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Wednesday, April 7. 2021

Pickleball

Mrs. BD and I signed up for a local co-ed Pickleball league. Seems like a fast game. They said you didn't have to have any experience with it. We don't.


I love games. Don't you?



Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:56 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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There's a bunch of old folks around here who play that.
#1 William O. B'Livion on 2021-04-07 16:05 (Reply)
On Easter our son and family came over for Easter lunch. They brought a movable pickle ball set and played on the driveway. I watched but the others played and seemed to get some exercise. Everybody had fun. The only places I have seen the game is at country clubs.
#2 JC on 2021-04-07 16:47 (Reply)
Tennis played with ping-pong paddles and a whiffle ball to keep the speed of the ball down?
#3 Jerryskids on 2021-04-07 17:52 (Reply)
Mini-tennis.
#3.1 Bird Dog on 2021-04-07 18:07 (Reply)
Which League did you join? The Dill or Sweet?
#4 Stargazer on 2021-04-07 18:09 (Reply)
It's a straight-forward bread & butter sport, to be played with relish!
#4.1 Aggie on 2021-04-07 18:46 (Reply)
Invented by former Washington state Lt. Governor, Joel Pritchard.
#5 jimg on 2021-04-07 19:27 (Reply)
Bainbridge Island’s contribution to sports, basically Americanized/backyard padel. Extremely fun.
#5.1 DblTap on 2021-04-08 00:32 (Reply)
Mrs. Bulldog and I have been playing for 2 months now. We play tennis in the summer - but there is no overlap of general skill sets that I've been able to determine.

While it is primarily an "old folks" game, I noticed many younger men playing at the courts.
#6 Bulldog on 2021-04-08 09:00 (Reply)
Yeah, but not pickleball.
#7 John (Link) on 2021-04-08 09:58 (Reply)

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