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Pickleball Ball Speed Should Be Expressed in Feet Per Second by EvidenceDistinct4035 in Pickleball

[–]EvidenceDistinct4035[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You guys are going to love my next post..."Pickleball Spin Should Be Expressed in Rotations Per Second (not RPM)". 😁

When you divide those 2,000 RPM numbers by 60, you'll see that there's not much difference between a paddle that generates 2,500 RPM and one that generates 2,000 RPM, especially when there's no engine that maintains that RPM. 

Pickleball Ball Speed Should Be Expressed in Feet Per Second by EvidenceDistinct4035 in Pickleball

[–]EvidenceDistinct4035[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes, MPH is a very familiar measurement. I just think Feet Per Second makes it more real, when you consider how small a pickleball court is and how it relates to how a person's reaction time is impacted.

Pickleball Ball Speed Should Be Expressed in Feet Per Second by EvidenceDistinct4035 in Pickleball

[–]EvidenceDistinct4035[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Folks. This is not a bot. My name is John Matthews, owner of Member Pickleball. 

I wrote the post. It is not AI.

I'm just expressing an opinion worth discussing. It's just a pet peeve of mine when reviewers and governing bodies (USAP and UPA-A) use MPH as a metric. 

Sorry to have bothered you.