I've been meaning to post this picture for a while. It's from a website in Seattle. I've played quite a bit in Seattle when I visit there, and I've played at Green Lake where this is supposedly from, but I've never actually seen this system in use. I think you'd have to have a lot of players to make this work. Basically, you point your paddle in the appropriate direction, and when you get 4 players, you get a court if you're next in line. In case you're wondering, the "tip jar" is to collect money to reserve courts so that the tennis players can't hog them. Obviously they are quite advanced process-wise in Seattle, which makes sense given the proximity to the birthplace of pickleball.
Given enough courts, I don't think the sorting of players is a bad thing ... better or more competitive players can put together foursomes at their own levels. Without enough courts, I think the better players in a foursome have to tone it down. They can work on their third shot drops or something ...
Statistics: Posted by michaelingp — Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:05 pm — Replies 364 — Views 65462