{"product_id":"slightly-below-average-at-pickleball-a-reasonable-mans-journey-into-an-unreasonable-sport-9798278310235","title":"Slightly Below Average at Pickleball: A Reasonable Man's Journey into an Unreasonable Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Harold McCafferty\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Racket Sports - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePickleball is supposed to be low-impact.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the first lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlightly Below Average at Pickleball\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of a reasonable, middle-aged man who wanders into a community center \"just to try it once\" and accidentally joins a world of plastic paddles, fluorescent lighting, mysterious rules, and adults who care very deeply about whether your foot was in the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a how-to guide.\u003cbr\u003eThere are no drills, diagrams, or promises of athletic transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, you'll meet: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoris \"The Wall,\" who never misses and judges quietly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirgil \"Pickles,\" an evangelist for the game and its chief recruiter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarl \"Statue,\" who barely moves and still wins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinda \"Lines,\" guardian of the rules and all boundaries, visible and invisible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough league nights, open play politics, gear obsession, domestic negotiations over paddle budgets, and the slow realization that \"slightly below average\" may be a permanent condition, the author documents what pickleball really is: a social ecosystem disguised as a sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you've never played pickleball, just bought your first paddle, or already own several you've described as \"investments,\" this book captures the humor, confusion, and quiet joy of discovering a hobby that makes absolutely no sense-and sticking with it anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes the goal isn't excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes it's showing up again, arguing about the score, and playing one more game on Court Three.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593255207063,"sku":"9798278310235","price":941.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798278310235.webp?v=1774981187","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/slightly-below-average-at-pickleball-a-reasonable-mans-journey-into-an-unreasonable-sport-9798278310235","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}