My aunt explained pickleball to me today and all I understood is that it's a fiat man's tennis.

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And here I thought it was fermented tennis.

My uncle and aunt are absolutely bonkers about pickleball. They played this morning lol

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I didn't know how popular it was. Like everyone she knows plays it. It's wild.

yeah, tennis is cooked

I can't believe they killed tennis.

Is Roger Federer gonna swap to pickle?

The new mutation is called padel.

Agassi, McEnroe, and Andy Roddick are pretty involved, haven't seen federer but maybe

I don't even play every month but I can see why it's winning, went down the rabbit hole a little bit and the data is telling.

passed tennis in tracked activities on apple, growth rate is insane

I think tennis barrier to entry is too high for most people. Pickleball is fun for any skill level so I think it follows that total addressable market is bigger.

The most convincing stats for me were that top player salaries and sponsorship are climbing towards tennis pretty quickly and that the average age of the pickleball player is lower than tennis.

I got that vibe from it. That it's inclusive of more people regardless of fitness. So whatever your age or whoever you're with, you can probably play pickleball.

I wonder if it's adoption is being accelerated by heavy investment as well. It almost seems like it's designed to be "perfect" or maybe I'm just paranoid.

It's definitely too quirky to be perfect, I think it optimizes for fun

Let em come

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What you do with that, is up to you

I would have to play it before I judge too hard haha

Looks fun as fuck though

That's what it sounds like.

There ain't even any pickles in the game, so it's false advertising at least.

It kind of is, but it’s fun. I like tennis but it takes practice and can get intense. Pickle ball is more casual - like ping pong, except you’re on the table.