Can I Beat PRO Pickleball Players?

[@kukko5985]

5:27 hahah the glass wasnt there mate :D

[@EverythingPadel]

😂

[@Heavy4th]

"You can't boost there mate"

[@MrFat1337]

pickleball is fun and competitive. Yes it can be easy... if you play against people who arent good. Its like saying a foot race is easy... not until you're running against people your speed or faster.

[@igorstrzalkowski]

They 100% played padel before

[@amaransari6228]

cope

[@zmxvbj]

Padel is easy compared to pickleball. So much time to react. The only thing that have me trouble was the variable bounces off the walls, but a couple more sessions and it would've been better. Don't get me wrong, padel is fun but it doesn't require anywhere near the reflexes and reaction time as pickleball

[@luisalbertobauerlandivar5638]

@@zmxvbjlol you’re so delusional

[@SuhFPS]

@@zmxvbjpadel’s definitely easy to pick up but insanely hard to master, if you ever play against great players, you realise how much there is to perfect

[@TheSevenNation]

@@zmxvbj you´ve got to be kidding. Padel can be easier to pass the ball over the net, but oh boy, when the level goes up...

[@paoloplayspadel]

everythingpickleball when? :D I've sadly departed from playing padel as it's just so expensive to play it here in NY. I've since picked up playing pickleball. It's free by me, lots of welcoming players, and we just have a great time laughing throughout every game.

[@cronicaos7055]

Padel > pickleball. Sorry

[@Alnivol666]

So your only reason to play pickleball is that it is free. Okay. Good luck!

[@verdugui85]

Haven't tried pickleball but I have been playing padel for the last 2 years and just love it. Padel > pickelball

[@lightsviewpodcast6011]

Tennis>

[@zhuzhou]

Very cool. Pickleballer here but i love how it has elements of racquetball too!

[@Heibergg]

Could really feel the enjoyment of the pickle game 😍 must try it soon!

[@daviddehass6877]

Padel looks like a blast, just too much $$$ to build and maintain. Cities love how cost efficient pickleball is.

[@Alnivol666]

But it is shait though.

[@victorwallec2534]

@@Alnivol666 based

[@stanhuntpadel132]

Haha absolutely class video so much fun 🙌🙌

[@ChrisLehtoF16]

great video! Thanks. I will not be a snob anymore and will try pickleball:

[@ChrisLehtoF16]

just had my first competitive win! M5, super fun! Winning is much better than losing although I really remember our first match which was a loss. We learned so much in the defeat though, part of the fun. On to the quarters. I felt bad for the losers also but most of the people will be losers. There are only a very few winners in the end. So might as well try and enjoy losing as well. Sorry I rambled but am stoked hah. Sports are great.

[@WivoRN]

This is absolutely amazing 😂

[@EverythingPadel]

Thanks bro

[@ansil__]

keep up with this videos, fireee

[@DanKaschel]

"they were not holding back" they were definitely holding back 😂

[@EricRogstad]

2:38 "You can't volley the ball until the ball has bounced three times. So the fourth shot."

[@EricRogstad]

Maybe he meant to say, "... until the ball has been hit three times." That would be accurate.

[@peterhitchman6934]

@@EricRogstad Yeah my bad lol

[@Raraoolala]

Ok I caught this too when he was explaining in the video and given the highlight that was shown immediately contradicting what he said. But I am still hung up after your clarification (though it is helpful): in the highlight clip there's a serve, a return, and then immediately volleyed out of air on the 3rd shot contradicting what you're saying also - is there some different rule in solo play or what am I missing?

[@Eddieboy3385]

Pádel looks so fun but I don’t think there is a single padle court in the state of Iowa

[@tomasmenezes3683]

That’s a business opportunity then!

[@jameswbassett]

Great stuff, Ewan. Love the thin air boast at 5:27!

[@EverythingPadel]

😂😂

[@ludwigeiner2549]

Great video! Would absolutely love a similar video but with tennis!!

[@EverythingPadel]

Haha I am terrible at tennis

[@iarmycombo5659]

Wouldnt be much of a video. Like he said, its amazing you can have good rallies with pros on pickleball. With tennis it would just be a slaughter or the pros would play at like 5% effort.

[@torintorintorin]

@@iarmycombo5659 Wouldn't even need pros. You could literally place a dummy on the other side of the court and watch anyone playing tennis for the first time losing due to being unable to serve over the net 😀 Skills needed to enjoy tennis are ridiculously high, especially compared to skills needed for any other racquet sport, whereas fun factor is nowhere near as high unfortunately.

