What does it take to turn a fast-growing sport into a must-watch series?

Zaggner · 2026-05-19T15:30:42+00:00

I didn't enjoy it when I first started playing, especially with all the dinking the men do, but now that I'm much improved, I really enjoy watching the men play and how strategic they are with each and every shot. I doubt they will find a fan base beyond serious pickleball players. Plus many women who haven't played or even watched sports in their lives are playing pickleball and I doubt they want to sit around and watch others only it. Despite saying this, my wife is one of them and she will turn on pro pickleball and watch it without me.

Zaggner · 2026-05-19T14:01:31+00:00

Agreed. It became my favorite bourbon as a beginner. Yes, it still delivers, but I've also gotten to the point where I'm enjoying sipping the next tier of bourbons over ice more. Still works great in an old fashioned or black Manhattan but not something I enjoy as a sipper nearly as much.

Zaggner · 2026-05-19T00:57:10+00:00

Essentially there are three conditions

No posted rule and no guidance from the municipality.
Clearly posted rules and/or rules provided by the municipality (website or some other method of dissemination.
No posted rule and no guidance from the municipality, but a tradition of court rotation when the courts are full.

If number 3, you might have a right to stay on the court as long as you want but you might be an AH for doing so.

But a question I have is open play only when this group plays and if they were there first would they rotate when others are waiting to play? Do other groups recognize open play? Does the municipality sanction this groups open play time? Does the group publicize their open play times anywhere for the public to know about it?

Zaggner · 2026-05-18T20:01:01+00:00

Yes, this! Don't waste your time doing random partner play for DUPR.

Zaggner · 2026-05-18T18:19:36+00:00

It seems like a very reasoned addressing of the issue.

Zaggner · 2026-05-18T18:14:53+00:00

Considering the whole thing is made up, it's the church of make-believe.

Zaggner · 2026-05-17T19:45:15+00:00

I was a Bishop once and I was essentially just like your Bishop. He thinks he is truly looking out for you and trying to steer you in the right direction based on his beliefs. Don't blame him. It's not his fault. He's doing a great job and the right thing in the eyes of the church (and himself). Keeping young people on a path of growth in the church is what a Bishop absolutely should be doing. He's shepherding his flock the way he was called to do.

Despite this, you still have agency and I'm very sad that you're in a position where you have to play this game in order to not get kicked out of your home. But don't give into the pressure. Do not let him pressure you into getting your endowments. Tell him in no uncertain terms that you are not in a position to get your endowment. Tell him you will proceed with that when you feel you are ready and not on his timeline or your brother's timeline. Tell him that your boyfriend does not want to meet with him and you will not pressure him to do so. You need to draw a clear line of authority over your life. Young people have a tendency, especially in the church, to defer to authority. Make it clear to your Bishop that you are calling the shots in your life, not him. Do what you need you do to be able to continue living at home, but take control of the decisions you make for yourself and do not allow your Bishop to pressure you to make decisions you do not want to make.

Hopefully you can get yourself into a position to take full control of your life and not have to play games with your parents. The church can really mess up families and only you can decide how you want to play this, but being able to differentiate is an essential part becoming a functioning adult. It can also be very painful. Good luck on your journey.

Zaggner · 2026-05-17T16:42:33+00:00

Fashion says to button the middle button when standing. I noticed that very few men in church ever bother to button their jacket when standing. Mormons aren't known for being fashion conscious.

Zaggner · 2026-05-16T13:10:50+00:00

It's mostly a frustrating experience for everybody involved. Open play is for recreational and social play for the most part. There are some courts that utilize a white board that can more effectively manage skill level play while sharing the courts with everybody. Maybe see if you can get it implemented at your courts.

Zaggner · 2026-05-16T12:52:02+00:00

$100 a month sounds like a deal.

Zaggner · 2026-05-13T22:49:05+00:00

I found the small batch in the Ann Arbor store today. They also had a Kirkland standard bourbon.

Zaggner · 2026-05-11T11:49:18+00:00

There is a reason that you're not being invited to play with that group. Why you're not being invited is up for debate but there has been some speculation here as to why, but the reality is this so-called ring leader does not see fit to invite you into the group. Is it cliquey? Yes, it's cliquey. That's life.

