Quote: “This country is aging and this game gives elderly people a decent activity to do that’s also social and not physically taxing. I think it’s here to stay.”
A friend of mind is an orthopedic surgeon focusing on knees and ankles. He told that he has had to operate on more patients for pickle ball than other causes. Point being, I don’t think it is much less taxing than tennis. It is still pavement and it is still pounding. It is more shard change of directions than tennis.
This^^^ is what I’ve heard, too.
My nephew is an orthopedic surgeon. He’s been very busy!