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Never heard of "pickleball" until recently. Lots of article about this. Seems like a PR campaign of some sort. Is someone paying Graf to promote this game?
by yodsanklai 2y ago
Never heard of "pickleball" until recently. Lots of article about this. Seems like a PR campaign of some sort. Is someone paying Graf to promote this game?
- thatguy0900 2y agoI think it's just becoming very popular. I can tell you at least "looking for a pickleball partner" is a very common line in dating apps at the moment.
- tokioyoyo 2y agoOh the peak was like 2022, I think. My city even banned it from public tennis courts, because of number of people getting into it and hogging the courts. Then unbanned. I actually see it less now when I’m on the courts.
- zoklet-enjoyer 2y agoThat was my assumption too. I first heard about pickleball a couple years ago where some billionaire sports team owner was on Bloomberg hyping up his investment. I think it was this guy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dundon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dundon
- conradfr 2y agoIn Europe it seems Pádel is all the craze.
- LeonardoTolstoy 2y agoPadel is great, and I do wish it would make it over to the northeast US somewhat. Paddle tennis has some presence, but Padel is basically nonexistent still
- TacticalCoder 2y ago[dead]
- gtirloni 2y agoYes, it's similar now to career coaching or those HIIT gym training videos. They have certifications, leadership courses, etc.
- insane_dreamer 2y agofastest growing sport in the US
- dwaltrip 2y agoIt’s a very popular sport / athletic activity.