Subj : Re: Pickleball weather
To   : Gamgee
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Thu May 27 2021 21:19:38

On 5/26/2021 8:33 AM, Gamgee wrote to Jan Dippel:

-> I could google it, but in the spirit of BBS'ing, could you give a basic 
-> description of what Pickleball is and how it's played?  Honestly I've 
-> never heard of it.
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Think of a tennis court, but on a smaller scale.  Also, the net is a bit lower.  Instead of 
rackets, you use composite paddles to hit a plastic whiffle ball.

Serving is done underhanded. Keeping the score is a bit tricky.  My score first, your 
score second, and which person is serving will determine how you call the score.  If I the 
first server and my team has 2 and the other team has 1, the score would be 2-1-1 (1 
because I am the first server).  You can only score a point on your team's serve.  Once 
both team members don't score a point, the serve reverts to the other team.

There is a lined area on either side of the net nicknamed the "kitchen" (non-volley 
zone).  You can't volley the ball (strike it without it bouncing first) while standing in the 
kitchen.  This is meant to prevent players standing near the net to slam the ball back.

You play to 11 and you have to win by 2.

Because the court is smaller than a tennis court, you don't have to work quite as hard to 
get to the ball.

There's a lot more. Perhaps Jan can continue, but I recommend watching play on 
YouTube.

Mike Dippel

 
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