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The Most Popular Pickleball Accessories
Axiom: All athletes are particular about their equipment.
So, this effort will assume it is being read by two sorts of readers.
The first shopper is the pickleball athlete and the second is someone who loves, likes, or is for another reason shopping for an item a pickleball player might appreciate.
Pickleball athletes play with three fundamental pieces of equipment:
Pickleball paddle
When playing pickleball, you will need a pickleball paddle, which is smaller than a tennis racquet but larger than a table tennis paddle. Originally, paddles were made only from wood, however, today’s paddles have evolved and are primarily made of lightweight composite materials, including aluminum and graphite.
Pickleball ball
The ball is like a whiffle ball with holes in it. Different ball models are intended for indoor and outdoor play. Balls come in several colors, including orange, yellow and green, but must be a single color to meet International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) specifications.
Pickleball shoes
Many new players come to pickleball from other sports. For instance, running shoes are built to move in one direction, usually. Pickleball shoes are designed to favor multi-directional movement with lateral stability and support. Tennis shoes are ideal for pickleball as well.
SportsEdTV has spent time detailing each basic:
What Are The Best Pickleball Paddles and How To Choose A Pickleball Paddle followed by Selecting The Best Balls for Pickleball and How To Choose the Right Pickleball Shoes
If you are shopping or gifting for an active athlete, our best advice is to avoid trying to make your gesture a surprise and find out the pickleballers' detailed preferences.
Otherwise, the picklesphere is chock full of accessories that are useful, fun, practical, and laughable and can fulfill a gifter's intent that can range from regaling a special victory to mock revenge.
Some practical pickleball accessories can include:
Though most makers haven’t labeled them for pickleball yet, they are a smart gift unless your player requires a prescription.
A water bottle to hold liquids and electrolytes cannot be missed.
A massage and muscle therapy gun for pickleball athletes with aches, pains, cramps and tightness are in many competition bags these days.
Ball retrieving tools.
Some attach to the handle of a paddle. Others are tubes that pluck the ball from the ground without having to bend to pick them up.
Pickleball backpacks teeter on the edge of athlete-chosen equipment and are an appreciated gift.
Overgrips fall in that same category but are affordable so if you miss the athlete’s choice it’s not a big boo-boo and the thought will be appreciated.
Head and arm sweatbands are another should-be-appreciated-thank-you that won’t bust your bank.
Some of our favorite gift-'til-you-laugh compete with Christmas reindeer sweaters for shelf life but have innate energy of their own complimenting the receiver for their sense of humor.
pickleball tee shirts with sloganeering certainly fall in that category.
Pickleball socks will help a lot.
A massage and muscle therapy gun for pickleball athletes with aches, pains, cramps and tightness are in many competition bags these days.
Given pickleball's unique jargon and the always-used dink shot, a plethora of dinking allusions populate the picklesphere: There’s Dinkin Go Nuts , and a favorite Dink Responsibly Don’t Get Smashed contemporary flagon.
Postulate: Gifting as an act incites appreciation on both sides of the equation, not always the gift.
