# Pickleball

Growing concerns over the use of crushed pickleball paddles are surfacing as the sport's popularity surges, with critics citing fairness and safety issues. Meanwhile, record-breaking viewership numbers are being reported for pickleball events, indicating a massive surge in interest and engagement.

### About Pickleball
Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis.  

### Engagements: [---------] (24h)
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[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/pickleball/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [---------]  
Daily Average: [---------]  
[--] Month: [-----------] -57%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +21%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +103%  
1-Year High: [----------] on 2025-03-29  
1-Year Low: [---------] on 2025-03-06  

Engagements by network (24h):
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News: [---]
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### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/pickleball/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----]  
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Month: [--] -100%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-01  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-10-22  

Mentions by network (24h):
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### Creators: [-----] (24h)
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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/pickleball/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Pickleball in the last [--] hours which is down 8.90% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Month: [--] -100%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-12-12  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-10-22  

The most influential creators that mention Pickleball in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                            | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                            | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@scpickleballtv](/creator/youtube/scpickleballtv) | [--]    | [---]       | [--]     | [--]          |

[View More](/list/creators/pickleball/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 78%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:pickleball/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/pickleball/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 78%  
Daily Average: 77%  
[--] Month: 65% -6%  
[--] Months: 65% -7%  
[--] Year: 65% -24%  
1-Year High: 97% on 2025-03-29  
1-Year Low: 43% on 2025-12-09  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Pickleball Skill and Technique: (40%) Posts focusing on improving pickleball skills, drills, and techniques like serves, dinks, and specific shots.
- Pickleball Events and Tournaments: (30%) Content related to professional pickleball tournaments, championships, and notable matches, including player performances and results.
- Pickleball Community and Lifestyle: (20%) Posts highlighting the social aspect of pickleball, lifestyle integrations, and general enjoyment of the sport.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Criticism and Controversies: (10%) Discussions and opinions that are critical of pickleball, including debates about its popularity, perceived lack of athleticism, and controversies like the use of crushed paddles.
  

### Top Pickleball News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Growing concerns over use of crushed pickleball paddles With pickleball more popular than ever there are growing calls to address the use of crushed paddleswhich critics warn are both unfair and potentially dangerous"  
[News Link](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/paddle-gate-growing-concerns-over-use-of-crushed-pickleball-paddles/) [@CTVNews](/creator/x/CTVNews) 2026-01-16T02:30Z 2.5M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Pickleball Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"2016 me worked in the NHL NBA and college football in the same season. Then I took a leap and moved across the country for my first national network opportunity All signs obviously pointed my career trajectory at professional pickleball in [----] 😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Meesh_McMahon/status/2014862438819156336) [@Meesh_McMahon](/creator/x/Meesh_McMahon) 2026-01-24T00:46Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@Stojakgoatvic @StingrGolf Fair enough. I think what I should have said was became a mainstream pastime as weve had footgolf here as a local activity for a loooong time. But pickleball only got popular after pandemic and really only hit the news in the last [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/C4RRSY/status/2014847502113997109) [@C4RRSY](/creator/x/C4RRSY) 2026-01-23T23:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@C4RRSY @StingrGolf Well thats just completely wrong. Pickleball got introduced in the 60s. Footgolf became an actual thing in the 2000s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Stojakgoatvic/status/2014826839307415735) [@Stojakgoatvic](/creator/x/Stojakgoatvic) 2026-01-23T22:25Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Pickleball really opened up the gateway to sports hell"  
[X Link](https://x.com/StingrGolf/status/2014809367380463859) [@StingrGolf](/creator/x/StingrGolf) 2026-01-23T21:16Z 34.7K followers, 2.3M engagements

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