Hello, I'm the OUTDOOR PROFESSOR from DiscoveringTheOutdoors.com/ Here's your outdoor tip on pickleball. I don’t spend much time talking about competitive sports in the outdoors, but pickleball is something relatively new and is often played in the outdoors just like tennis. I think it is something that may be of interest particularly for older or fairly young people—an interesting demographic. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports, especially for seniors, in the United States. It is not named after a "pickle." It is named after Joel Pritchard's cocker spaniel one of the originators of the game. In 1965, Pritchard, a congressman from the state of Washington and businessman Bill Bell originated the game to occupy the family after a game of golf on a Saturday. The game is played on a badminton-type court and a perforated plastic ball similar to a Whiffle ball. Players hit the ball across a net lowered to 34 inches with wood or composite paddles. Players of all ages play th
