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Waquoit said:
Orthopedic surgeons like to joke that pickleball is keeping them in business.
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That’s nothing, wait until the next pickleball genius introduces pickleball on grass, red clay, and har-tru.
 
JeannoCT said:
glad you said that. I am a fan of DeChambeau and Mickelson, and they absolutely refuse to cover PM too. I watched all the coverage yesterday and they finally showed him and he put it in the creek. They definitely choose who they want to promote.
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Both dead to me, along with DJ and the others that left for LIV.
 
Millionaires fighting millionaires. I could care less. Just want to watch good golf.
 
JeannoCT said:
glad you said that. I am a fan of DeChambeau and Mickelson, and they absolutely refuse to cover PM too. I watched all the coverage yesterday and they finally showed him and he put it in the creek. They definitely choose who they want to promote.
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I’m the opposite, not a fan of either since they bolted to LIV. I actually skip the Bryson highlights.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
Yeah sure. That’s what everyone said about Paddleball, 30 years ago. Lol. Pickelball is fun to play and much easier to play well than tennis is, but so is Ping Pong, racquetball, squash, badminton and croquet. Take a tennis lesson, and maybe the light will go on for you. I don’t see ESPN, CBS, or NBC preempting hours of air time for Pickleball Tournaments like they do for Wimbledon, The French Open, The Australian Open or The US Open. Maybe the next Richard Williams should school his two young daughters in Pickelball instead? Show me one high school or middle school in the state of Connecticut that has pickelball courts, or Pickelball teams.
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I never heard anything remotely similar to paddle….ever. Pickleball is already more popular than tennis among players. How many pickle courts do you see being converted to tennis?? I see lots of tennis to paddle conversion. It will never be the pro sport tennis is
 
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I'm pulling for a Rahm backdoor top 10 as my 1 and done choice
Rooting for Rory to win.
I dont like him but I think Bryson has magic in him and will win. His short game is extremely underrated and he's a fantastic putter.
I think the weight of 10+ years and the missed putt on 16 at Pinehurst is too much for Rory to overcome. Bryson looks like he's playing with freedom, and doesn't have his best stuff
 
CONN78SEJ said:
Yeah sure. That’s what everyone said about Paddleball, 30 years ago. Lol. Pickelball is fun to play and much easier to play well than tennis is, but so is Ping Pong, racquetball, squash, badminton and croquet. Take a tennis lesson, and maybe the light will go on for you. I don’t see ESPN, CBS, or NBC preempting hours of air time for Pickleball Tournaments like they do for Wimbledon, The French Open, The Australian Open or The US Open. Maybe the next Richard Williams should school his two young daughters in Pickelball instead? Show me one high school or middle school in the state of Connecticut that has pickelball courts, or Pickelball teams.
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For the life of me I don't see why pickleball is popular? I get that anyone of any age or fitness can play but that can be said of ping pong and badminton as well. And in terms of viewing it's the worst racquet sport by far. I would rather watch people bowl or play billiards.
 
NJHusky said:
I never heard anything remotely similar to paddle….ever. Pickleball is already more popular than tennis among players. How many pickle courts do you see being converted to tennis?? I see lots of tennis to paddle conversion. It will never be the pro sport tennis is
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You say “lots”. Give me specific instances and name the locations of local tennis courts being torn down and converted to pickleball courts. Now I’m not arguing that in some cases there might be some private conversions of tennis to pickleball, or a town that has a zillion tennis courts converting a small percentage to pickleball, but when you say “lots”, I think you’re exaggerating. The reason for the conversions is simple, pickleball is much much easier to play and to play it well, tennis is not easy to play and play well, in most individual cases it takes years of practice, lessons, and coaching to play tennis and play it well. The same thing happened in the United States in the 1980’s with paddleball, although I will say that paddleball is still very big in Europe and South America, and I might add that Pickelball is not new, it’s been around since the 1960’s, and is very different than both paddleball and tennis. Pickelball uses a lightweight plastic wiffleball with holes in it, making it more like badminton. Whereas I’ve seen paddleball players using a tennis ball. Lastly I have seen people in the local town I live in using tennis courts to play pickleball, all that’s needed is a few different colored lines to define the much smaller pickleball court dimensions. The next thing you’ll tell me is pickleball is overtaking golf too.:rolleyes:
 
