From the statuesque Bryony Gordon at the Daily Mail, talking about padel:
“The game has always struck me as tennis for those who can’t be bothered to learn tennis, but given our dwindling attention spans, it’s probably the perfect sport for our age.”
I always thought it was a cross between tennis (court and scoring system ), squash (playing off the walls) and table tennis (the bats).
It’s also gentler, takes up less space, and doesn’t require as much exertion as tennis or squash. It really is the perfect non-sport for our silly age — which means it’s soon going to become an Olympic event. (#SynchronizedSwimming)
“yeah, but why do you call Bryony Gordon ‘statuesque’, Kim?”
never heard of this alleged sport.
I think it is still in the introductory stage. About 40 years ago someone tried to combine handball and volleyball, where you could play the volleyball off the walls like handball. The inventor had the misfortune of inadequate imagination; He dubbed it “Wallyball” and everyone though he had a speech impediment. It took decades to catch on.
So, pickleball. Good for the old, the physically impaired, or people who just want a bit of fun exercise but don’t have the energy for full-on tennis.
I don’t have a problem with it. There’s a court a couple of miles from my house, and a few co-workers of mine and I were thinking about going out and playing once the weather here in central Texas cools down a bit.