Pickleball Updates

[Jay Bee]

I'm benchmarking against tennis so I suppose that's unfair

It is. Different sports. Have run into a number of "screw pb I'm a tennis player" people. Which is fine.

Pretty easy to spot newbies coming in from tennis. Tourney last week ran into a 23 college tennis player.. lots of times they've got a mean forehand but are not great at the non volley zone. 

Huge tournament on deck at 8a tmrw. My goal is to medal. #PrayersUp

[Shaka Shart]

It is. Different sports. Have run into a number of "screw pb I'm a tennis player" people. Which is fine.

Pretty easy to spot newbies coming in from tennis. Tourney last week ran into a 23 college tennis player.. lots of times they've got a mean forehand but are not great at the non volley zone. 

Huge tournament on deck at 8a tmrw. My goal is to medal. #PrayersUp

Pickleball is a silly sport, in a good way.
Played with some 4.5 guys and was a blast.

Took me a bit to adjust for sure but the strategic aspect of it since hitting a winner is such a luxury vs tennis, but as a doubles specialist it does carry over angle wise.

Pickleball is actually really nice when you're coming back from a leg injury and working your way back to tennis. Good few of the guys I play with have done that.

[Shaka Shart]

It is. Different sports. Have run into a number of "screw pb I'm a tennis player" people. Which is fine.

Pretty easy to spot newbies coming in from tennis. Tourney last week ran into a 23 college tennis player.. lots of times they've got a mean forehand but are not great at the non volley zone. 

Huge tournament on deck at 8a tmrw. My goal is to medal. #PrayersUp

Also, GL!

[Jay Bee]

Huge tournament on deck at 8a tmrw. My goal is to medal. #PrayersUp

Needed to win a couple of matches via Dream Breakers. Intense. We won. 1st place medals plus cash prizes.

[NCMUFan]

Hey guys. Any of you playing pickleball these days? My schedule for this week is below... seem like too much?? I'm still not even slightly good, but slowly improving.  Also, in a lot of pain / nursing multiple nagging injuries. #Warrior

PS- have met some fellow MU alums playing pb; strong players, naturally

Sunday - 16 DUPR Major League Pickleball format Tournament; Dodd Trail Park (Lakeville, MN)

Monday – 3.25 – 3.99 DUPR league; Dropshot (Shakopee, MN)

Tuesday – Open play (Savage Community Park, Savage, MN)

Wednesday – (1) Vendor Event – Minneapolis Cider Company Pickleball Courts (Minneapolis, MN); (2) 3.25-3.99 DUPR league; Minneapolis Pickleball Club (Minneapolis, MN)

Thursday – 3.50-3.99 DUPR league; Mega Pickleball (Minnetonka, MN)

Friday – [tentative] Practice with MLP team; Red Oak Park (Burnsville, MN) or Savage Community Park (Savage, MN), OR Crazy 8's DUPR play; Chip's (Eagan, MN)

Saturday – 16 DUPR Major League Pickleball format Tournament; Quarry Park (Eagan, MN)

In the late 1980s and 1990s there was an awesome number of Northwest tennis and racquet clubs in the south Minneapolis metro.  Do they still exist?

[Jay Bee]

In the late 1980s and 1990s there was an awesome number of Northwest tennis and racquet clubs in the south Minneapolis metro.  Do they still exist?

Yes! Some do (eg, Bloomington). Life Time bought em about 20 years ago I believe. The Bloomington north location is Pickleball-centric and highly regarded for good play

[Lennys Tap]

Needed to win a couple of matches via Dream Breakers. Intense. We won. 1st place medals plus cash prizes.

Nice going, JB!

[jesmu84]

Just ordered 4 "clone" paddles from AliExpress last night.

$30-40 for allegedly $150+ paddles

[Jay Bee]

Hi Friends,

Big PPA tourney is coming to Milwaukee -- Veolia Milwaukee Open at the Baird Center, Nov 14-17. Will Jay Bee play? Probably not. MU is at Maryland on Friday.. if there was a home game I could go to during the tourney then I would be more likely to travel and enter... but you never know.

This week and next – very busy in non-pickleball personal life as well as work life, but the grind continues.

