to be quiet in these situations.

 

[Sentinel]

No, you were right.

Speak up or forever be silent.

 

[sureshs]

Drive the Pickleball players away.

 

[ByeByePoly]

Drive the Pickleball players away.

We have a newbie pickleball player that came from tennis … I told him a year from now he will still hate the plastic ball that does not bounce.

If you are a tennis player that wants to annoy pickleballers … just keep bouncing tennis ball off tennis racquet strings near the court.

“That’s not a ball … this is a ball“

Our indoor Lifetime pickleball courts are Acrylic over the basketball wood floor. Today I reached as high as I could and dropped the wiffle … only bounced 3-4” above my knee.

 

[travlerajm]

Drive the Pickleball players away.

It's our duty to make them feel guilty and unwanted.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

We have a newbie pickleball player that came from tennis … I told him a year from now he will still hate the plastic ball that does not bounce.

If you are a tennis player that wants to annoy pickleballers … just keep bouncing tennis ball off tennis racquet strings near the court.

“That’s not a ball … this is a ball“

Our indoor Lifetime pickleball courts are Acrylic over the basketball wood floor. Today I reached as high as I could and dropped the wiffle … only bounced 3-4” above my knee.

Pickleball balls typically have a 40% bounce where tennis balls bounce closer to 55% of their drop height

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

I absolutely hate the ball chosen for pickleball. If they wanted a lower bouncing ball for PB, I would have preferred the oversized foam ball used for QST36 tennis. Much quieter and a bit better with spin

 

[onehandbh]

Would pickleballers be upset if tennis players came to their court and played mini tennis?

 

[travlerajm]

Would pickleballers be upset if tennis players came to their court and played mini tennis?

Spread the word. The battle begins.

 

[onehandbh]

Spread the word. The battle begins.

If you bring some chalk, you can also play tic tac toe on a pickleball court.

 

[ByeByePoly]

It's our duty to make them feel guilty and unwanted.

like your mixed doubles partners

You will fit in perfectly in mixed pickleball

 

[ByeByePoly]

Would pickleballers be upset if tennis players came to their court and played mini tennis?

everyone should be mad about mini tennis

 

[onehandbh]

everyone should be mad about mini tennis

Mini-tennis has made me a much better athlete than tennis, basketball, baseball, surfing, soccer/football, curling, billards, golf, darts, or fishing ever did. Faster reaction time and speed are needed since the ball is only coming from 10 feet away. Point for point, mini-tennis requires more skill than tennis.

 

[ByeByePoly]

Mini-tennis has made me a much better athlete than tennis, basketball, baseball, surfing, soccer/football, curling, billards, golf, darts, or fishing ever did. Faster reaction time and speed are needed since the ball is only coming from 10 feet away. Point for point, mini-tennis requires more skill than tennis.

I will think of you as mini-Monfils.

 

[onehandbh]

I will think of you as mini-Monfils.

x.com

x.com

 

[sureshs]

We have a newbie pickleball player that came from tennis … I told him a year from now he will still hate the plastic ball that does not bounce.

If you are a tennis player that wants to annoy pickleballers … just keep bouncing tennis ball off tennis racquet strings near the court.

“That’s not a ball … this is a ball“

Our indoor Lifetime pickleball courts are Acrylic over the basketball wood floor. Today I reached as high as I could and dropped the wiffle … only bounced 3-4” above my knee.

One of the places where I play is just the basketball court with Pickle lines

 

[ByeByePoly]

One of the places where I play is just the basketball court with Pickle lines

Sorry

 

[ByeByePoly]

x.com

x.com

His baiting worked … 1.4 responses including Kyrgios.

 

[ErrorMachine]

I don’t really care what game is played on the court as long as time limits are respected

 

[sureshs]

His baiting worked … 1.4 responses including Kyrgios.

He is correct.

Skill-wise, table tennis > pickleball > tennis > badminton.

Endurance-wise, badminton > tennis > pickleball > table tennis.

Strength-wise, tennis > pickleball > badminton > table tennis.

 

[ByeByePoly]

He is correct.

Skill-wise, table tennis > pickleball > tennis > badminton.

