What Is Pickleball And Why Is It Taking Over America?

[@FinancialShinanigan]

I'd take it more seriously if it wasn't called Pickleball

[@S.E.O.S]

🤣

[@ronlyon4645]

lmao

[@mfraser29]

as opposed to a macho name like "ping pong."

[@chrishandsome4267]

@@mfraser29 it's table tennis you gutless worm

[@waynezieser1993]

The one I like is cornhole!!!

[@okiedokie2557]

i've been a professional pickle ball player for the last 5 years...and even i have never heard of this sport

[@LeeeroyJenkins]

It will be like golf. A sport for rich people, watched by rich people, invested in by rich people. You saw the graphs, no poor people in sight of this thing.

[@saulgoodman2018]

@@LeeeroyJenkins Being poor have a look? You cannot tell how much someone have by looking at them.

[@chiquita683]

@@saulgoodman2018 yes you can

[@LeeeroyJenkins]

@@saulgoodman2018 Did you even watch the video and see the graph? The only people who play this have a salary of over 100k a year.

[@saulgoodman2018]

@@chiquita683 How?

[@doomtomb3]

So it’s like tennis and shuttlecock. Listen to that woman “at this growth rate by 2040 there will be more pickleball players than humans in the world”

[@LeeeroyJenkins]

Shuttle what? Could you say the second part 😀

[@Hooks2013]

@@LeeeroyJenkins Badminton. They use a shuttlecock in badminton...

[@leestevenwj]

spent the last two hours watching old rick and morty episodes and this feels like interdimensional cable news

[@kamu747]

😂😂 Alot of news these days feel like some interdimensional news. You know, if you don't mind entertaining the realm of the ridiculous, Ever since 2020, the world to some extent feels unrecognisable, it feels familiar yet different at the same time, as if two dimensions collided and mixed & matched to each other. This doesn't feel like the same world. Actually, if feels like a foreign land. The rules have changed in subtle ways. Even some people's personalities seem different, overnight.

[@aaronm8143]

My mom, and step dad play. They started 2ish years ago. Ironically my dad, and step mom started playing at the same time. My step mom actually won a state championship for her skill level. They have been trying to get me to play, I’m just so tired after work. I played in middle school and early high school at my dads rec center he ran. They had pickleball night on Tuesday and Thursday, and it was always packed with older folks. This was 2006 to 2009. Back then I never thought it would blow up like it did during the pandemic. It’s really cool to see actually. I think what made it take off is it’s not hard to play compared to tennis. Anyone can pick it up, and hit the ball around. It’ll be interesting to see what it’s like 10 years from now. A lot more younger people are playing now too which is crucial.

[@mfraser29]

atta boy, bucko!

[@villiano1]

i don't get it. watching pickleball is worse than watching paint dry. that combined with the fact that pickleballers talk about pickleball ad nauseum. it's got that same psycho cult feel that crossfit did a few years ago.

[@DragonKingGaav]

I've never heard of pickle ball before.

[@chiquita683]

They are trying so hard to make this a thing and it's not. It's leveling up to Bitcoin status

[@brighteyesseven1071]

I heard the name before but had no idea what it was. That's why I clicked on this video. Now that my curiosity is sated I can now comfortably forget about this.

[@madjayhawk]

I joined a pickleball club 14 years ago when I was 68 years old. I played 4-5 times a week. It helped keep me in shape. The club had 225 members when I joined. Within 5-6 years it had more than 1,200 players. Pickleball is something almost anyone, me for example, can play. It is a pretty social game that people enjoy. I had to quit at age 74 because I had a good chance of seriously injuring myself because I played so hard.