Sunday 10/13 – Open Play, Dropshot (Shakopee, MN)
Monday 10/14 – 3.25-3.99 League, Dropshot (Shakopee, MN)
Tuesday 10/15  - Open Play, Life Time (Savage, MN)
Wednesday 10/16 – 3.25-3.99 League, Minneapolis Pickleball Club (Minneapolis, MN)
Thursday 10/17 – AM: Open Play, Life Time (Lakeville, MN); PM 3.50-4.00 League, Mega Pickleball (Minnetonka, MN)
Friday 10/18 – rest (?)
Saturday 10/19 – Nightmare at the Picklr Tournament, a Major League Pickleball format event, The Picklr (Blaine, MN)
Sunday 10/20 – Open Play, Savage Community Park (Savage, MN) [tentative- weather and football dependent]

Monday 10/21 -  3.25-3.99 League, Dropshot (Shakopee, MN)
Tuesday 10/22 – rest (?)
Wednesday 10/23 - Wednesday 10/16 – 3.25-3.99 League, Minneapolis Pickleball Club (Minneapolis, MN)
Thursday 10/24 – 3.50-4.00 League, Mega Pickleball (Minnetonka, MN)
Friday 10/25 – CT Summer Send Off tournament (mixed doubles), Lucky Shots (Minneapolis, MN)

[wadesworld]

Hi Friends,

Big PPA tourney is coming to Milwaukee -- Veolia Milwaukee Open at the Baird Center, Nov 14-17. Will Jay Bee play? Probably not. MU is at Maryland on Friday.. if there was a home game I could go to during the tourney then I would be more likely to travel and enter... but you never know.

This week and next – very busy in non-pickleball personal life as well as work life, but the grind continues.

Sunday 10/13 – Open Play, Dropshot (Shakopee, MN)
Monday 10/14 – 3.25-3.99 League, Dropshot (Shakopee, MN)
Tuesday 10/15  - Open Play, Life Time (Savage, MN)
Wednesday 10/16 – 3.25-3.99 League, Minneapolis Pickleball Club (Minneapolis, MN)
Thursday 10/17 – AM: Open Play, Life Time (Lakeville, MN); PM 3.50-4.00 League, Mega Pickleball (Minnetonka, MN)
Friday 10/18 – rest (?)
Saturday 10/19 – Nightmare at the Picklr Tournament, a Major League Pickleball format event, The Picklr (Blaine, MN)
Sunday 10/20 – Open Play, Savage Community Park (Savage, MN) [tentative- weather and football dependent]

Monday 10/21 -  3.25-3.99 League, Dropshot (Shakopee, MN)
Tuesday 10/22 – rest (?)
Wednesday 10/23 - Wednesday 10/16 – 3.25-3.99 League, Minneapolis Pickleball Club (Minneapolis, MN)
Thursday 10/24 – 3.50-4.00 League, Mega Pickleball (Minnetonka, MN)
Friday 10/25 – CT Summer Send Off tournament (mixed doubles), Lucky Shots (Minneapolis, MN)

Good luck!

[Shaka Shart]

I dropped in and tormented some 4.0s the other day JB ❤️❤️❤️

[Jay Bee]

I dropped in and tormented some 4.0s the other day JB ❤️❤️❤️

Congrats. I still suck.  A few key things I need to fix to level up to 4.0.

My doubles partner who is also on our MLP team pulled their plantar tendon. Ortho says rest at least two weeks... so we have a replacement for this weekend — and next week undecided. Questionable on the IR. Huge tourney next week - over 600 competitors expected.

[Pakuni]

Congrats. I still suck. 

We know.

[Jay Bee]

We know.

Not like u tho

[Pakuni]

Not like u tho

"Projection is one of the commonest psychic phenomena. Everything that is unconscious in ourselves we discover in our neighbour, and we treat him accordingly"
- Carl Jung

[Shaka Shart]

Congrats. I still suck.  A few key things I need to fix to level up to 4.0.

My doubles partner who is also on our MLP team pulled their plantar tendon. Ortho says rest at least two weeks... so we have a replacement for this weekend — and next week undecided. Questionable on the IR. Huge tourney next week - over 600 competitors expected.

Finesse shot ability is earned, not given!

[BM1090]

Congrats. I still suck.  A few key things I need to fix to level up to 4.0.

My doubles partner who is also on our MLP team pulled their plantar tendon. Ortho says rest at least two weeks... so we have a replacement for this weekend — and next week undecided. Questionable on the IR. Huge tourney next week - over 600 competitors expected.

I started tennis 2 months ago and I'm a 3.75-4.00. Pick up your game, bro.

[Jay Bee]

I started tennis 2 months ago and I'm a 3.75-4.00. Pick up your game, bro.

Source?

3.75-4.00 is a good sized range; hopefully you're not just going by description.

[BM1090]

Source?

3.75-4.00 is a good sized range; hopefully you're not just going by description.

Going by my tennis league's assessment of my game and the online ranking system. But mostly, I'm just fvcking with you.

[tower912]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB80DdRCLic

[Jay Bee]

Welp, I recently moved.. so playing at some new spots, but also traveling back to the old neighborhood and everywhere else in between. OUR sport is strong.

Thursday, started a new league at Le Dome by Lucky Shots, which recently opened (Grand Opening Party is today) and happens to be a 6-7 minute drive from the crib. Went OK, but I should have dominated consistently throughout the evening.