Endurance-wise, badminton > tennis > pickleball > table tennis.

Strength-wise, tennis > pickleball > badminton > table tennis.

The generic “who has/is the best athletes” never worked

For example:

Who was the better athlete at their peak?

- Djokovic
- Federer
- Monfils
- Michael Jordan
- Lebron James
- Messi
- Usain Bolt
- {marathon/triathlete}
- Cirque du Soleil

 

[travlerajm]

The generic “who has/is the best athletes” never worked

For example:

Who was the better athlete in their prime?

1) Djokovic
2) Federer
3) Monfils
3) Michael Jordan
4) Lebron James
5) Messi
6) Usain Bolt
7) {marathon/triathlete}
8) Cirque du Soleil

Djok too high on your list because his prime was his mid 30s.

 

[sureshs]

The generic “who has/is the best athletes” never worked

For example:

Who was the better athlete in their prime?

1) Djokovic
2) Federer
3) Monfils
3) Michael Jordan
4) Lebron James
5) Messi
6) Usain Bolt
7) {marathon/triathlete}
8) Cirque du Soleil

9) sureshs

 

[ByeByePoly]

Djok too high on your list because his prime was his mid 30s.

That wasn’t a ranking … it was a list of great athletes.

Fixed it.

 

[atatu]

He is correct.

Skill-wise, table tennis > pickleball > tennis > badminton.

Endurance-wise, badminton > tennis > pickleball > table tennis.

Strength-wise, tennis > pickleball > badminton > table tennis.

Is your skill ranking for the lowest levels or for the professional game, because the appeal of pickleball is that it's easy to learn and anyone can play in 10 minutes, so that makes no sense. If you're talking about the intricacies of dinking on the pro level it might be debatable (I don't actually how much skill that takes).

 

[sureshs]

Is your skill ranking for the lowest levels or for the professional game, because the appeal of pickleball is that it's easy to learn and anyone can play in 10 minutes, so that makes no sense. If you're talking about the intricacies of dinking on the pro level it might be debatable (I don't actually how much skill that takes).

Lowest levels

 

[atatu]

Lowest levels

In that case it's ridiculous to say that pickelball takes more skill than tennis.

 

[travlerajm]

In that case it's ridiculous to say that pickelball takes more skill than tennis.

Not really. The lowest level of tennis player is lower than the lowest level of pickleball. Therefore, pickleball players start out with more skill. Also, it requires extra skill to learn how to hit a ball while looking down at the kitchen line simultaneously to make sure you don’t step over it. In tennis you don’t have to multitask like that.

 

[ByeByePoly]

Not really. The lowest level of tennis player is lower than the lowest level of pickleball. Therefore, pickleball players start out with more skill. Also, it requires extra skill to learn how to hit a ball while looking down at the kitchen line simultaneously to make sure you don’t step over it. In tennis you don’t have to multitask like that.

new tennis player can’t keep a rally going for a year … pickleballer day one so more skilled.

 

[ByeByePoly]

Not really. The lowest level of tennis player is lower than the lowest level of pickleball. Therefore, pickleball players start out with more skill. Also, it requires extra skill to learn how to hit a ball while looking down at the kitchen line simultaneously to make sure you don’t step over it. In tennis you don’t have to multitask like that.

Starlings have more skill than a hawk flying ... but hawk has more skill on the ground

 

[travlerajm]

Starlings have more skill than a hawk flying ... but hawk has more skill on the ground

So you’re saying we tennis players need to make use our talons to stomp on the heads of the pickleballers and tear their heads off before they can fly away?

 

[ByeByePoly]

So you’re saying we tennis players need to make use our talons to stomp on the heads of the pickleballers and tear their heads off before they can fly away?

in theory … but there are some badass starlings and some wussie hawks

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

One of the places where I play is just the basketball court with Pickle lines

Indoors? Are you sure those aren’t badminton court lines?

 

[sureshs]

Indoors? Are you sure those aren’t badminton court lines?

They are Pickle lines

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

They are Pickle lines

Indoors? If so, it just sounds plain wrong that there’d be lines for Pb but not for Badm.

 

[Sudacafan]

I absolutely hate pickleball.

Right.