EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 50 MIN
Are We Ruining Singles Pickleball?
from Bad Calls - Pickleball Podcast · host Travis Rettenmaier & Graham D'Amico
Are we actually fixing singles pickleball… or making it worse?This week on... Tennis Sucks? ...we dig into one of the most controversial ideas in pro pickleball right now: shrinking the singles court. Is it a smart way to slow the game down or just a band-aid for bigger equipment and rule issues?We’re joined by pickleball stat wizard Eric Tice to break down:- Why singles has become so serve-plus-one heavy- Whether smaller courts help (or hurt) athleticism- The real problem no one wants to address- How these changes could impact the pro game long-termPlus, we get into MLP 2026, including:- Draft strategy and roster flexibility- Whether Challenger should even exist anymore- Why Sundays might finally become must-watch- And how team pickleball keeps pulling fans inPlenty of opinions. A few hot takes. And probably a couple bad calls.👇 Drop your take in the comments — is singles broken, or are we overthinking it?
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Are we actually fixing singles pickleball… or making it worse? This week on... Tennis Sucks? ...we dig into one of the most controversial ideas in pro pickleball right now: shrinking the singles court. Is it a smart way to slow the game down or just a band-aid for bigger equipment and rule issues? We’re joined by pickleball stat wizard Eric Tice to break down: - Why singles has become so serve-plus-one heavy - Whether smaller courts help (or hurt) athleticism - The real problem no one want...
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