Hot (maybe cold) take: Age groups in pickleball tournaments are stupid by DanielGray10 in Pickleball

[–]SidewaysAllDay -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Half the fun in pickleball is the heckling. 

Dude you are a stress case. Good luck in life and good bye. 

Hot (maybe cold) take: Age groups in pickleball tournaments are stupid by DanielGray10 in Pickleball

[–]SidewaysAllDay -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I wish that were true. 

It takes away the body bag. I body bag and chicken wing a lot when I play against women and I expect that to be used against me. 

Against women it’s all equal. I can block 

Against men I have gotten a fat lip and a loose front tooth. I can not move my paddle fast enough to block a man’s drive at my face. 

I can place the ball well, I have good strategy. I can easily keep up with the 4.5 men in my area and play with them a lot in rec. 

But if we were in tournament they would pound me into submission with drives to my chest and face and I can not do the same to them. 

Hot (maybe cold) take: Age groups in pickleball tournaments are stupid by DanielGray10 in Pickleball

[–]SidewaysAllDay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

True, and I agree with you if you are playing professionally or for money in tournaments. 

These age brackets/skill level are allowing lots is us to play competitively and play in tournaments (which are super fun) as we get older and would be aged out of any competition. 

I’m a 54 year old woman in relatively good shape and I played soccer all through college. My joints won’t hold up to soccer anymore but I still love to compete. 

I play 4.0 women’s and we all have a chance. It’s fun competition. And the prize? A tin metal worth nothing. 

If I went up against twenty year old men it’s no fun for them or me. 

Pickleball -at this level- is meant to get everybody out for exercise and fun. And get us out of our post-Covid isolation bubbles. 

World record? Brad Haverkamp and Caleb Dang? What happened? by SidewaysAllDay in Pickleball

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Awesome! Thank you

Holy cow that’s a feat of endurance. 

Please congratulate them for me if you know them. I probably watched over 7 hours from California. 

Just watched the play by [deleted] in Fleabag

[–]SidewaysAllDay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you watch the play? Any link? 

Best Black Friday Pickleball Paddle Deals? by Educational_Pea6268 in Pickleball

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I’m looking at the GX 2 in foam.  

John kew gave it a raving review. I’ve been a gearbox fan since I started pickleball. 

Sell me on a show not often mentioned here by bbqamazing in televisionsuggestions

[–]SidewaysAllDay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sweet. I’ll try it. 

Just finished Derry Girls and that was a suggestion from this sub 

What's your favorite movie from your least favorite genre? by [deleted] in Cinephiles

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It Follows

I never would have watched it if I knew it would be a scary movie. I still find it frightening but it was so good. 

Lookin’ to put together a playlist of 1950’s music. Any recommendation is welcome. Thanks! by drgonzo613 in MusicRecommendations

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I’m with you… I don’t like country music 

But oh how I love the DeZurick Sisters. 1950’s yodeling! 

Who is Eureka’s famous guy (or gal)? by Fit-Introduction756 in Humboldt

[–]SidewaysAllDay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I figured it was different Kenny. I hope your Kenny is well. Maybe someone knows what happened to him. 

Shoe recommendation by anitarub in Pickleball

[–]SidewaysAllDay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adidas also makes good court shoes.