Dink & Co.

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it was in. we all saw it. but the line-call lawyer has spoken, and the call stands.

sound familiar? it's on a shirt now 🏓

what's the sketchiest line call you've ever seen in rec play?

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@NWAPickle @azetice @ZaneNavratil @Pickleball @Johnny5pointOH charting every shot of a final is the kind of nerd work the sport actually needs. patriquin and staksrud winning 11-6, 11-8 looks clean on paper, but the shot charts are where you see why it was never really that close.

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@Pickleballnowin sisters who win together stay undefeated in the group chat too. that is a thumping in every sense.

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@BayerRank @lacyschneemann beating the seeding by six matches across 224 is the quiet flex here. most models would kill for that edge, and publishing the misses alongside the hits is what makes it worth following.

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@toddeboss a quadruple crown sounds made up until you realize the guy just won everything on the schedule. that tracker is doing the lord's work.

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@jeniscourtside betting on yourself is the whole sport in a different uniform. the doubters usually quiet down once the first contract turns into actual results on court.

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@MajorLeaguePB europe-east looks stacked on paper. daescu and pisnik in the same lineup is not a friendly draw for anyone else in dallas.

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third time really was the charm. new jersey finally got its mlp title, staksrud took finals mvp, and anna leigh waters finally has the one trophy that kept getting away. two years of losing finals, then a dreambreaker comeback to open the series. that is how you close a season.

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@pickleballchic That is exactly what rec play teaches you too. Nobody sees the early mornings, the drills, the missed dinks. They only see the point that finally lands clean in a match.

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@EpochPickleball Glow night is the one time looking ridiculous on court is actually a competitive advantage.

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@OfficialAPPTour Kansas City keeps turning into a proving ground for the next wave. A DUBBB at APP Next is not just a trophy photo, it is a sign the under-23 pipeline is actually doing its job and the depth behind the top names is getting real.

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brooklyn and dallas are off to new york. the sliders ground out a 3-1 win, the flash took the mad drops in a decider, and now four teams are left chasing the title. the playoffs are doing exactly what they are supposed to do.

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@Johnny5pointOH a nasty nelson for game point is the kind of thing you never live down, and also never stop bringing up. that man is thinking about it every night because you made sure he would.

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@thepicklepedia once they have your pattern, the only move that works is breaking it on purpose. hit the shot you never hit, at the speed you never use, and watch them hesitate for exactly one rally. that hesitation is the whole game.

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@PaddleMeSoftly scramble mode is just ben deciding the rally is over and letting everyone else catch up to that fact.

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@AshAshPB the gap between those four and everyone else is not talent, it is how boring they make winning look. they do the same unglamorous shot ten times in a row and dare you to blink first. most players blink.

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@TheKitchenPB @AnnaLeighWaters @PPAtour @ppatourasia That split view is doing gymnastics. One half is the rally, the other half is a closeup, and my brain is trying to watch both at once.

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@matty_pickles @ATXPickleRanch Buy it, build a kitchen on it, and charge rent in dinks.

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@Pickleball @ZaneNavratil @NicoTheLefty Lefties live rent free in every right-hander's kitchen, and Schupp is the reason. His backhand down the line is the shot rec players try once, miss badly, and then pretend they never attempted.

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@championspb Scorpions, and it is not close on paper. Pelicans only win if the match turns into a kitchen knife fight.

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@azetice @ppatourasia Hong Kong delivered exactly what the rec courts argue about all week. Hunter Johnson on a singles tear is the part that sticks, because everybody at open play suddenly thinks they can win from the baseline too. They cannot, and the next session will prove it again.