ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
I think I changed a couple of times early … and then stuck with an Odyssey putter. My driving and putting was pretty good from the start … the problem was everything in between
This style/shape …
When will pickleball be an Olympic sport?
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I think I changed a couple of times early … and then stuck with an Odyssey putter. My driving and putting was pretty good from the start … the problem was everything in between
This style/shape …
optic yellow
Legend
At least it's a nice classic shape rather than some ridiculous dreck such as this.I think I changed a couple of times early … and then stuck with an Odyssey putter. My driving and putting was pretty good from the start … the problem was everything in between
This style/shape …
Radicalized
Professional
Ping Anser 5 here.
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
No idea why talking about putters made me remember a curved face putter brought to golf one day. The idea was it got the ball rolling immediately rather than a launch/skid first. I hit some putts with it and had the thought it actually did feel like ball rolled immediately off the strike … but just looked to weird for me.
Ever tried a putter like this?
Quick Roll Putter https://a.co/d/14W2pjp
TennisDawg
Hall of Fame
Pickle is boring to watch on TV. But that’s not a factor. Curling is boring and it’s an Olympic sport.
It is not true
dannyslicer
Semi-Pro
Over the next 10-20 years, there will be a gold rush of people installing PB courts in their yards. ¼ the size of a tennis court. Fraction of the cost? I also think we’re going to see driveways painted with lines for use with a $70 net. BOOM. 24/7 PB at home. If only the tennis junkie could have done this! the courts eventually becoming as ever-present in certain communities as backyard pools.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
The same year that pigs learn to fly
Note I don't play padel or pickleball but in my travels here are the countries I have seen padel courts... Turkey, Spain, Germany, Italy, Greece, Latvia, Sweden, Norway, UK, Spain, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and to a much lesser extent Canada and the US.
Here are the countries I have seen pickleball courts... Canada, US and Mexican resorts full of Canadians and Americans.
This is anecdotal evidence but it's probably much more reflective of what's actually happening as far as popularity globally. I would also caution against using any stats sourced from pickleball groups themselves as they are notorious for exaggerating.
Better_Call_Raul
Hall of Fame
SystemicAnomaly
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Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Bocce
Crocodile
G.O.A.T.
Just out of curiosity what happened to racquet ball ? I remember people saying in the 80’s that racquet bell would end and take over squash, but you don’t hear anything about it these days. Off course squash has declined badly as well but is still played at the Commonwealth Games;
We really don’t know where pickleball will progress to and it’s interesting to see how each country deals with it. In Australia, Tennis Australia is trying to incorporate the sport under the tennis banner as they have done with cardio tennis, and hot shots ( 10 and under tennis),
I think what the IOC will do in collaboration with hosting nations ( and I could be wrong ) is actually put every sport under the microscope of investigation assess it’s ROI because money right now is a bit tight and if countries make either a direct loss or flow on loss to their overall economy then the Olympic Games will be something countries may not want to host.
I think it’s a superb event and the build up is great, you get new faculties and tourism booms but others don’t necessarily see it that way,
We really don’t know where pickleball will progress to and it’s interesting to see how each country deals with it. In Australia, Tennis Australia is trying to incorporate the sport under the tennis banner as they have done with cardio tennis, and hot shots ( 10 and under tennis),
I think what the IOC will do in collaboration with hosting nations ( and I could be wrong ) is actually put every sport under the microscope of investigation assess it’s ROI because money right now is a bit tight and if countries make either a direct loss or flow on loss to their overall economy then the Olympic Games will be something countries may not want to host.
I think it’s a superb event and the build up is great, you get new faculties and tourism booms but others don’t necessarily see it that way,
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
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I Dink Too Much
Rookie
The olympics are political ... have been for a long long time.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
Touché.
But pickleball? Only if Kim Jong-un starts playing. Hope he does.
atatu
Legend
He tried it...he thought it was so boring that he had the guy who suggested it shot immediately.
I Dink Too Much
Rookie
Ha-ha! Even as a pickleball player, I recognize good humor when I see it. atatu, that was brilliant!
They can't, except in a few well-funded public facilities. We have one such facility here with a couple of Padel courts.Padel looks like a million times more fun than pickelball.
But how the hell can American cities build up public padel courts.
Yeah but for other reasons not like this one.
Dunlop300g
Semi-Pro
Pickleball is for chumps. It's only popular in the US where they are destroying tennis courts in order to advance Pickleball, the stringer's nightmare, as the next junk sport. So yeah, "next century" ... it's the closest answer to "never".
Grafil Injection
Hall of Fame
Well pickle would clearly be terrible, but darts on the other hand. Go Luke the Nuke!
I Dink Too Much
Rookie
If you're even in the high country of Colorado, I'll let you borrow one of my paddles ... and even hit with you on my home court.
Canada, Australia, Mexico, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, etc. We're gaining a lot of ground.
atatu
Legend
They're coming
Here Comes the Great Chinese Pickleball Revolution
If pickleball is in the throes of taking over America, then China is on the cusp of—no exaggeration—taking over pickleball.
frontofficesports.com
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
China can have pickleball for all I care. I can’t see it ever becoming an Olympic sport. It might be a fun pastime for many but, compared to other sports, it requires a lot less skill than most and does not deserve to be an Olympic sport.They're coming
Here Comes the Great Chinese Pickleball Revolution
If pickleball is in the throes of taking over America, then China is on the cusp of—no exaggeration—taking over pickleball.
I’d rather see squash earn a seat at the Olympic table.
I Dink Too Much
Rookie
Interesting article. Seymour Rifkind -- heavily quoted in that piece -- claims to be a 5.0 player. I just looked him up. He is "NR" which means he doesn't have a rating. (He may have BEEN a 5.0 ... but DUPR is a rating system where games older than six months drop off your rating.) If Rifkind isn't actively playing, he's no longer a 5.0.
But he certainly is a big self-promoter. I hope he's successful at expanding pickleball internationally.
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