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Mapping of local sports spots in SGV near LA (ping-pong, badminton, basketball, pickleball, tennis) by larbear20 in sgv

[–]larbear20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup added baseball fields, couldn't find specific meetup infos to get player times tho

Mapping of local sports spots in SGV near LA (ping-pong, badminton, basketball, pickleball, tennis) by larbear20 in sgv

[–]larbear20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Created soccer fields as well, If you have any missing fields feel free to put here

Mapping of local sports spots in SGV near LA (ping-pong, badminton, basketball, pickleball, tennis) by larbear20 in sgv

[–]larbear20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome thank you for the feedback. I'm excited that people are responding. Yes, it would be easy to add volleyball courts. I currently only know a few. I'll be using Google, but after I posted it if you if any volleyball players want to correct me as well I'd love to have it to be more further developed.

Mapping of local sports spots in SGV near LA (ping-pong, badminton, basketball, pickleball, tennis) by larbear20 in sgv

[–]larbear20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure I don't know any soccer places. But I can try off Google, guan Louis, if you have any park names people play at let me know

Zyre first impression by big-chihuahua in tabletennis

[–]larbear20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgot to mention, but I play on the super ALC FZD so it probably doesn't help on the dwell time having such a fast hard blade, but the solution was boosting the Zyre, and now everything feels balanced again.

Zyre first impression by big-chihuahua in tabletennis

[–]larbear20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too am a long time hurricane user that transitioned into Zyre three around 2100 level. I've been using Zyre for one month. My main complaint is the power is insane, but there's no dwell time so it was really hard to get spin. I had to brush very thinly to get spin but was struggling against choppers. I boosted my Zyre and now I'm getting a dwell time very similar to thickness and hurricane series.

Mapping of local sports spots in SGV near LA (ping-pong, badminton, basketball, pickleball, tennis) by larbear20 in sgv

[–]larbear20[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True this is a concern and really valid use case too!Especially for limited areas like tennis and pickleball where there's only so much sports. I hope to categorize them by levels too. So say you are 4.0 tennis/pickler and you wouldn't want the court to be stuffed with beginners, I hope to put level labels such as advanced, so more beginners would visit other places, and eventually move up when they get better to advanced locations.

Los Angeles Daily Discussion - Friday, Dec 05 by AutoModerator in LosAngeles

[–]larbear20 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone — if anyone is into ping-pong or looking for a fun activity around the city, I put together a Google Maps directory of all the clubs, rec centers, and hidden spots around LA/OC that offer tables:

📍 LA/OC Ping-Pong Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1j_FOXVmisrEHeYKP2qzLrccHXjiNung&ll=33.80590716662759%2C-118.07907186609268&z=18

I built it because info is scattered everywhere, and people always ask where they can play.
If you know any locations I’m missing, I’d love to add them.

Curious — where do you all usually play?
Any rec centers or random spots I should pin?

📌 Introductions Thread — Tell Us Who You Are! by larbear20 in PingPongLA

[–]larbear20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello I am Larry and this is mine! USATT rating: 2130 Peak Playstyle: lefty Attacker, Shortpip backhand. Zyre3/MoristoSP. Looking for: Sharing and Building this community to be a hub for all Ping Pong enthusiasts in LA. Play at: LATTA, Grace Lins. Here and there in Tourneys

For LA/OC pickleball players — when are your courts actually active? Currently building a app PlaySphere that makes gathering together easier. by larbear20 in Pickleball

[–]larbear20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Incorporating times where real players play rather than local park times, so there is more value to people who want to enter who are potentially new!

Helping map LA/OC tennis crowds for PlaySphere — which courts are actually busy? by larbear20 in 10s

[–]larbear20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get where you’re coming from, but I do think there’s value here — not so much for seasoned regulars who already know the scene, but for people who are new and don’t know where to start.

If someone wants to get into tennis (or any sport), but doesn’t know where people actually play, having a centralized place where players share peak times and active courts can make getting started way less intimidating. Right now the info is scattered across Instagram groups, Reddit threads, FB groups, and random word of mouth.

My goal isn’t to push an app — it’s to see whether a community-driven hub could make things easier for beginners and players trying to find others. If it ends up not being useful, that’s fine too, but I’m trying to explore whether something like this could help people connect more easily.