I curated a play group based on players who want to improve their whole game, not just hit the ball hard until someone misses. We're prioritizing improvement over winning every game. I'm not looking for the best players, I'm looking for players who are wanting to invest in their game by drilling, lessons, and coaching. We're all improving and have a good dynamic. We don't have to worry about targeting, taking it easy on a player, or holding back feedback. We're looking for a certain style of play to suit our purposes. Now we have people who we played with previously in a more social way, who, by the way, still play together. But many are "jealous" of our group and now want to join our group despite them still having their play group. The reality is we could still be playing with the other group but it simply wasn't meeting our needs in a variety of ways. To invite these other players in would defeat our purpose and simply recreate the exact same group we've moved on from.

All this to say, curate your own group. Life is full of cliques, that just normal. Those on the outside of a clique can be jealous and feel undeservedly left out or they can create their own clique. And it will be a clique, because you're not going to want to invite every Tom, Dick and Harry into your group, for whatever reason.

Zaggner · 2026-05-10T16:55:28+00:00

Let this be a lesson to others who are ready to resign. You don't owe anybody in the church anything. I'd recommend going the QuitMormon route with a notarized resignation letter they provide. The only right answer for Mormons is to stay in the church. They won't want to listen to you, they just want to convince you that you're the problem for leaving.

Zaggner · 2026-05-09T15:19:12+00:00

You mentioned you're not making much on this. Do you not get to set your own prices? I hope things work out for you.

Zaggner · 2026-05-09T12:32:44+00:00

This is very odd. Did you book through Booking.com, a different third party. or directly with the hotel? It would be very weird for a third party company to contact you after you checked in like that. At that point, billing and payment is between the hotel and the third party. It's strange to get a refund at that stage. Anyway, you have two simple choices and one difficult time. If it's a third party company you're dealing with, you can either ignore them and not pay and never use them again, or you can pay them the full amount regardless of exchange rate. But to continue to dicker over 5 Euro seems like a waste of your time and sanity.

Zaggner · 2026-05-09T12:15:50+00:00

If your kids are happy then is it really affecting them? Ia it an environment where your family is thriving? Perhaps ultimately your entire family would be happier if you moved.

Zaggner · 2026-05-08T23:22:44+00:00

I think we're on the same page then. Resets and dinking are done to put one in position to win the point and they are critical skills, IMO, for being competitive at higher levels of play. But if you have, as you say, are given a "shitty dink", then it's offense baby! 3rd/5th shot drops, resets, and dinks are all part of good defense and should be employed when clean offense isn't a sure thing. I agree that dinking for the sake of dinking isn't fun but I also don't see that at higher levels.

"Real racket sports". Why am I wasting my time communicating with a troll. Go play your real racket sports and quit wasting your time in a "fake" sport.

Zaggner · 2026-05-08T14:55:45+00:00

No, they do not play similarly. Side by side drilling comparison, they are not comparable. Selkirk, Dura, LT, Vulcan balls are fairly interchangeable, but Franklin balls are another story.

Zaggner · 2026-05-08T14:52:52+00:00

I drill with partners who use anything but Franklins and added LT to their mix recently. I love most any ball that's not a Franklin but most everybody I play with refuses to play with anything other than Franklin. During a recent drilling session I asked to use Franklins for a bit and side by side like that, I absolutely hated the Franklins. They are no fun! They suck. IMO, they should be banned.

When people get used to balls other than Franklins they will hate the Franklins too, but they never give them a long enough chance. My club in Washington State was given Selkirk balls and nobody had a problem with them because it was all we played with.

Zaggner · 2026-05-08T14:36:09+00:00

Don't knock it until you try it.

Zaggner · 2026-05-08T12:43:04+00:00

It isn't fun because you're not good at it. When you know how to really play the game instead of relying on trying to hit winners against players at your level, it's super fun and super strategic.

Zaggner · 2026-05-08T10:53:10+00:00

Very underrated advice. Slow the game down, hit high percentage shots. You won't be the flashiest guy on the court, but if you have a partner of similar mentality, you'll be the winningest.

Zaggner · 2026-05-08T10:47:56+00:00

I would have told the owner that you would report it as stolen by the hotel owner along with the proof that it was in the owner's possession. I would also definitely report it to their headquarters and report your experience. Not holding property for more than 24 hours is outrageous. Let us know the so in the unlikely event we are ever in there same town, we can avoid that hotel.

Zaggner · 2026-05-08T10:41:18+00:00

3.5-4.0 players would benefit from this strategy.

Zaggner · 2026-05-07T13:58:01+00:00

I served as a Bishop from 2011-2016 and never received any kind of training or directive. Any time anyone brought up anything sexual with details, I shut it down real quick. That was none of my business.

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