[@iarmycombo5659]

@@torintorintorin yeah if the player has never touched a racket/bat/stick in their life and is already an adult. Children would learn to serve fast during the game. Your analogy makes nearly 0 sense as it only applies to adults who somehow have never experienced the concept of "sport equipment". May i remind you in tennis the one who gives the serve always switches. A cardboard cutout cant serve either. So the score is always even after each player has served. Unless the player happens to accidentally succeed 2 times at 4 out of 6 serves on their turn in which case they win

[@torintorintorin]

@@iarmycombo5659 seems you are taking exaggeration and sarcasm way too seriously. Good luck!

[@philsoc8286]

Pickleball can be fun and social, especially with a friend or spouse who isn’t so adept. What seals the deal for Padel is it’s more demanding and rewarding physically, and the softer surface is easier on the joints.

[@AlphaInsightsDaily]

I’d disagree there. It’s a matter of the level you are playing. A lot of lower level play with alot of errors, lack of dink rallies, lack of resets, etc don’t have the aspects of physicality that the more advanced level has. It’s the same in padel. Beginner players aren’t having long rallies or using good technique so it’s way less demanding. I also have played a lot of padel and after two hours of pickleball verse padel pickleball is for sure as physically demanding. As for the softer surfaces, definitely true padel has the advantage there.

[@RandomTEK]

great video!!

[@ferranoliver4]

I saw Molly playing at the english open, and she is soooo good, the final was amazing

[@EverythingPadel]

She is class

[@RobandTali]

Loving your videos Ewan and learning alot as I move over from tennis and squash 👍

[@EverythingPadel]

Cheers

[@mynietbellen]

Well done!

[@thepickleballstore]

Fantastic video 👏🏼💜

[@yojironin]

One pretty big issue that limits padel's growth vs pickleball here in the US is simply cost. Very often you can play pickleball outdoors for free. Or if you want to play regularly on outdoor courts in a town that charges out-of-towners, $150-200 a year for a pass. Indoor open play locally for me ranges from $10-20 per 2 hr session. Padel? $50 for the same amount of time, no free options. And our local padel center is the only one so far in the state (NJ) and it just opened earlier this year w/3 courts. I mean I get why they need to charge more, but so far the demand just isn't there yet.

[@halohawkxx]

You talking about the one that was made in Chatham right? CenterCourt that just made Padel Courts?

[@yojironin]

@@halohawkxx Morristown. Chatham is all pickleball (and tennis).

[@halohawkxx]

@yojironin I knew it was Center Court but yeah. I might pass by one of these days. If you have Discord or something, I'll message you & we can coordinate for some Padel (I wanna get into it)

[@cuervo8926]

Padel ❤ Siempre

[@bryandbaker]

Apparently the rules of pickleball is different over there in Australia. In America, the “two bounce rule” simply means the ball must bounce on your side before your side can hit a volley, and that is true for both sides. So the serve and the return both must be allowed to land, and it’s open after that.

[@jmeib]

those pickleball pros went so easy on you two 😂

[@PickleboyPauly]

The Padel player wearing all black a couple of his serves looks illegal but I’m really glad they gave it a try

[@tomerlandson2524]

As someone that almost played every racket sport there is (Started with Tennis at age 5, Badminton at 9, Squash at 13, Padle at 17 and Pickleball last year at age 26) I think all racket sport has there time and place. In my opinion nothing beats a good game of Tennis still but then like you said you need to be at equal levels for that and just like a 15% offset in skill can make it not even fun to play. But for me pickleball you can play and have fun with almost anyone and you can teach someone to play very quick while in Tennis just the serve can take months for someone to get to a level where it's not just a lay up for an avg rec player. Being from Sweden we had probably the biggest Padel boom the sport has ever seen that was great for like 2-3 years but sadly a lot of people got burnt out on it cause everyone was playing like crazy and the price gouging got to a point where courts was just not affordable at all anymore (a mid day hour on a week day goes for around 550kr and around 650kr on evenings or weekends) making it very hard to justify playing for a lot of people. The thing that a lot of pickleball courts has gotten right in the US is also the fact that you can walk up as a single or dubbel and pay a small sum of money to play in a ¨queue¨ styled tournament making it not a requirement to be 4 people to play. For example where I play pickle there is two sets of 5 courts (5 for adv and 5 for beg players) where they to the winner moves up and the loser goes out so if there is 10 duos playing and 3 in queue the 5 duos that loses goes of and the winners stacks up on 2.5 courts then the 3 in queue fills out 1.5 court and then the 2 ¨lowest¨ teams that got knocked out fills the last court and then the other 3 duos create the next queue and so on. And they try to balance the different queues by moving up someone that has been staying on in the beg queue to the adv or moving someone down that almost always loses there first game in adv queue and so one until there isn't more then 1 team more in either queue.

