SINGAPORE: A perforated plastic ball whizzes across the court as I flail a desperate forehand hoping to make any sort of contact.Somehow, I do.
Making a "pop" sound as it rebounds off my paddle, I manage a weak return across the court to Mr Chong Siew Tan, my coach for the afternoon and president of the Singapore Pickleball Association.We started with the basics.
The forehand, the backhand and the dink – a delicate and controlled shot.As someone who played table tennis and badminton competitively, picking up the composite paddle and playing those shots was not too tough.“The barrier to entry is not high.
It's also very easy to have rallies, to sustain to and fro,” Mr Chong explained. “On a skill level of 0 to 100, you can reach 30,40 very fast.