Scoring Is A Pickle But The Game Is A Ball
I’ll be the first to tell you I get confused every time I play pickleball, but I love any racket sport and love to compete and hit a ball as hard as I can, and I’ll concede there may not be another sport of our time that is allowing 92 year old Aunt Betty to play with 17 year old Sam. It’s a multi-generational, moderately complicated scoring system, but gosh darn it can be fun game. In a poll of 2,800 seniors, just 17% say they have played but 52% would like to - I am waiting for some of the major companies like UberHealth or United Healthcare to offer a Pickle benefit that gives you a paddle, a ball and a ride to the courts. Just be prepared to get a tad confused keeping score - and if you get mixed up, do what I do, hit it harder. But be careful if you play with your better half - I once smashed one that hit her in the back of the head!