[@timmo5443]

Can you try playing some squash players now please

[@RMLLcrazy]

I definitely feel like the biggest advantage pickle ball has over Padel is singles. Padel singles with a smaller court would be so dope.

[@EverythingPadel]

I’ve played singles padel on a smaller court, and it’s just not that good. Hard to explain but just doesn’t work, you need that diagonal play in padel

[@brianmccluskey4281]

Been playing padel for a few years and am now 62. I recently played pickleball and reckon when I start to struggle pn the padel court I can swith to pickleball. Still love padel though.

[@paweurban6689]

Great idea for a video

[@betomondini]

Truth is...TENIS, can handle a match in either Pickelball and Padel, but none of those can defend themselves in a tenis court

[@EverythingPadel]

In padel tennis players against good padel players always lose

[@betomondini]

@@EverythingPadel as they should. But tennis players will give then a match. In a tennis court there is no match at all. Also, tennis will beat padel and PB in Table tebnis anyday. Thats a fun video!

[@machambaza]

​@@betomondini Sure, in your dreams

[@efez8863]

Perhaps beach tennis would be a wonderful sport to try. It's not that popular in the UK but I believe it's still played. It's also an easy sport to learn at a decent level especially with a padel background and it's a lot of fun.

[@ENGOS1990]

One question. Have they ever played Padel before? Their game looked too good 😂 esp the smashes

[@EverythingPadel]

Yeh they have but mostly pickle

[@carlrodrigues6919]

Smashes are the same in pball that's why

[@AMurderOfLobs]

The thing that doesn't appeal to me about padel is how the classic tennis topspin drive doesn't exist. That's the most satisfying part of tennis, and pickleball as well - getting a cheeky topspin drive (or drop even - in pickle). I played racquetball for years, and sure it's fun - but once I discovered the satisfaction of proper topspin mechanics in pickleball it was no turning back and I have less desire to play sports like padel, racquetball, etc.

[@EverythingPadel]

True but there are some advanced shots in padel like the vibora and Kicksmash that are very satisfying to hit - you don’t get the ground stiles but you get these attacking overheads

[@AMurderOfLobs]

@@EverythingPadel You get attacking overheads in pickle too.

[@EverythingPadel]

@@AMurderOfLobs i know , and you also get groundstrokes in padel, the point is those overheads are a lot more satisfying in padel

[@AMurderOfLobs]

@@EverythingPadel Why? What is different about them? I'm not arguing, I'm legitimately asking.

[@EverythingPadel]

Watch on youtube like the technique of a kicksmash mate, you can see how much goes into it, and to get that out of the court is very satisfying

[@MattyRut2922]

Biased American here, but I think Pickleball wins in the long run. Nothing to do with which one is better than the other, but Pickleball wins because the courts are cheaper to build. You don't need walls. You and also build two pickleball courts on the space that a single tennis court it... and still leave the court functional for both sports.

[@claudiobauer5528]

Very biased indeed. Pickleball is barely played outside the US... The pickleball court at my club is usually available whereas it's impossible to book padel courts without doing it one week in advance.

[@MattyRut2922]

@@claudiobauer5528 Saying biased and American is a bit redundant, but I stand by my statement. A single tennis court can hold two pickleball courts. It can be played indoors and out. It has alot going for it.

[@claudiobauer5528]

@@MattyRut2922 it doesn't matter whether pickleball courts are smaller and cheaper to set up than padel ones. People want padel and that's exactly what investors are building at a ridiculous rate all over South America, Europe and Asia. Pickleball is pretty much non-existent outside the US. Money talks and the money is in padel, even if the upfront investment is higher.

[@Alnivol666]

@@claudiobauer5528 Americans do not get it. They are so self centered that they somehow think only the US exists. It just speaks to how lazy Americans really are. Padel in the long run requires way more skill to become a pro at it. This girl won her first championships after 1 year of playing. You can't have that in padel.

