Is Getting Better At Pickleball, Making It Less Fun?

Is getting better at pickleball actually making the game LESS fun? 🏓👀 Remember when pickleball was just about showing up, meeting new people, playing some games and having a good time? Somewhere along the way, things changed. As we improve, we start drilling more, entering tournaments, caring about DUPR, finding stronger games and becoming more selective about who we play with. But are we slowly losing the social side that made us fall in love with pickleball? In this episode of the Juice Bros Pickleball Podcast, we look back at how we first got into the sport and how our relationship with pickleball has changed as we've become more competitive. We talk about: 🏓 Why we originally fell in love with pickleball 👥 How improving changes friendships and playing groups 🚪 Private games, pickleball cliques and exclusive invitations 🎯 Why stronger players become more selective about who they play with 😬 Whether we're guilty of becoming less welcoming ourselves 🧠 The pressure of improving and performing at a certain level ❤️ Whether pickleball is more or less enjoyable as you get better Plus, we share some recent tournament experiences, react to getting called 3.5 players on the internet 😂, and talk about having our match footage analyzed by Jordan Brionis. And yes... we admit that we might be part of the problem. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro + Juice Press 06:30 Why We Fell in Love With Pickleball 09:36 When Pickleball Became More Serious 13:59 Does Getting Better Shrink Your Circle? 20:34 Are We Part of the Problem? 27:42 Has Pickleball Lost Its Social Side? 🧃 QUESTION OF THE EPISODE Has pickleball become MORE fun or LESS fun for you as you've gotten better? Or do you think the social side of pickleball is disappearing? 🌐 VISIT JUICE BROS PICKLEBALL www.juicebrospickleball.com 🎙️ Watch our podcast episodes and match reviews. 🏓 Follow our journey as everyday players trying to improve and compete. 👍 Like this episode