[@zmxvbj]

It's a lot of fun. I played high school and club tennis in college and if you come from a racket background you'll be better than most players. However, once you move up in skill the matches will be very competitive. I think tennis is the "better" sport, but pickleball is a lot more social and fun. There's always a game going on (don't need to hunt down hitting partners around your skill level like in tennis), you're a lot closer so trash talking is easier, and it's not as "buttoned up" as tennis. We regularly crack beers on the court and I play with people from 12 years old to 82 years old and everyone's just having fun

[@toddtaylor81]

Most of the points in the story only apply because it’s relatively new…a great tennis racket didn’t always cost $300…the more it expands and draws in big time brands the more expensive it becomes. And as elite athletes are drawn in the more these players who feel elite now will be pushed out. Alix Truong was an average tennis player and now a professional pickle ball player…imagine what happens if elite tennis players make the jump. The reality is it was a sport for seniors who liked tennis but bodies could no longer cover the span of the court and speed of the game, how do you think they’ll take it when a bunch of high schoolers take over their local courts.

[@trex1448]

tennis racquets aren't $300 bucks. Some paddles are $250 already. Stupid inflated with no technology and carbon fiber as if carbon fiber is some great material.

[@ESSBrew]

@@albertcamus5970 personally, Ive never seen a pickleball court that wasnt a converted tennis court. lol

[@LordZoth6292]

Solid gate keeping OP. >everyone is playing this game, now I can't have fun!!

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

Tennis rackets cost $300 because our government won’t stop fricking devaluing the dollar

[@Ruskieit]

BTW, while it is expanding also in Italy (where padel truly rules), I looked at it. It might be fun to play - not sure but I'll give you it can be - but it is boring to watch! Even more boring than beach tennis! There is no variation at all, it is dull, it is complicated in its scoring system... Oh God, I can't stand watching it for more than 5 minutes, literally

[@keybraker]

What a joke. They just made tennis for elderly people and the young who are too bored to move a meter.

[@thedduck]

Ahh the Pickleball. A sport that combines Badminton size court, Table Tennis like paddle/racket and Tennis style rules & play. 🙃 Well I guess Badminton and Ping-pong never "really" took off in the US like Tennis did, so this "easy & accessible" racket sport seems more appealing for the general masses to try and participate in.

[@5.0h76]

Boring

[@jamesswain2465]

Of the three, badminton, table tennis and tennis, tennis is definitely the most popular, so they need to make it more like tennis. If they barred volleying this would make for much longer rallies.

[@bobmalack481]

It's not PING PONG..it's Table Tennis!

[@thedduck]

@@bobmalack481 oh I'm so sorry ❄️

[@bobmalack481]

@Donald Duck Well..that's O.K. Table Tennis (ping pong) is stereotyped to casual/garage level terminology. On the pro level it is every bit as competitive asTennis, especially as The top Chinese players practice 7 hours a day and with coaching on average.

[@mcnuonuo]

Never heard of Pickleball until I started playing tennis and saw those loud plastic hitting sounds taking over tennis courts.

[@chegasprez5162]

Yep. Unfortunate that pickleball uses loud plastic balls that easily crack and end up in landfills. I've be advocating for quieter, permanent balls. But corporations need us to rebuy things that don't last.

[@patriciaperry2028]

LOL

[@headsuphockeypodcast2707]

I love pickleball and I met more of my new neighbors and introduced people to it after 4 years

[@davidfrankel9267]

And this is better than tennis because...? Can't be the name. That sucks.

[@theakountant8444]

Who said it's better than tennis? It amazes me to see how many tennis players get so upset at the growth of pickleball. They must feel threatened.

[@precisionelectrolysis9308]

More ridiculously poor, lazy writing. "Took over America"??? For real?? Yeah everyone in my neighborhood is playing pickle ball....except they're not.

[@luzivertx]

At some point, the game will evolve to have truly elite athletes but by that point it will have lost its appeal to the new comers and amateurs that are enjoying the thought of being “elite” currently. As I’m sure happened originally with something like basketball. It’s also unrealistic to believe it can continue to grow at a 30% rate year over year. Using that logic would mean eventually everyone is playing it.

