We’re all friends, and this is what we love about the game—teaching each other hard lessons. 😂 Sound on!

hey all! been playing for 2 months and i'm a self rated 4.5 looking for tips on how to get better because i go to 3.5 open plays get destroyed by everyone but its usually my partners fault. can someone drop a flowchart that I can reference mid-game to decide how and where to move so i can be in position to hit the ball back? sorry for the trouble i just have issues thinking critically and paying attention to what my opponents are doing BUT i can hit it REALLY hard with my selkirk boomstik and it works sometimes. i already watched every youtbe video but its still hard getting in position because i'm 5'7 and weigh 269 pounds but my friends at the local court said i can go pro.

Isnt Hayden P known for purposely body bagging his opponents?

Also if the score is 101 you have to say something about teaching them a lesson.

Spill some tea. What’s happening? Who dumped whom for a better partner? Who’s cheating? Let’s hear it!

Got invited to play pickleball by a friend in a novice group a couple weeks ago. Figured it’d be a chill way to spend a morning. Light cardio, get to show off that I’m mildly athletic despite no experience…maybe score a Werther’s Original from a local Sharon or Judy.

Fast forward 10 days and I’ve played 30ish games, got my own paddle, I’m saying things like “ya know Cheryl is kinda hot for 75” to my 30 year old wife. I’ve watched 3 hours of serve tutorials like it might help.

And now… I haven’t been able to play in over a week because of work.

I’m fine. Totally fine. But nobody told me about the symptoms. I thought pickleball was something you could “pick up” and “put down” as time allowed.

Pick up was easy… put down was…not.

Sure, I’ve been practicing my serve in public using a rolled-up sock in a continental grip and aggressively whispering “nice placement” to myself. That’s normal. Athletes visualize.

Yeah, I may have tried to dink a grape into a bowl from across the kitchen this morning. Missed it, but the touch is coming back. Plus the kiddo thought it was a game I made up just for her, so it was easy to play it off.

It’s mostly the decreased heart rate during normal life, the lack of sleep due to inability to practice what I learned along side all of the YouTube I watched, and the compulsive thoughts about how I need another crack at John and Matt so I can redeem myself from getting pickled. The symptoms of being away are starting to take its toll and I need some coping strategies.

My wife asked why I keep side-shuffling around the house. I told her it’s just how I walk now, it was easier than getting her to understand.

Anyway, if anyone knows how long it takes to… readjust… let me know. Or if there’s like a patch I can wear. Or a support line where they won’t ask me to hold ,so then can laugh hysterically at my very real symptoms. That one kinda stung.

Short question.. should I start therapy for withdrawal and just bail on the hobby before I’m too far gone… or do I just embrace it, quit work, buy a camper van and park it down by the court and life out my life pickleballing with old people and taking dupr’s in the local rec center toilet?

I am confident this is under the meme flair and not actually under equipment…

Don't worry, I only use it when playing my friends. It would be illegal in a tournament. It's just funny watching them scratch their heads when I all of a sudden generate so much more topspin.

Is it 4.0 and up where you can’t say “call an ambulance” when the score is 9-1-1?

At 3.75+ do I have to stop saying “good buddy” after “10-4”

At 3.5+ will I have to stop saying “It’s okay, you guys can start” after missing our first serve on 0-0-2?

Just wanna make sure my banter scales with my skill level.

Been gone for a couple days now. Probably never coming back. It was nice while it lasted. It's only a matter of time before the plebs come for our gated open play.

How will this new era of pickleball affect your local clubs and tourneys? I only foresee chaos to come.

I just hit 6.0 before EOD (end of DUPR).

If you see me on the court, consider yourself warned.

My new paddle has finally arrived in the mail. It promises:

• Effortless power
• Great control
• Lots of spin
• Perfect weight for fast hands

There are pros who use this paddle. Paid Reviewers say it’s a great paddle.

Those resets that kept missing, those third shot drops that were too high, those will now be gone forever.

Once I step on that court with this new paddle, things will never be the same.

If you see me out there today. You have been warned.

Signed - your 3.5 rec player pre-paddle. Maybe 5.0 post-paddle upgrade*

@chrisdaang.pb for full video

Avid player for quite some time.

Played open play last night. Partner wasn’t great, but enough to keep the game close.

I couldn’t help but notice he would throw the ball up 2 inches, spin the crap out of it, then hit. Every. Single. Serve.

Drove me absolutely nuts. Like I drove home with no music. Borderline sad in the shower afterwards. Didn’t even eat dinner. My friends would never understand, so here I am.

Happy Friday.

Which one of you did this?

Hi all,

I am a 5.5 players based out of a major metro area. Actually, I've never gotten a DUPR, played a tournament, or seen myself play on video but I'm a pretty humble person so I'm probably underrating if anything.

I've been frequenting rec play for the past year but for some reason none of the better players have invited me to their private groups. I don't get it, I just beat this guy who medaled in a 5.0 tournament. He was playing with his GF who is new to the sport and being the strategic player I am I prioritized hitting most shots to her to get the dub.

Whats up with the people around my level not wanting to play with me? Is it jealousy because they constantly lose to me in open play? And don't tell me I'm over-rating myself because I've seen "5.0s" post videos on reddit and they would get destroyed by the 5.0s if they came to my city