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WHAT IS ERNE?

(PRONOUNCED ERNIE, LIKE THE NAME)

THE Original Erne is early pickleball player Erne Perry.

AN Erne is a high-risk, high-reward pickleball poach shot.

THIS Erne is the home of quality pickleball content, tips, gear, and more.

T H E Q U A L I T Y P I C K L E B A L L B R A N D

PICKLEBALL
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WHAT IS PICKLEBALL?

PICKLEBALL IS A CROSS BETWEEN TENNIS, PING
PONG, AND BADMINTON. THE GAME IS PLAYED WITH
A SOLID COMPOSITE PADDLE AND A PLASTIC WHIFFLE
BALL. THE GAME CAN BE PLAYED AS DOUBLES OR
SINGLES (WE THINK DOUBLES IS MORE FUN).

WHO CAN PLAY PICKLEBALL?

ANYONE! PICKLEBALL IS INCLUSIVE OF ALL AGES, SIZES,
AND ATHLETIC ABILITY. THE GAME RELIES MORE ON
STRATEGY AND FINESSE THAN SPEED AND STRENGTH.

WHAT'S WITH THE NAME?

SOME SAY THE SPORT WAS NAMED AFTER ONE OF THE
INVENTOR’S DOG, PICKLES. ANOTHER RUMOR IS THAT ONE OF
THE INVENTOR’S WIFE SAID, “THE COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT SPORTS REMINDED ME OF THE PICKLE BOAT IN CREW WHERE OARSMEN WERE CHOSEN FROM THE LEFTOVERS OF OTHER BOATS.”

WHERE CAN I GET EQUIPMENT?

WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO’VE USED A LOT OF EQUIPMENT.
HERE’S WHAT THEY RECOMMEND.

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