[@toddtaylor81]

Nailed it…the professional in the story flat out said it was harder to win prize money because of new entries…as true elites rise to the top then the buzz from amateurs and new entries will slow

[@ThiccBoi23]

pball doesn't require elite athletic ability, the really good players will move athletic people around like chess pieces

[@luzivertx]

@@ThiccBoi23 you’re misunderstanding what I meant. When I said elite athletes, I did not mean pickle ball will be run over with people who run under 4.3 40 yard dash and can bench 500 lbs. I mean eventually truly elite individuals will come to takeover the sport with whatever characteristics or traits are found to be advantageous for this sport. Similar to how powerlifting was a niche sport up until the boom around 2012-2016, you look at the record books before that period and after it’s huge boost in popularity and it’s night and day in difference. After the elite group came and took over the sport of powerlifting, the “mainstream” popularity of it died very quickly. Then came and went the popularity of CrossFit. That same kind of gap will happen with pickle ball as well.

[@tomsd8656]

@@ThiccBoi23 That's where you're wrong. Gael Monfils is a pro tennis player. He learned to play pickle ball in just a few days, entered a tournament and beat the number 1 ranked PB player, who was referred to as the Federer of pickle ball. And the big reason is the PB player just couldn't keep up with athletic ability of Monfils.

[@Monaleenian]

@@tomsd8656 No he didn't. Why lie about that? There's no evidence of Monfils ever having even played pickleball.

[@UmangSardesai]

What's with US always wanting to modify the original game to come up with their own version of he game.? Baseball (from Cricket), American Football (from Football and Rugby) and now PickleBall (mix of TableTennis + Badminton).

[@louisnvrr]

There’s 4.3 million players? Yeah definitely taking over 🤣

[@Tougestar]

So is this basically a low impact, low energy version of tennis/ ping pong/ badminton?

[@johnnysasakithethird1209]

I propose we rename it bad tennis

[@aliali-ce3yf]

Its a simple answer - look at the people playing. These are people who aren't athletic, can't play basketball, football, baseball, hockey, etc - so they play "pickleball" or bowling or lacrosse or cornhole

[@zetristan4525]

'Who will give me TP?'

[@MrHammer2088]

It's for retired folks who are trying to find activities to fill their day and stay in shape... And look at it exploding... NICE!!

[@a-don13]

like racquetball. it ain't gonna be anything huge

[@ThiccBoi23]

not retired, and play 3x week

[@a-don13]

@@ThiccBoi23 you?

[@JoeBlue415]

@@a-don13 it’s not like racket ball. Much easier to play and far more accessible.

[@a-don13]

@@JoeBlue415 meant its like racquetball in the way that it's for old people

[@JojoB0725]

….so it’s oversized ping pong for old people that can’t play tennis….

[@ashishpatel0720]

This is Probably Poor man's tennis :)

[@Napstone]

I onced worked at a sporting goods store in CaIgary, Canada that soId racquet gear, the summer of 2014, not onIy I had not heard of pickle ball prior to working there, I can teII you that the store's most on demand orders were for pickle ball gear and most of the orders were from The U.S! ... And oh, it's very ADDICTIVE when you start pIaying and grows on you reaIIy fast!

[@MrHammer2088]

Facts!! Very addictive!! A good form of addiction tho Being that it helps you stay in shape😁

[@kamu747]

How physically active of a sport is it? Does it offer a good workout?

[@wongjefx980]

@@kamu747 depends on how you play and who you play with....guys ho play like tennis players get a workout, while other guys who like to just rally and look for scoring opportunity, not so much I think

[@madjayhawk]

I played 4-5 times a week. During the summer in Arizona we would start playing at 5:30 in the morning and play until 10 am usually when the temperatures would get up to 100. There was a group of 20 of us that did that.

[@madjayhawk]

@@kamu747If you play with someone who can hit a variety of shots it can be quite a workout.

