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Mar. 27—Nearly four years ago, Spokane resident Aurora Benton discovered pickleball. Benton liked the sport so much that she started playing several times a week — until her elbow complained.
Before you pick up the pickleball racket, get your body ready to prevent injury, medical experts say. Austin-area doctors seeing more pickleball injuries. Here's how to avoid them
Pickleball is a racket or paddle sport in which two players (singles) or four players (doubles) use a smooth-faced paddle to hit a perforated, hollow plastic ball over a 34-inch-high (0.86 m) net until one side is unable to return the ball or commits a rule infraction. Pickleball is played indoors and outdoors.
As pickleball’s popularity has skyrocketed, so have serious injuries to players. Bone fractures related to the game have increased 200% in 20 years, a new study found.
Additionally, balls used in the sport are made of a hard plastic that limits the ball's bounce, when compared to balls in other sports such as a tennis ball. When drop shots and dink shots are done correctly, it is difficult for the opponent to attack the ball, forcing the opponent to hit a soft upward shot in return.
Originally named the Association of Pickleball Professionals, when it was formed in 2019, the organization changed its name in 2023 to better reflect its support for both amateur and professional players. [5] At the net A player positioned at the non-volley line; considered a strategically dominant position. [6] Attackable ball or Attackable shot
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And instead of the plasticky plink of a pickleball against a flat paddle, Hainline said, striking a fuzzy red tennis ball with a stringed racket allows for a greater variety of strokes and “just a beautiful sound.” Players can either stick with red ball tennis or advance through a progression of bouncier balls to full-court tennis.