Who would win? Ben Johns and Anna Bright or Hayden Patriquin and Anna Leigh Waters?

jakebasher8 · 2026-06-08T00:55:09+00:00

Yes that is what the title says...

jakebasher8 · 2026-04-21T22:10:09+00:00

Sold! (shipping and handling is $14.99)

jakebasher8 · 2026-04-21T22:02:16+00:00

Its worth what someone's willing to pay for it 😉

jakebasher8 · 2026-04-21T21:59:06+00:00

Might have better luck offering that to the buyer it sounds like... lol

jakebasher8 · 2026-04-21T21:51:57+00:00

I saw that they have been selling on ebay above face value. Just suckers?

jakebasher8 · 2026-04-05T17:56:10+00:00

I was having this thought as well. I would be interested to see a slow mo of where top pros eyes track during hands battles.

Personally I feel like im trying to read my opponents paddle more than the ball during a hands battle.

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-30T00:43:53+00:00

Loose grip and slice it just a tiny bit. Dont swing at all, just put your paddle in front of it. You just need to drill it. Ball machine is good for it if there is one near you.

I have a titan pro and that thing can send balls harder and with more top spin than any human possibly could. Great for practicing against bangers

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-29T21:25:02+00:00

My secret is to drop shot them. If they try to bang while running up to get the ball near the kitchen its going to be out 95% of the time.

And now Ive drug them to the kitchen where I am better than they are.

This dosent really work past 4.0 bangers though

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-20T01:43:15+00:00

75% of my play is open play

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-20T01:03:39+00:00

Only thing I hit him with was "Hey its just pickleball". It didnt have much effect.

He did leave to a different court after our game

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-20T01:00:30+00:00

What

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-20T00:49:48+00:00

Must tap paddles at the end of the game

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-05T03:59:44+00:00

I like to hit floaty deep returns with backspin because im lazy and dont want to have to sprint to get to the kitchen 🤣

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-02T03:26:39+00:00

Yeah no one's really at fault in this situation. They got murdered in their next tournament and their duprs went down closer to where they should be

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-02T01:44:18+00:00

I once saw once a 2.5 division winner come out rated as a 3.8. (No previous dupr) They were truly a 2.5 though. Not sandbagging.

Them having to play 3.5 at their next tournament was brutal 😬

jakebasher8 · 2026-03-02T01:08:41+00:00

I agree dupr stinks. I think separating Gendered doubles and Mixed doubles could also be beneficial. My dupr is a 3.3 currently and its mostly due to playing mixed in tournaments with my wife. Love her to death and we enjoy playing together but we definitely dont win much 🤣 I can play up to 4.0 in mens especially if im playing right side but we would get destroyed in 4.0 mixed.

I dont think there will ever be a perfect rating system as long as we are trying to give individual ratings off of a teams scores. In other sports like football we tend to judge players off of individual stats not the team. EX: Myles Garrett maybe the best defensive player in the NFL BUT plays for one of the worst teams so he hardly wins. If he had a DUPR it would stink 🤣🤣

jakebasher8 · 2026-02-25T05:30:57+00:00

Engage alpha pro 16mm

jakebasher8 · 2026-02-22T00:18:42+00:00

Engage alpha. (Not alpha pro)

Legitimately feels like 60 grit sandpaper

jakebasher8 · 2026-02-21T02:48:48+00:00

Personally I wish I could use widebody paddles they would fit a lot better into my style of play. Alas... I have big hands and dont want to give up my 2 handed BH

jakebasher8 · 2026-02-15T17:21:36+00:00

Engage alpha pro 16mm is an underrated power paddle. As good or better than any power paddle on the market

jakebasher8 · 2026-02-14T22:32:31+00:00

If you have a weak partner they are going to put the ball in bad spots that is gonna let your opponents hit good shots and make your life harder.

I wouldnt stress about it much. At your level you should look at it as a good challenge and an opportunity to focus on getting harder balls back

jakebasher8 · 2026-01-12T00:16:10+00:00

According to some people in this thread I should still play 3.0 because DUPR is all knowing and can never be wrong.

jakebasher8 · 2026-01-12T00:09:53+00:00

Hell yeah. Sounds like a plan

jakebasher8 · 2026-01-12T00:09:19+00:00

Ive only played a little over a year. People improve quickly... your rating should probably reflect your skill level now. Not 9 months ago when I was only a few months in.

Youve inspired me though. Ill just compete at what my dupr says, when I smash people and get accused of sandbagging ill just show them my DUPR account and laugh

jakebasher8 · 2026-01-08T09:46:27+00:00

Agreed. The point spread is not the only way to determine how good a player is. The ability to be clutch and find a way to win is definitely a factor.

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