[@SpicyCurryProd]

As an Ambassador with USA Pickleball, the non-profit, national governing body of the sport, it would've been nice to give some credit to USAP for what it's been doing to grow the sport from a rec and grassroots level. The media focuses mostly on the pro side of pickleball, but the vast majority of players don't play tournaments and don't even know about the pro side of pickleball. USAP has given out over $500,000 in grants to start new locations, has resources for clubs and youth, and it's crown jewel--the 2,000 plus volunteer corp of Ambassadors who work tirelessly and out of the spotlight, giving FREE lessons, running clinics, going to city counsel meetings, meeting with parks and rec officials, etc. to get new places to play at parks and community centers, and help build new courts in their cities. In my own region here in SoCal, I've seen my fellow Ambassadors in the surrounding cities opening new courts and bringing hundreds of new players into the sport. ;-)

[@marionpercy6419]

Hooray for the USAPA!! My friend, Ronnie Shy was an ambassador. I think this news piece is focused on the pro side for topic more than the overall philosophy of playing, socializing, getting in shape, sharing. My dad started pickleball in Maine and it's grown so! I'd like to see media remain positive about this sport, however they angle the story. Also, I'd like to see gender equity in prizes and winnings.

[@jimw6991]

As you mentioned this article focusing on those trying to grow professional aspect. Frankly I hope they fail. Not that I don't believe the sport is less than any others but because I am selfish. I love the fact I can go to a public park and find people to play doubles with seven days a week, oh yeah for free! Even indoors, lots of senior centers, churches, schools, etc. have drop in programs using portable nets. So you can play 3 hours for 5 or 6 dollars many even cheaper and you don't have to be a member, sign up and pay for a league, etc. So those of us playing the game for fun, let's not let those interested in making money ruin the game for us. We don't need to speed up the game with high tech equipment like balls or paddles, or spend thousands on ball machine to practice hitting, or need personal trainer to get in good enough shape, etc. Keep the game as it is for us, informal fun exercise. Let the ex pro football, basketball or tennis guys make their money some where else.

[@SpicyCurryProd]

@@jimw6991 Thx for your reply. I don't think it has to be an "either/or" kind of thing. The rec side of pball will continue to grow regardless of what the pro side does. And while we may not need the $300 paddle, there is a trickle down effect. if it weren't for those serious players playing tournaments in the early days, we rec players might still be using wooden paddles (and I started with a wooden paddle, and am so glad I can use a more modern higher-tech paddle than that!). And while I do dabble in tournaments, I do play mostly rec as well. And I like to keep improving my game so that I can do better in my rec games. Most of my friends, after playing for awhile, get tired of popping up the ball and getting it smashed back at them, or just driving the ball from the baseline and then getting it volley dropped into the kitchen, so they are motivated to improve their game, learn how to drop, softer hands, reset, etc. Has nothing to do with going pro or even winning tournaments or raising your rating, just about having more fun playing pball. ;-)

[@johnathonhilliard2193]

as a tennis player can you guys get your own courts please. thanks -tennis players

[@jamesswain2465]

As a former tennis player who likes tennis and pickleball, please change the rules in singles to disallow volleying so the ball must bounce once this would 'tennisfy' pickleball and make it more appealing to tennis players.

[@MatthewBayard]

What happened to the chapter talking about the loopholes in the rulebook?

[@manueltellez2947]

They must not want us to know the loopholes 😂

[@justsomeguy1074]

It's like giant ping pong!

[@spoileralert3754]

Interesting, but the only question that I have that is unanswered is why - Pickle? ☮️

[@mylightb4sunrise611]

You mean the name pickle? Well I think that the inventor of the sport owns a dog, called Pickle. His family played fetch with him. So it’s probably suppose to be “Pickle’s Ball” but idk.

[@madjayhawk]

@@mylightb4sunrise611 The story is that Pickles the dog loved the ball his owners were playing with and would take off with it. Pickle's ball.

[@chiquita683]

I'm guessing Lebron invested because he thought pickle ball was something else

[@DhrubajyotiRaja01]

*LOL* ...

[@marktwain368]

Now Tom Brady is investing too.