[@Raraoolala]

2:37 - 'you can't volley the ball, until the ball has bounced 3 times - the 4th shot' Immediately cuts to highlight with 2 bounces before the ball is volleyed out of air ...what?

[@EverythingPadel]

He clarified in the comments - he meant 2 times, not 3

[@EverythingPadel]

What do you guys think of Pickleball?

[@dk2373]

American pickleball coach here-loved the video. A lot of padel players outside the US I think have this snobbish/belittling view towards pickle bc its easier and there’s this stereotype that it’s a sport for the old and the obese (partially true haha). But as you now know playing it at a high level obviously takes skill and requires the same fundamentals that many racquet sports share. Very impressed by how quickly you guys learned to play. Only confusing thing is that he said the ball has to bounce three times before you can volley-it’s only twice: The returner has to let the serve bounce, and the serving team has to let the return bounce, and that’s it. Two-bounce rule.

[@paul_sanchez]

I played it once while waiting for a padel match and we played it with padel rules and it was really fun, such a weird feeling hitting that ball

[@GTOUranus]

try badminton next :D

[@EverythingPadel]

Thanks for the feedback mate! Yeh he meant 2 and I forgot in the edit.

[@peterhitchman6934]

@@dk2373you’re spot on, that’s my bad 😂

[@Vladishere821]

They looked like they had played padel before if not I must say they looked amazing at it. I mean ok they are pros at one racket sport but I was impressed with their shots and technique. Anyway great video and tnx I will give pickleball a go as soon as I have the chance. I am actually now building a padel club here locally in Croatia , we set up the first out of 4 courts. But I’m super seriously considering installing a pickleball court and see how it goes. Then maybe have 3 pickleballs and 3 padel courts instead of 4 padel courts. Let’s see

[@peterhitchman6934]

Definitely get a pickleball court or two, it's addictive and super easy to pick up. They'll always be full!

[@xavicampsm]

She is definitely a tennis player. You don't get to win national tournaments after one year

[@Dough_Dough4]

To će biti u Puli?

[@PickleTechProductions]

I'd say almost everyone at a high level in pickleball has played a different racket sport first. Pickleball used to be only played by senior citizens, but now it's popular with young people too. So when you hear someone winning national events after just one year of pickleball, you have to assume they have a background in another similar sport.

[@Vladishere821]

@@Dough_Dough4da da, na verudeli, sta ti kazes ce proci pickleball uz padel?

[@new2utube541]

Great video guys! I think the biggest issue in Pickleball is that it’s super boring to watch. Padel is way more fun to watch (even more spectacular than Tennis)

[@ferranoliver4]

If you said this it is because you have not seen enough pickleball 😂😅

[@ColeMeredith]

Bro tennis is way better 4:19

[@csflorentin]

Great Video! but my only comment is that constantly when trying define the sport by default people do compared with tennis and often not knowing enough of it result in miss information, a heard a lot of tenis is not social, it actually is, just that you had the option of not playing social is you are more introverted or if you are a one-man team kinda thing, but most of the social clubs are at his core tennis clubs..

[@mex5341]

padel is easier , and it seems to me that you need to think less during the game . I used to play padel now only PB

[@MrKaio72]

you not being able to score on opponent serve is the dumbest rule i´ve ever seen

[@wolf-xf6hf]

No offense to either player but neither has. DUPR above 5.3. They are certainly very good pickleball players but calling them professional in the sense that they could compete professionally in say an APP let alone a PPA event is a bit of a stretch. For context at my local set of clubs there are 3 players I can name off the top of my head with a higher DUPR. Also to put it into context they recently played mixed against Jack Munro and Megan Fudge two very good professional players both well inside the top 50 pros with their respective genders and lost 15-2. Even scoring 2 is really impressive just worth offering context.

[@adamlischinsky1497]

I mean, British padel players are not exactly real professionals either, so it's a fair fight.

[@mbr05c]

Yeah, these guys would get smashed up in the US. You can tell by the form and their shot selection. Too many balls left high that would get punished. Swing not super compact and way too much slice. Padel is all slice, the pro game has pretty much moved away from slice in pickleball. Sure, they may be around 5.0, but there are a lot of 5.0 players in the US.

[@peterhitchman6934]

Hey mate, I'm not a pro by any means but Mollie just won a pro singles medal @ an APP sanctioned event with over 2000+ people in it. European 'Pro' is incredibly different to American 'Pro' for sure!

[@peterhitchman6934]

@@mbr05c playing 100% against guys who have never played pickle before would have also made a horrible YT video lmao..

