The 5 Stages of Pickleball

It's like ping pong and badminton had a baby. Is that a wiffle ball? What is this, a PE class for seniors? Pickle ball? I mean, I love pickles, but we're way too young to play this. I think this is for retirees, so when I retire, I'll give it a go. Does it even count as actual exercise? And that sound? Ding, ding, ding. It's kind of annoying. It looks so easy. Almost too easy. Why is everyone smiling? Sports aren't about smiling. Sports are about winning. Oh friend, you should try this. No thank you, this looks kind of ridiculous. Okay, have a great day then. Ugh, they're all so cheerful. So annoying. Wait, this major construction in our neighborhood is for pickleball court? What is happening? People are lined up to play pickleball? Is this like a popular sport? Is that a pickleball vanity plate? On a Tesla? Is pickleball the future? Kevin Durant plays pickleball. Jamie Foxx is in a pickleball commercial? So wait, there are teams? And professional pickleball players? LeBron James owns a pickleball team? So it's an actual sport? Okay. Also, that guy is ripped. Okay. He is definitely not a senior citizen. Okay, fine. I guess I could try it. I mean, the weather's nice, so I guess it won't be a complete waste of time being outside. There is a pickleball option on my watch, so I mean, I guess I could just get credit for exercise. Ah, look at that. I mean, it doesn't sound great, but it feels pretty good. I mean, I guess I could upgrade these paddles. Or buy some new clothes. I know it looks easy, but there is some skill involved. I mean, that. Okay, I've played one time, and for some reason, this sport has made me want to commit completely. I want to take a lesson. Or two. Or like a package of 12. Go with the 12. It's better value. I do have a tennis lesson tomorrow night. Cancel it. And we were supposed to go bowling. Cancel that. Yep, we're pickleballers. This is who we are now. No, I don't have time. I'll miss the meeting because my net game needs work. I've printed out the rules. Let's sit here and learn all of them. It's all about the kitchen. And that third shot. Honey, how long have we been here? Three hours. What? Feels like 20 minutes. I'm going to see if we can get somebody to get the kids from school. They can walk home. Yeah, three miles will do them some good. Don't know if you noticed, but I upgraded our paddles. Yes. What do you think? That honeycomb polymer gives me maximum spin. I know. I think we're ready for a tournament. We are so flipping good. Did you see that dink shot? You look like Ben frickin' John. Should we open a pickleball themed restaurant? Yes. Serve pickles and like pickle flavored things. Yes. Does our restaurant also make pickled beer? 100%. We are so good at pickleball. Get out of the kitchen. Oh, yeah, yeah. Sorry. I thought you said you wanted to get serious about this, honey. No, I do. Come on. Let's play again. They're going to call that every time in the tournament. Every time. Oh, look. You're back. So glad to see you. I'm going to take you down, Doreen. And scene. It's pickleball, y'all. Yeah. True story. We just shot this video at 12, no, 11 o'clock on a Tuesday. And it was like impossible to find a cord. I am ready to dedicate my life to pickleball. We're even making t-shirts, you guys. This is how deep we are into this process. All the pickle puns. Yeah, we live in the South, so we went with pickleball y'all. Y'all, all are welcome. That's welcome to anyone. All are welcome. Yeah, like y'all are all welcome to buy this t-shirt. We really haven't had a ton of time to play lately, but just shooting this video, you swung the paddle like, what, eight times? Came back. Yes, it just all came back to you. Yes. Let's talk about what happened. We didn't give you the nicest outfit. No, and this is actually like a plastic bag. I'm wearing a plastic bag, so it's splitting up the seams. I put my jeans on. I didn't want to, you know, these are a little see-through. If you didn't notice during the video. If you didn't know, then now you know.