[@DhrubajyotiRaja01]

@@marktwain368 *Doesn't matter, He is another Nutjob* ...

[@caliscribe2120]

As a 63 year old former recreational tennis player, I play it because I physically canstill, the basics are something almost all people can do, and it's fun. It's like ping pong or badminton but with more exercise. I can't believe that the upper reaches of the sport will get larger than ping pong or table tennis (those sre Olympic sports).

[@lugojanu]

Isn't ping pong and table tennis the same thing ?

[@culifabrizio1479]

Hey dumbfuck badminton and ping pong has more exercise!

[@jchangmcg]

Professional badminton is physically more strenuous than professional pickleball

[@randomguy2108]

how is it like badminton but with more exercise? i guess this depends on the player and how much you exert on the sport

[@ultimpower9350]

Wtf? More exercise than Badminton. Have you ever played/watched?

[@Lamiishere]

cringe af

[@jamesswain2465]

The APP should change the rules to disallow volleying, so the ball would have to bounce once and only once. This would create longer more entertaining rallies.

[@dariusandrews4490]

Pickleball.. Its easier than tennis!

[@sakshichoudhary7039]

I think you have to bend a lot for this game. Might be bad for spine

[@BasedSif]

I’ve been into it for like 2 years now. Didn’t know it was going to be a thing

[@dunnbrandon]

So it’s a watered down indoor tennis, I get it now

[@jamievidd775]

You couldn’t be more wrong.

[@dunnbrandon]

@@jamievidd775 what do u think miniature golf is compared to actual golf?

[@tvstealer]

Can you play this sport if you are straight?

[@serjaoberranteiro4914]

if you old

[@brett4264]

It would've been nice it you briefly described the game and it's rules. 👎🏿👎👎🏼👎🏿👎👎🏼

[@1811tito]

There is similar sport growing here in egypt and i guess in europe and middle east also its called padel

[@feelingcrafty]

Padel has been around since the 90's and it is huge in South America and some European countries. I wouldn't call it "similar" to pickleball as it involves the surrounding walls. It's just another racket sport. Lots of fun, though!!

[@1811tito]

@@feelingcrafty Yes it's very fun game here in egypt it's a new sport first appeared 4 or 5 years ago, many egyptian love it since it's have some similarities with anoter racket sport egypt dominating in it which is squash and it's also new in gulf countries in the middle east but i know its huge in spain

[@wongjefx980]

The US had paddle tennis or now called POP Tennis in California and New York, but it hasn't taken off like Pickleball. I guess it is still too much like tennis, which requires more learning curve, unlike PB.

[@dmitryhitry]

It does not require athleticism so it's easy to pick up and play unlike tennis or badminton. In my opinion it's the reason many pros from other sports transition to it after sustaining injury in their native sport and are no longer able to play. One of the last Tennis magazine stories was about a tennis pro who was no longer competitive in tennis and stepped down to play pro pickle ball.

[@jamesswain2465]

I wanna see Rafa play Roger in pickleball

[@tinohong8335]

"I turn myself into a Pickle... Ball."

[@davidallen5228]

🤚 Please, how can I make profitable investment as CRYPTO has become dominant 🙏 ? >.

[@flyingnemo100]

Pickleball...I will play that when my legs are telling me tennis is too much

[@davidpulido2942]

Glad people enjoy it, but I can't watch it on TV.

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

For those who can't play tennis, there's this.

[@saulgoodman2018]

Looks just like tennis with a ping pong ball and paddle.

[@VARMOT123]

Why not play table tennis properly . Infinitely better game and more fun to watch

[@dingleberries2708]

That old lady made this video seem like a parody

[@anemicroyalty8764]

As a tennis guy I can’t get behind pickleball, just on principle, but I’ll admit the sport has marketed itself very well and appealed to the people who are alienated by tennis’s elitist culture.

