Tag: pickleball
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Comparing and Contrasting Racquet Sports
At the time of writing this (2021) I’m pretty obseessed with pickleball… Squash courts are closed for Covid. In asking myself WHY I enjoy pickleball so much (because I always enjoyed all racquet sports!), I began comparing and contrasting all the other major racket sports, trying to pinpoint what it is I like about each Read more
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Pickleball US Open – 2022. Thoughts and Review
Got back late last week from the US Open in Naples, Florida. Was lucky enough to get two golds, one in doubles 35+ and one in doubles 35+ 5.0. My partner Jason was solid all weekend, and we had a little more consistency than our opponents in both our draws. Looking forward to playing open/pro Read more
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my pickleball origin story (part 2)
After I’d been told I wasn’t allowed to play pickleball at the club I worked at, I was disappointed, a little pissed off, and more motivated to find better competition to play. A little searching online and I found that one of the big tennis centers had open play sessions a few times a week. Read more
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my pickleball origin story (part 1)
I’ve known of pickleball for at least 25 years, growing up in the Pacific Northwest, we even played it in PE class in middle school. Awareness of the growth of pickleball had drifted my way in passing over the past 5 to 10 years – brief anecdotes or comments, seemingly always from someone who charitably Read more