I'm slowly getting better, but also suck. If you're a 3.7 or under, I feel like I'm better than you and I should win. 3.8-4.1 we've got some competition - let's go!! 4.2-4.3 I might have a chance but will probably get embarrassed. 4.4+ different world, I'm wasting their time.

On deck for the long weekend:
Saturday - Open play at Le Dome grand opening 11am-12:45pm [then racing home or to a bar for the game].

Sunday - 8am - ??  Amateur Pickleball Association tournament at Mega Minnetonka. Playing mixed doubles -- the cutoffs got crazy close - BARELY got put into a lower division (3.5-4.0, 41 years old and up) but we were .001 on DUPR from getting put into a higher division and would have faced a team with a 4.7 guy and 4.6 20 year old gal. Yikes. This is a tournament where I need to prove where I'm at. Need to medal, period. Obviously the outcome of the Marquette game could influence my day and into tomorrow morning, but hopefully I will be ready in what will be a bone chilling day in the Twin Cities.

Sunday part 2 - 4pm-6:30pm - new league at Dropshot in Shakopee, MN -- "Squads". Teams of 4 compete in a somewhat MLP style league... almost like a doubles dreambreaker -- women play until someone hits 5.. then men play til someone hits 10... first mixed to 15.. last mix to 20 for the winner. I don't know what the flow of this is going to feel like.. kind of goofy, but should be fun. Will likely be completely spent from the morning tournament, but hopefully will be wearing some new hardware and inspired.

Monday - 1pm-3pm at Dropshot. Our team rented a court to practice/play. Maybe a little drilling, but playing on a court with video.. so, taking video of game play for analysis with "Save My Play" app. #AdvancedStats #PicklePom

OTHER NOTES...

A couple of months ago I switched from the Joola Perseus (old gen) to the Six Zero Double Black Diamond and have incorporated a lot more spin into my game.

[wadesworld]

Welp, I recently moved.. so playing at some new spots, but also traveling back to the old neighborhood and everywhere else in between. OUR sport is strong.

Thursday, started a new league at Le Dome by Lucky Shots, which recently opened (Grand Opening Party is today) and happens to be a 6-7 minute drive from the crib. Went OK, but I should have dominated consistently throughout the evening.

I'm slowly getting better, but also suck. If you're a 3.7 or under, I feel like I'm better than you and I should win. 3.8-4.1 we've got some competition - let's go!! 4.2-4.3 I might have a chance but will probably get embarrassed. 4.4+ different world, I'm wasting their time.

On deck for the long weekend:
Saturday - Open play at Le Dome grand opening 11am-12:45pm [then racing home or to a bar for the game].

Sunday - 8am - ??  Amateur Pickleball Association tournament at Mega Minnetonka. Playing mixed doubles -- the cutoffs got crazy close - BARELY got put into a lower division (3.5-4.0, 41 years old and up) but we were .001 on DUPR from getting put into a higher division and would have faced a team with a 4.7 guy and 4.6 20 year old gal. Yikes. This is a tournament where I need to prove where I'm at. Need to medal, period. Obviously the outcome of the Marquette game could influence my day and into tomorrow morning, but hopefully I will be ready in what will be a bone chilling day in the Twin Cities.

Sunday part 2 - 4pm-6:30pm - new league at Dropshot in Shakopee, MN -- "Squads". Teams of 4 compete in a somewhat MLP style league... almost like a doubles dreambreaker -- women play until someone hits 5.. then men play til someone hits 10... first mixed to 15.. last mix to 20 for the winner. I don't know what the flow of this is going to feel like.. kind of goofy, but should be fun. Will likely be completely spent from the morning tournament, but hopefully will be wearing some new hardware and inspired.

Monday - 1pm-3pm at Dropshot. Our team rented a court to practice/play. Maybe a little drilling, but playing on a court with video.. so, taking video of game play for analysis with "Save My Play" app. #AdvancedStats #PicklePom

OTHER NOTES...

A couple of months ago I switched from the Joola Perseus (old gen) to the Six Zero Double Black Diamond and have incorporated a lot more spin into my game.

I ain't reading all that. I'm happy for you tho. Or sorry that happened.

[#UnleashSean]

Is this the anders carlson appreciation thread?

[tower912]

I want to know if JB is pickling on the outdoor courts right now.  That would be impressive.

[Jay Bee]

I want to know if JB is pickling on the outdoor courts right now.  That would be impressive.

No, but worried a lot this weekend about the ol Benz starting after being outside a lot.

Sunday 8a - tournament in Minnetonka (medaled, but Third place.. went 5-1 on the day... champs were sandbaggers)

Sunday noon-2:30 open play in maple grove

Sunday 4-630 Squads league (4 player teams) in Shakopee... we went 6-0 and beat a couple of very good teams.

Looong Sunday w a lot of travel and effort, but highly successful and rewarding