Here we go again. Another vandalized pickleball court. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: we need a masked pickleball vigilante, pronto. Pickleball courts in Allendale Charter Township were recently dealt a brutal blow. Fences specifically built by a local pickleball group, designed to make the courts safer, were destroyed over two consecutive […]
That pickleball paddle you’ve been eyeing is probably great. But before you buy it, how do you know if it’s high quality and going to be fun to play with? Sure, sometimes you can play with one before you buy. But not every paddle company offers those options easily, and sometimes you’re not near anyone […]
India is in the midst of a pickleball revolution. Between 2019 and 2022, the number of players jumped by a staggering 159%. This rapid rise isn’t happening in isolation. Globally, pickleball’s popularity has soared, with more than 5 million players across 84 countries. As India’s enthusiasm grows, so does the infrastructure. Clubs, tournaments, and coaching […]
Most countries have fewer than 100 million people. In fact, most countries have fewer than 20 million. So when this pickleball clip we captured at MLP Daytona 2023 received its first 70 million views in less than a year, we were pretty excited. Now, this pickleball highlight has over 100 million views: View this post on Instagram […]
Each Six Zero pickleball paddle is meticulously engineered…wait, did we lose you? We know, that sounds like marketing speak, but in the case of Six Zero, it’s true: the founder literally makes prototypes in his backyard workshop. Meticulous, indeed. Who is Six Zero? Six Zero isn’t just another new paddle brand trying to make a […]
Pickleball is finally going green. At least, some grassroots initiatives around the country are trying to make sure it does. We recently learned of two different manufacturers of pickleballs trying to do better than just another plastic ball that ends up in the trash can. One made fully-compostable balls; the other went for a recyclable, […]
Pickleball isn’t just dominating tennis courts & reality TV. Now, it’s taking over the stage. The fast-paced sport has become a muse for playwrights, resulting in a string of productions that blend humor, heart, and the quirky culture of pickleball into theatrical storylines. Jeff Daniels’ “Pickleball” at B Street Theatre in Sacramento is a prime example. […]
Spin offers pickleball players a strategic edge by making shots more unpredictable and challenging for opponents. It also offers players an easy way out mindset: why focus on the basics of flat shots when you can put some fancy stink on it? So, once you’ve mastered flat shots and dinking basics, THEN you can focus on […]
These two opposing statements about pickleball are true: it helps some people sell houses while preventing the sale of others’. But how (and why) is that? Of course, noise is the presiding factor. Take Judy & her husband, a Massachusetts couple hoping to sell their house now that they’ve retired. You’d think they’d make perfect candidates for new pickleball […]
In case you haven’t been on the internet much, it seems every week we see another recycled article citing the same data about pickleball injuries. Most of the alarm is simply the result of a greater percentage of people taking part in a physical activity, one that contains the same generic risk that any activity does. But […]