superjohn said:
For the life of me I don't see why pickleball is popular? I get that anyone of any age or fitness can play but that can be said of ping pong and badminton as well. And in terms of viewing it's the worst racquet sport by far. I would rather watch people bowl or play billiards.
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It’s popular because it’s easier and cheaper to play for all ages, compared to golf or tennis, and it uses a plastic wiffelball with holes in it. As for injuries, imagine playing badminton on a hard court. If you want to tear your ACL or sprain your ankle, take up pickleball. Just google “pickleball injuries”. UBS has estimated that pickleball injuries have cost Americans $500 million in 2023 alone.
 
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CONN78SEJ said:
You say “lots”. Give me specific instances and name the locations of local tennis courts being torn down and converted to pickleball courts. Now I’m not arguing that in some cases there might be some private conversions of tennis to pickleball, or a town that has a zillion tennis courts converting a small percentage to pickleball, but when you say “lots”, I think you’re exaggerating. The reason for the conversions is simple, pickleball is much much easier to play and to play it well, tennis is not easy to play and play well, in most individual cases it takes years of practice, lessons, and coaching to play tennis and play it well. The same thing happened in the United States in the 1980’s with paddleball, although I will say that paddleball is still very big in Europe and South America, and I might add that Pickelball is not new, it’s been around since the 1960’s, and is very different than both paddleball and tennis. Pickelball uses a lightweight plastic wiffleball with holes in it, making it more like badminton. Whereas I’ve seen paddleball players using a tennis ball. Lastly I have seen people in the local town I live in using tennis courts to play pickleball, all that’s needed is a few different colored lines to define the much smaller pickleball court dimensions. The next thing you’ll tell me is pickleball is overtaking golf too.:rolleyes:
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Wow. You have a love affair with tennis. Didn’t mean to demean your mistress :rolleyes:

FYI, You didn’t need to explain pickleball.

You answer your own question why it’s more popular…it’s easier to play at a decent level


Courts surged to 68,458 in 2024 (18,455 new courts added), per USA Pickleball, with 15,910 locations (4,000 added in 2024). Florida (1,228 locations) and California (1,223) lead, followed by Texas (941). Many courts are retrofitted tennis courts, easing expansion.

If you want more info here’s a link

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NJHusky said:
Wow. You have a love affair with tennis. Didn’t mean to demean your mistress :rolleyes:

FYI, You didn’t need to explain pickleball.

You answer your own question why it’s more popular…it’s easier to play at a decent level


Courts surged to 68,458 in 2024 (18,455 new courts added), per USA Pickleball, with 15,910 locations (4,000 added in 2024). Florida (1,228 locations) and California (1,223) lead, followed by Texas (941). Many courts are retrofitted tennis courts, easing expansion.

If you want more info here’s a link
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Good luck in your pickleball career.:rolleyes:
 
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Pickleball has gotten so popular that I heard the Saudis are trying to start their own LIV-like tour to steal all the high-profile pros from the PPA tour…
 
CONN78SEJ said:
Good luck in your pickleball career.:rolleyes:
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Must be tough to play tennis on your high horse :cool: The disdain tennis players have for pickle taking over their courts is very funny to me.

So how much money did you make playing tennis?

The irony is I don’t play either, but I see what’s happening.
 
It should be an interesting final round. Rory playing great but fighting his inner demons. Bryson somehow managing to string together decent rounds despite not playing well. It would be great to see them both play great and give us a thriller, but I think if someone can put up a big number ahead of them, they will have a great shot as the odds of the final pair both melting under the pressure are fairly high.
 
ec33 said:
It should be an interesting final round. Rory playing great but fighting his inner demons. Bryson somehow managing to string together decent rounds despite not playing well. It would be great to see them both play great and give us a thriller, but I think if someone can put up a big number ahead of them, they will have a great shot as the odds of the final pair both melting under the pressure are fairly high.
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There's the expression the Master's doesn't start until the 10th tee on Sunday. And Rory has that 10th tee snap hook in his memory bank. Fourteen years since he snapped that drive leading to a back 9 43 in 2011.
 
