Subj : Re: Pickleball / Paddle Tennis?
To   : David Smith
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Wed Oct 04 2023 20:12:31

On 04 Oct 2023, David Smith said the following...
 
 DS> When I was in college back in the 90's a friend and I decided to sign up
 DS> for a Paddle Tennis class on quarter. We thought it was Ping Pong and
 DS> would be a fun PE class. We soon found out it wasn't! 
 DS> 
 DS> Turns out Paddle Tennis is like tennis, only using a big paddle and on a
 DS> much smaller court. Not what we expected, but I did enjoy the course.
 DS> (Side note, I met a girl there and was going to try to ask her out, but
 DS> unfortunately she dropped the class before I could, but thats another
 DS> story!)
 DS> 
 DS> Anyway, I was listening to Rick & Bubba a few days ago and they were
 DS> talking about Pickleball. I did a little googling and it sounds an awful
 DS> lot like Paddle Tennis. Anyone know if the two are one and the same?
 DS> 

They are not the same.  Pickleball using something resembling a whiffle ball, and the paddle is different.  I would have to Google paddle tennis to see the differences.  It might be fun for me to do that so I can give a more informed response.

Mike Dippel
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