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SolitaryMarmot t1_izk0mgq wrote

I played pickleball in a rec center in Queens like two years ago. It was crazy competitive. You miss a shot and have a bunch of 65 year olds screaming at you in mandarin. I was like daaaamn this isn't my game. People take it super seriously. And here I am like...y'all know this is a whiffleball right?

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The_Lone_Apple t1_izk182u wrote

I pass on any game where the participants act like it's the Olympics. No thanks. I'm just trying to have some fun in life.

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BKlounge93 t1_izk365e wrote

Reminds me of the PE scene in Superbad with Dave Franco. “Calm down, Greg, it’s soccer.”

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SolitaryMarmot t1_izk3m9l wrote

I have a friend that used to play in a finance bro squash and apparently that's just as bad. I guess when you can't lax in winter you squash and squash HARD

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Pika_yune t1_izkblke wrote

I can’t take a game that uses a technique called “dink” seriously.

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SolitaryMarmot t1_izkt5kd wrote

The biggest rule is you can't get close to the net. But of all the times I have actually played pickleball I can't find real consistency in how that's applied. It's like traveling in basketball sometimes you can take like 3 steps and sometimes it results in like 4 people screaming at me.

I don't understand the rules!!!

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monicageller777 t1_izlkbde wrote

I mean are you playing on a real court? Because there is a clear line that you can't volley if you pass it.

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SolitaryMarmot t1_izlocyx wrote

But there are times when you can that I can't quite get a handle on. I think after the ball touches something. And you can step over the box at the corners apparently? I think?

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monicageller777 t1_izlom9t wrote

You can enter the box just fine, you just need to let the ball bounce first if you are in the 'non volley zone'.

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PokerBabeNYC t1_izlyz3i wrote

You can if the ball bounces in what called The Kitchen which is near the net

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WednesdayKnights t1_izogt0w wrote

Yeah, like you can’t go in the kitchen until the ball has bounced.

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thereia t1_izlr7oj wrote

“Y’all know this is a whiffleball right?” has got me crying. Thanks ! Hahahaha

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CactusBoyScout t1_izkywgk wrote

Isn’t it just tennis lite?

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SolitaryMarmot t1_izlondc wrote

Kinda except you can't get close to the net except in certain circumstances that I am not really clear on. It's like if ping pong and tennis had a baby.

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BeMoreChill t1_izkflg2 wrote

It’s the fastest growing sport in America right now

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