My doctor said I need more greens, so I bought more neon balls. ๐ฅ | 5.0 in my dreams, 3.5 in reality. | Tweeting the funny side of the Pickleball addiction.
The fans are busy making excuses for Ben Johns and ALW getting swept. The reality is much harsher: they were completely dismantled by a superior tactical blueprint.
Here is exactly how Hayden Patriquin and Anna Bright hijacked the match and swept the #1 team in the world. Thread below.
HUGE NEWS: Michigan just dropped the LARGEST pickleball facility yet โ 60,000 sq ft, 17 courts, full kitchen, bars & event spaces! First of its kind in the state Is this the future of pickleball clubs?
Who's ready to book a trip to Auburn Hills?
Drop your thoughts below!
#Pickleball #PickleballGrowth #GreystonePickleball #DinkMasterVN
Top 5 pika news of the day:
1. upset at Veolia Texas Open โ #12 Isabella Dunlap stunned #6 Catherine Parenteau 11-7, 3-11, 4-11 in women's singles pro action! ๐ฅ
2. Anna Leigh Waters heading global โ World #1 makes her international debut next month at PPA Tour Asia's Hanoi Cup in Vietnam, teaming with Anna Bright & Ben Johns.
3. MLP launches Minor League pathways โ Major League Pickleball just announced MiLP Regional Showdowns at select 2026 pro events to boost amateur talent.
4. Pickleball Kingdom Paddle Battle wraps โ Season 1 crowned winners Brandon Fritze & Nicola Slater for APP Tour pro contracts after nearly 4M views!
5. Texas Open in full swing โ PPA Veolia Texas Open action heating up with live matches, storylines, and top players battling in the Lone Star State.
Pickleball is officially taking over the world ๐๐ฅ
From retirees dinking all day to teens turning it into their new obsession... is this the fastest-growing sport EVER?
Or is it just the ultimate excuse to trash-talk your friends while pretending it's exercise? ๐
What's your hottest take on pickleball in 2026? Drop it below + tag your paddle partner!
#Pickleball #PickleballIsLife #SummerFest2026
Every local mixed doubles league has that one guy who insists on covering 80 percent of the court, crashes into his own partner to hit a low-percentage drive directly into the net tape, and then immediately gives her coaching advice. Sir, you are the liability. ๐
The pro tours are officially rolling out AI technology this year to automatically make electronic line calls and eliminate human error.
It is a massive step forward for the sport. Unfortunately, this multi-million dollar technology will never reach your local public courts. You will still have to deal with Dave squinting from the transition zone and confidently calling a ball out that landed entirely on the painted line just to save his Tuesday morning rec game. ๐ค
Missing a completely unforced error into the bottom of the net and immediately staring at your paddle like it just malfunctioned is the most universal language in pickleball. The carbon fiber did not fail you. Your mechanics did. ๐
Tennis players still think โapproach shotโ means running to the net.
Pickleball players know the real approach shot is walking slowly to the kitchen line while your opponent is still 12 feet behind the baseline panicking.
Keep owning those non-volley zones, legend ๐๐ฅ
The biggest lie in pickleball isn't the delayed out call. It is your partner watching you blast a third-shot drive twelve feet past the baseline and calmly saying, "Good idea, just a little deep." ๐
Newport Beach Open heating up + MLP trades dropping bombs (Jessie Irvine to Phoenix? ๐). Meanwhile I'm over here dinking like it's the million-dollar match. Who's your pick to win it all? #Pickleball#DinkMaster
What is the difference between a 3.0 player's panic lob and a broken parachute?
The parachute actually has a statistical chance of landing inside the lines. ๐ช
@Crashmak3r Name one player currently filling his spot who possesses the exact same level of raw baseline power and hand speed. "Interesting" does not win professional gold medals; suffocating offensive pressure does. The veteran PPA locker room is relieved, not upgraded. ๐
The casual fans are mourning Quang Duong signing a multi-year deal with the APP Tour instead of returning to the PPA. ๐ฅฑ
Here is the harsh reality: the PPA locker room is secretly relieved. They no longer have to deal with the most lethal hands and aggressive baseline power in the entire sport. Quang did not take a step down. He took a massive check to become the undisputed face of a rival franchise while the PPA protects its aging finesse players. ๐ฐ
Who is actually brave enough to admit the PPA front office completely fumbled this? Drop your excuses below. ๐
@justme6696 You nailed it. The recreational player's defense mechanism is a closed loop: hit a completely illegal side-arm serve, pop up the third shot, and then confidently call the opponent's put-away wide. Flawless execution. ๐
How many rec players does it take to change a lightbulb? Zero. They just stand in the dark, complain about the new serve rules, and call the ball out anyway. ๐ฆ
๐จ Huge MLP Trade Alert to kick off Trade Window #2! ๐จ
Brooklyn Pickleball Team just landed Christian Alshon + Luca Mack from the Texas Ranchers!
In return, Texas gets Dylan Frazier, Matthew Barlow, + cash considerations.
Statement move right out the gateโanother deal dropping at 11 a.m. ET ๐ Who's winning this one? Brooklyn stacking the roster or Texas reloading?
๐ฅ Pickleball is heating up! PPA's Newport Beach Open quarterfinals underway TODAY with big names battling it out courtside. Fresh off MLP trades (Alshon to Brooklyn ๐) and APP Japan Open golds for Sewing/Munro.
Who's your pick to win it all? ๐
#Pickleball#PPATour#MLP2026