Pickleball is Getting TOO Popular!

Welcome to the first-ever edition of The Pickleball Clinic newsletter!

With over 80,000 dedicated Facebook group members, we’re turning pickleball’s fastest growing community into pickleball’s fastest growing newsletter.

Pickleball is getting popular (maybe too popular) — we explore that and more today.

Let’s dive in 👇

Pickleball is growing WAY faster than even the media is portraying.

What are we talking about?

On Monday, Morning Consult came out with data that said 15% of adults in the US (45 million people) have played pickleball at least once.

But just last month, the APP said that 36.5 million adults played the fastest-growing sport in 2022.

So what is it…

36.5M or 45M?

No matter what the actual answer is — we believe that both are low.

Why?

Because pickleball is awesome! Don’t believe us? Take it from the No. 1 player in the world. ⤵

A weekly thought from pickleball’s GOAT Ben Johns 🐐

Hey what’s up Pickleball Clinic Newsletter readers! This is Ben’s Bulletin where I’ll be sharing my thoughts, answering questions, and talking about all things pickleball in every newsletter!

For my first-ever bulletin, I wanted to talk about why I love pickleball:

1. It’s the most strategic sport I’ve played

2. It’s a combination of a lot of other sports I enjoy including tennis & table tennis

3. It has unmatched variety in so many ways. Player styles, doubles vs singles or mixed doubles, metagame game style changes, people, and more always keep the game interesting.

4. In a lot of ways, pickleball is what I call an “unsolved sport” in that we’re all figuring out and developing ways to get better without previous players and coaches to guide us through it like most other sports. That unsolved nature makes it very exploratory and experimental.

See you all for my next bulletin!

- Ben

For more from Ben, follow his Instagram here: @BenJohns_PB

If you hit a good drive, follow it up to the kitchen.

Many players stay back in the transition zone or by the baseline after hitting a great drive instead of following it all the way up.

Staying back sacrifices your opportunity for a potential putaway, and will keep your opponents comfortable because you're less of a threat the further back you are.

New competitive style ball we love.

Introducing the new Elite 40 from PCKL. This neon ball is highly visible on the court and feels noticeably firmer than other options we’re used to playing with, plus it’s already a top selling pickleball on Amazon. If you’re open to trying a new ball from a solid brand, grab a pack and let us know what you think, plus save 10% with code PBCLINIC10.

This is spot on 😂

Pop. Pop. Pop.

The sound and disruption from the fastest-growing sport is driving locals CRAZY.

Homeowner groups and local residents in dozens of towns and cities have rallied to block the development of new courts.

Why?

The noise of not just the ball, but the loud players.

Rob Mastroianni, a resident of Falmouth Massachusetts, sold his house and moved after pickleball courts were built 350 feet away from his house.

Surprisingly…

After filing a lawsuit last year against the town’s zoning board of appeals, Mastroianni won a temporary injunction and the courts are currently closed.

While pickleball players love the “pop” sound, local residents are fed up.

Interview

Aaron recently spoke with top-ranked senior pro, Rick Witsken.

A variety of topics were discussed including:

• Pickleball's growth

• Winning with different partners

• The story behind his personal brand "Ripsken”

• And how pickleball is saving lives across the world

The 2023 APP NYC OPEN

The 2023 APP NYC Open is the headline event of the 2023 APP Tour.

Taking place at the iconic Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, NYC from May 23 – 28, the event will feature over 1,400 professional and amateur pickleball players, competing in one of the world’s greatest sporting venues.

Demand for the event has been higher than ever, but registration is still open, so to book your place at this incredible event, go to PickleballTournaments.com right now.

Are you looking to improve your game?

Matt breaks down how you can go from a 3.0 to a 3.5 pickleball player 👇

And it’s not as difficult as you think…

When playing pickleball you burn almost 50% more calories than you do when walking.

Go for walk? Nah.

Play pickleball? Yes.

Giveaway Winners

We’re happy to announce the 3 lucky winners of our giveaway! Congrats to:

1. Derek Miller

2. Aaron Segal

3. Melissa Bishop

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