[@TimTheMusicMan]

They looked like top pros.

[@mattiacalzari5908]

u use too much backspin in volleys, 90% of volleys in pickleball are in topsin

[@AMurderOfLobs]

Nobody high level slices the return in pickleball. It just gives your opponent free topspin on their 3rd shot. English pickle must be lagggggggging.

[@mtbwithmrg527]

Many of the padel players serves during the pickleball games were illegal.

[@carlg7535]

lol those pro pickleball players would get destroyed on many public park courts. They are at best 4.5

[@ThePurkkikeitto]

Just want to correct you on the part that padel is growing fast. It's actually dying fast at the moment. Alot of padel halls are going bankrupt as we speak.

[@EverythingPadel]

Haha it’s still growing a lot mate. I know what you are referring too, a lot of countries having huge peaks and booms of popularity and then the hype goes down a little , so some centres have to close down. But it is still growing incredibly fast, across nearly every country there are more courts being installed and growing number of players each year

[@sn1kzZe]

I find arrogant people in all the racket sports tbh, Padel is no different when it comes to how they treat newbies.

[@SmokingCrop]

Interesting to see pickleball, it's definitely just a fun little game to play with friends while having a drink. Skill ceiling is way lower

[@peterhitchman6934]

Tell me you haven’t played pickleball without saying you haven’t played pickleball 😉

[@Dough_Dough4]

Not true. The skill floor is incredibly low, which is why it's so popular, but the skill ceiling is definitely high.

[@rikachu571]

@@Dough_Dough4 this is my take for padel and pickleball incidentally. Tennis biggest problem is the skill floor is so high, it takes months for even fairly athletic beginners to get to a standard where they can enjoy playing. Comparatively, padel has been enjoyable and I can hold a rally/play points reasonably from day 1 and it looks the same with pickleball. Tennis will struggle because younger generations won’t have the patience to get good at it and if either sport can build events with similar exposure to a grand slam then tennis will be toast.

[@Dough_Dough4]

@@rikachu571 regarding prestige, tennis has nothing to fear from pickleball. Pickleball is just not a good spectator sport. Tennis will always look better and more exhilarating. Padel however... Padel is as fun to watch as it is to play.

[@zmxvbj]

Padel is significantly easier (new facility near me has 3 padel courts and 10 pickleball courts). They both have high skill ceilings for different reasons: Padel for predicting geometry and pickleball for shot selection, speed, different types of spin, kitchen play which differs from baseline play. Padel is mostly slice shots. Pickleball is much much faster at the net and requires much better reflexes and reaction time. I think if you're too old to play tennis, then you play pickleball. Too old to play pickleball, play padel

[@magic3383]

The kid could really develop as a pickleball player. Time is on his side.

[@chandlereyre8792]

The on-screen comment at 5:13 isn't relevant anyway for you stepping in because that ball had already bounced. Any follow-through of your movement wasn't considered a volley! So you're good! Just re-establish your footing outside the kitchen and get ready for the next shot!

[@koongfu00]

Looks like a fun game, not a real sport

[@sebulbathx]

Padel is more physical and for that reason alone padel "wins". Pickleball is way too static for my liking.

[@EverythingPadel]

I agree

[@MrPixxipowz]

Padel is more physical if we are comparing 2v2 scenarios. 1v1 pickleball is insane. Recent studies said that is the nº1 racket sport in calories burned p/hour

[@lobstercrostini]

That's one of the nicer things about pickleball though. Against weaker opponents, you can play for an entire day no problem. It is very low energy. Against stronger opponents, they will hit well placed shots and the energy required is much higher

[@sebulbathx]

​@@lobstercrostiniThat sounds very similar to padel. If you play against weaker opponents you can play for a whole day pretty easy.

[@jamieatkinson8992]

pickleball has got to be the easiest sport known to man

[@rapoijk]

Plz don’t call it sport

[@carlrodrigues6919]

No stop your ignorance is overwhelming..

[@carlrodrigues6919]

​@@rapoijksorry it is go on a court not so easy ignorance is bliss.

[@rapoijk]

@@carlrodrigues6919 I’m a tennis player so I know what a sport is and the ignorance is from the pickleball players

[@PaddleAuthority]

@@rapoijkthat’s why jack sock, Sam query and Gene Bouchard get smack every tournament since they have tried to transition from tennis to pickleball right? Because the sport easy right?

[@noej2404]

tour partener suk$