[@wongjefx980]

Yep. I play tennis, but tried PB and found the community so welcoming....not like us tennis a-holes.😄

[@golfmaniac007]

you make it sound like pickeballers never played tennis

[@anemicroyalty8764]

@@golfmaniac007 I don’t have a problem with people who enjoy both, or even just pickleball, but when they start removing entire tennis courts for it, I begin to have one.

[@matthewgilbert9881]

I’ve never played tennis, but play pickleball now. I think the draw is that there’s a very low barrier to entry in terms of skill level and athletic ability, but if you want, you can be more serious. It’s also much more social than a lot of sports because most people play doubles. I was out of shape when I started (but was still able to play) and I was motivated to get in better shape to get better at pickleball. It’s not a matter of pickleball or tennis being a “better sport”. Where I am, more people play pickleball on a regular basis than tennis. And it’s a sport with different equipment and rules, so I’m not sure how it doesn’t have the “depth” of tennis. I think that is a perfect example of elitism in tennis. How meta.

[@Acteaon]

Y not just play tennis‽⸮ it’s already there! How different is it really.😅

[@jesuschristmylordandsavior7560]

See you on the pickle ball court .

[@aidenwhitaker8792]

You all forgot it originated from washington🤷‍♂️

[@ritalinkidsonritalin]

Popular? Never heard of it.

[@stephenadams5223]

Nice pickleball commercial, still not playing.

[@MrMariog2681]

Very popular in Florida. I love pickleball. Play it daily.

[@GunnyPhillips]

So after watching this, I have but one question. What is Pickleball?

[@bobmalack481]

Pickle ball is not a true sport like Golf and Bowling. Why is there Golf? Why is there Pickleball? No thank you, I'll stick with Table Tennis and softball. Robert at 69.

[@Useruytrw]

Nadal , Federer, Djokovic played the wrong game all their lives Poor souls

[@forestpepper3621]

Pickleball is a pathetic game. It seems like modern America is deliberately weakening the next generation. I grew up in the 1970's playing tennis and riding human powered bikes and human powered skateboards. Today's kids are growing up playing Pickleball and riding electric powered bikes and scooters. They won't develop the muscles that prior generations had. Tennis demands sprinting around the court, chasing a zooming ball, and taking big powerful swings to smash the ball with a powerful racket. In Pickleball, players mostly just stand around weakly swinging a paddle at a slow-moving ball; there's no running around. Even Table-Tennis is a higher energy game than Pickleball, because Table-Tennis requires lightning-fast reflexes; Pickleball is quite slow by comparison. While I don't oppose pickleball, it does concern me that it seems more popular than tennis. I may try Pickleball someday, but only as a social activity; I don't consider Pickleball to be a "sport". [And for the record, Golf is not a "sport" either!]

[@Skunk6977]

This is crazy to me. I first played pickle ball some time in the late 80s or early 90s and loved it, but I didn’t see it again until this new fad.

[@googlereviewer1944]

It's quite fun to play but it requires little to no skill and no athleticism.

[@durancoley]

For those who aren’t athletic enough to play TENNIS ¯\_( ˘͡ ˘̯)_/¯ TELL ME IM WRONG ?

[@interviewervonartista570]

why is pickleball safer than tennis during covid?...?

[@mratran]

Played it. Good exercise. Boring to watch. Rather play Tennis instead.

[@SpectreMk2]

Give enough money to CNBC and they will produce a documentary like this one titled: "Boise is becoming the new capital of fistball and this is why you should invest in it."

[@IReapZz95]

Why? This is like a more boring version of paddle which is huge in LATAM and Spain were you also play with walls making it more fun than this

[@dragonnuma9965]

So this is for basically aggressive ping pong players and wannabe tennis players who can’t. Ok whatever makes people happy

[@alimfuzzy]

This is such a baby sport...I'm going to stick to marble racing thank you very much.

[@hugobrown2516]

and its not exercise. its just social media. change the name. change some of the rules. give the ball more bounce and much less noise. dont allow chatting on the court. and you might have a real sport. right now its a expensive joke. the skill required is minimal.

