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19 minutes ago, ColdWaterFshr said:

Don't laugh, but I've taken up Pickleball.  2 hours of non-stop play is a good work out.

It's a thing here in Bella Vista.  I should give it a try, due to having an artificial knee I can't do anything that requires running.  

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26 minutes ago, ColdWaterFshr said:

Don't laugh, but I've taken up Pickleball.  2 hours of non-stop play is a good work out.

My wife and I took pickleball lessons last year.  We played each other (no score-keeping) for a couple months, then we over-did it and hurt her elbow.  We let that rest over the winter, then played a dozen or so times this summer.  Our HOA has a tennis court we use.  We aren't good or particularly competitive, but it really is fun.

@Quillback When my son was in early High School, he was very into Parkour.  He was pretty good at it, could do all sorts of flips on the ground and off walls and trees, etc... fun to watch!  He got a number of his friends into it as well.  Anyway, he wanted a Bosu Ball to practice off of...and one day we had it in the the house.  He ran from the kitchen, launched himself off the Bosu Ball into the living room, did a mid-air flip, and accidently kicked the ceiling fan down!  😅

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We've lost quite a few guys to pickleball from basketball.  They keep trying to get me to play... I tell them I will after I retire from BB.  I did play a couple of weeks ago for fun.  I had trouble getting low enough to hit it.  The paddle is too short... I'm used to a tennis racket.  I played alot of ping pong and tennis growing up.

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1 hour ago, FishnDave said:

 

@Quillback When my son was in early High School, he was very into Parkour.  He was pretty good at it, could do all sorts of flips on the ground and off walls and trees, etc... fun to watch!  He got a number of his friends into it as well.  Anyway, he wanted a Bosu Ball to practice off of...and one day we had it in the the house.  He ran from the kitchen, launched himself off the Bosu Ball into the living room, did a mid-air flip, and accidently kicked the ceiling fan down!  😅

LOL, never thought of using the Bosu Ball as a trampoline.  And I also have ceiling fans, I don't want to be knocking them down!

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2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

My wife says it's supposed to be a casual backyard game, that even kids can enjoy......But that I go at it like it is an ironman competition.  😅 

I can't help it 🤷‍♂️

I whipped up on my kids when I was younger.  Now they whip up on me.  Hard to beat 6’3” 37 year old.  Even my youngest in her 20’s puts the hurt on me.  I deserve it though😂.   Pay backs.  

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11 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I whipped up on my kids when I was younger.  Now they whip up on me.  Hard to beat 6’3” 37 year old.  Even my youngest in her 20’s puts the hurt on me.  I deserve it though😂.   Pay backs.  

My 13 year old is 5’ 6” but she’ll be 14 next month. Gosh I wish she was 9 again. At least she wants to be baptized so I can’t complain. 

"Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor

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