Chin Diesel said:
There's the expression the Master's doesn't start until the 10th tee on Sunday. And Rory has that 10th tee snap hook in his memory bank. Fourteen years since he snapped that drive leading to a back 9 43 in 2011.
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He’ll choke. For sure.
 
Bryson reminds me of a mechanical bull. And he doesn't have the pressure to win here as Rory. His short game has gotten really good to go with his longest drive techniques and its equipment. His starting iron is a 5 with a 2-iron loft. Thats what the game has evolved into. Longest drive techniques coupled with the short game using up to 5 wedges. Looking for Connors to get to a playoff and win. No rooting interest for the LIV fellas.
 
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I really don’t care which one of them wins or if they both collapse. We know they both have the chance. But if Rory plays ok and shoots 71or 70 and Bryson plays better and shoots a 68, I would not put it past someone in the group of six players in that -5 to -6 under, to go out and shoot a 64 or 65. If they post with five or six holes left for the final group and neither has had a particularly good day who knows what could happen.

Who has the odds on field against Bryson and Rory today. There has to be one out there somewhere. I am in FL so I am limited to Hard Rock Bet which is probably the worst site of all those available to most people. Living in FL has its benefits but one of them is not access to on line gaming. I am not big into it anyway. But if I was getting like 4-1 on that I might think about wagering a few dollars.

I think their is a chance the winner is already in the clubhouse when the last putt of the tournament goes in the hole.

I just want it to be close. I really hope Rory does not come out and have a few bogies in the first five holes and Bryson plays clean in the beginning. If that happens I think Bryson wins. Rory’s best chance is to come out hot get a three or four shot lead then play solid over the last 12 holes. Sounds simple but history tells us it will not be that easy.
 
I’m in on Rory. He’s playing the best he has at this tournament over 3 straight days and it is time for him to get over the hump just like Paige and UCon just did.
 
NJHusky said:
Must be tough to play tennis on your high horse :cool: The disdain tennis players have for pickle taking over their courts is very funny to me.

So how much money did you make playing tennis?

The irony is I don’t play either, but I see what’s happening.
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I made more money teaching tennis than playing. I live in Connecticut and still have yet to see all these pickleball courts you claim are on every corner. Have not seen a one, though I have seen a couple tennis courts which have pickleball lines painted on them so you can play either pickleball or tennis on them.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
I made more money teaching tennis than playing. I live in Connecticut and still have yet to see all these pickleball courts you claim are on every corner. Have not seen a one, though I have seen a couple tennis courts which have pickleball lines painted on them so you can play either pickleball or tennis on them.
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I see a bunch of new pickleball and conversion courts when in Ct.
Down in Florida even more.
The urgent care centers and the doctors are the beneficiaries.
 
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jibsey said:
I see a bunch of new pickleball and conversion courts when in Ct.
Down in Florida even more.
The urgent care centers and the doctors are the beneficiaries.
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Where in CT? I haven’t seen any? My orthopedist can set up shop across the street.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
It’s popular because it’s easier and cheaper to play for all ages, compared to golf or tennis, and it uses a plastic wiffelball with holes in it. As for injuries, imagine playing badminton on a hard court. If you want to tear your ACL or sprain your ankle, take up pickleball. Just google “pickleball injuries”. UBS has estimated that pickleball injuries have cost Americans $500 million in 2023 alone.
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Yes but why pickleball over ping pong and badminton which have been around forever? Both ping pong and badminton are certainly better to watch, I have to imagine they're more fun to play. I grew up playing tennis, ping pong, and badminton and tennis is one of the greatest sports ever created IMO so I'm well versed in racquet sports but pickleball looks incredibly stupid.

My dad and his buddy wasted 5 grand a piece a very long time ago trying to create a sport called King Pong, it turns out they were like 40 years too early.
 
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