[@bdog1323]

Pickleball? I thought I was playing wiffle tennis when I was younger in the 80's.

[@residentevil4life]

i don't get the hype. Game looks nearly identical to tennis.

[@johnwaldt2898]

I try really hard but I can't like it. It's tennis for kids, padel played with cardboard raquets, it's terrible

[@vasantos-re4hb]

2:45 Half of all participants have an income of >$100k? 🥒 Ball is a rich people's sport y'all!

[@jefm3598]

Should've call it Extreme Tennis, no one take pickleball seriously.

[@hugobrown2516]

the name is stupid. i hope it fails. its a bad combination of tennis, ping pong and badminton. ping pongs demise was cause it was called ping pong. its proper name is table tennis. pickleball is for unfit people. plus its super annoying. keep it inside!

[@gabrielroane2989]

pickle ball is literally an old persons sport for people who do not have enough dignity or strength to play actual sports that require effort, strength, and mental fortitude i.e tennis

[@MrTurboHoss]

You ok?

[@rickbackous1041]

This is a great sport and a lot of fun and exercise. Just because some people want to become pros doesn't mean it has to ruin it for the rest of us. When it comes to "Growth Rate" I remember when NASCAR was the fastest growing sport. Now they are painting the seats and using camera angles to make it look like people are in the stands.

[@onlyrealmusicgonnalast]

terrible analogy lol its about accessibility, hence NBA's rise... no one can walk across the street to their park and just drive a NASCAR

[@dannnsss8034]

It's not cool. For losers, to put it nicely.

[@jamesswain2465]

Sports seem to be trendy. I remember tennis being huge always people on the public courts, not now. NASCAR lost some popularity because they lost a lot of stars Gordon, Stewart etc.and the cars don't relate to street cars like they used to.

[@206beastman]

Invented in Seattle I'm 40 been playing since fifth grade it's meh

[@greglight3745]

Pickle all is a loud noisy and annoying sport at resorts and timeshare’s !

[@weirdnomad8868]

I love badminton, I don't understand why it lost players. :(

[@hugobrown2516]

cause its hard

[@ANArce2024RiverPlate]

The ball goes so slow! It's so funny.

[@LaineyBug2020]

Lol, I thought it was a fake sport joke from Ghosts...

[@jakubzahumensky8740]

So it's basically tennis, but slightly different?

[@pequodexpress]

Make up your mind whether you want to play ping pong or tennis.

[@watchman835]

I would call it nut ball.

[@AW-xv7dq]

For the most part its for people that never played a sport before. Easy to get into requiring little time invested in developing fundamentals. Margins for error are low compared to other sports.

[@SamSung-pn6il]

Over 95% of players can't play it well.

[@timothy4664]

I hope everyone who invests loses their shirt. Its garbage

[@isaireyes-quiroz9032]

PICKLEBALL IS THE BEST!! 🤘🔥🏓🔥

[@Alex_I690]

Pickleball is tennis for old or lazy people

[@LeeeroyJenkins]

In the words of Homer Simpson “Boooooring”

[@TnsToad]

Here come the Tennis Players!!!

[@BLACKAAROW]

I’ve never heard of this sport prior to this video lol

[@Loconoloquisimo]

This is basically cheap tennis

[@bubbafatas2588]

I hate hyper competitive people!

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

It's glorified badminton and this is a marketing campaign for the sport. That's what it is.

[@RD-ol5ry]

Only for real tennis game rejects. A stupid game name indeed.

[@rarelyaccurate6252]

Cornhole 2.0. Wah wah...

[@DM-hw4cr]

Pickelball "shoes"...

[@frankornelas4143]

I laughed at the idea and thought it was for suckers. Now I have seen the light. Where I live people of all ages are playing and taking it very serious. I play everyday now and not looking back. Y’all can laugh all you want but one day that will change like it did for me. It’s too addicting. Having older people whoop on you will humble the ego quick.

[@R-BURQUENO]

I'll pass.

[@nucleus7896]

the name is too funny