Joe Dinoffer

Welcome to the first “Cup of Joe.” As a regular feature of this column, we will share statistics from charting various pickleball matches. Here’s the first. In men’s doubles, 40% of the balls hit are touch shots. In women’s or mixed, it averages 45%. What do these percentages mean in practical terms about what shots …

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What’s the major pickleball difference between women and men? In this “Cup of Joe” let’s compare the genders in terms of pickleball. While the conclusions may line up with commonly observed characteristics, having real statistics to confirm the observations is arguably important. The two match statistics we will look at for men versus women are …

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