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PICKLEBALL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Pickleball is America\u2019s fastest growing sport.\u00a0 According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), in 2024, pickleball was the fastest growing sport in the U.S. for the 4th<\/sup> consecutive year.\u00a0 The growth rate in 2024 was 45.8% and 311% over the past three years..\u00a0 The total number of participants in the U.S. is now nearly 20 million players.\u00a0 This expansion is evident in both casual and core player demographics with a 56% increase in casual plyers (1-7 times per year) and a 28% increase in core players(8+ times per year) from 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n PICKLEBALL PADDLES, BALLS & EYEWEAR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n JOOLA<\/strong><\/p>\n SELKIRK<\/strong><\/p>\n MASTER<\/strong><\/p>\n 6.0<\/strong><\/p>\n TECHNIFIBRE<\/strong><\/p>\n 4JOY<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PICKLEBALLCOURT2.jpg” title_text=”PICKLEBALLCOURT2″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n HEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n DIADEM<\/strong><\/p>\n RIA AND TIFOSI EYEWEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n P<\/strong>ICKLEBALLS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n FRANKLIN X40 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PICKLEBALLS<\/strong><\/p>\n DIADEM, HEAD AND WILSON<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Pickleball is a great way to exercise and people enjoy the social aspect.\u00a0 Doubles is most often played locally though there are singles tournaments as well. \u00a0A Pickleball court is only 44 feet long compared to a tennis court which is 78 feet long.\u00a0 We liken it more to ping pong than tennis with touch, finesse and explosive power.\u00a0 In the Westchester and Connecticut area there are many places to play through town recreation departments, clubs and local groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n With over 400 pickleball paddle companies (that\u2019s not a typo!), at Sportech we simplify it for you and carry the latest models from the major brands like Selkirk, Joola, Master Athletic, Technifibre\/6.0, 4Joy, Head, Diadem and others.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Come in and let\u2019s talk about head sizes, thickness, power and control.\u00a0 And don\u2019t forget proper footwear to help avoid injury.\u00a0 At Sportech, we carry more styles of court sneakers than any store in the area with over 90 models of ladies, men\u2019s and kids\u2019 court footwear.\u00a0 Pickleballs for indoor and outdoor play are available year round.<\/strong><\/p>\n We customize paddles with re-gripping, overwraps and weighting tape. We also encourage you to use our demo program to try the paddles before purchasing.\u00a0 You can take up to 3 paddles for three days for $10.00.\u00a0 The demo costs go directly towards the purchase of the paddle of your choice.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n BAGS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n JOOLA, OLIVER THOMAS, DOONEY & BURKE AND MORE<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PLATFORM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n XENON<\/strong><\/p>\n MASTER<\/strong><\/p>\n VIKING<\/strong><\/p>\n GLOVES AND MITTS<\/strong><\/p>\n RIA EYEWEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SQUASH RACQUETS, EYEWEAR AND BALLS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n TECHNIFIBRE<\/strong><\/p>\n DUNLOP<\/strong><\/p>\n HEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n RIA EYEWEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n FOOTWEAR FROM ASICS, ADIDAS, KSWISS<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n PLATFORM TENNIS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Platform tennis in our area is extremely popular from October through March.\u00a0 Players love the cold weather, outdoor, winter racquet sport.\u00a0 Most courts are at country clubs but many towns have public courts.<\/strong><\/p>\n We carry paddles and balls from Xenon, Master and Viking and we demo paddles.\u00a0 Paddle courts are abrasive and hard on sneakers so many players shop our outlet tennis sale shoes as they can go through two pairs of court sneakers per season.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PADEL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Padel is the newest racquet sport to hit this area, originating in Mexico and spreading throughout South America with Argentina, Spain and Brazil reaching the finals of the Padel World Championship held every second year since 1992.<\/strong><\/p>\n As we see more courts built locally, the game should spread quickly as everyone who plays seems to find it fun and enjoyable.<\/strong><\/p>\n We carry Padel racquets from Wilson and Padel balls from Head. Padel balls are less pressurized than tennis balls<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PING PONG<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We have ping pong paddles from Joola and Butterfly starting at $4.95 and going up to $69.99 and balls for recreation and tournament play.\u00a0 We carry replacement nets.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n PING PONG PADDLES, BALLS AND NETS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n BUTTERFLY<\/strong><\/p>\n JOOLA<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PADEL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n HEAD BALLS<\/strong><\/p>\n WILSON PADDLES<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PICKLEBALL Pickleball is America\u2019s fastest growing sport.\u00a0 According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), in 2024, pickleball was the fastest growing sport in the U.S. for the 4th consecutive year.\u00a0 The growth rate in 2024 was 45.8% and 311% over the past three years..\u00a0 The total number of participants in the U.S. is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":121,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-88","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":714,"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions\/714"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendingtheuniverse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}