Pickleball 4.5 Mixed Doubles Match Picked Apart! Learn from Watching! 

Not sure when Rory started to show and analyze the games but I came in around April of 2024 so I'm picking games at random and simply watching, listening, taking in Rory's comments and using them for my game. I'm in the 2.5-3.0 having starting playing end of February. So much to take in but totally enjoyable to watch.

There is an excellent teaching point regarding the rules that could be made at 16:07. You might think that the point was over when the ball landed on the court, outside the lines. The point was actually over before the ball landed on the court surface. The point was over at 16:07, before the ball landed on the court surface, because the ball hit the net post, which is considered out of bounds. See rule 17G. So, even if the ball had somehow landed within the lines after hitting the net post, the rally would still have been won by the older couple, because the point was already over when the ball hit the net post.

Your rating on skill level is spot on.

This is a great concept for a RU-vid channel, Rory! I have been looking for analysis of pickleball games with players in the 3.0 to 5.0 range and your channel seems to be focused on this. I like the stop action, commentary, and replay. I'm going to keep watching for sure.

They look more like 2.5 than 4.5.

Great break down as always.

Agree with your assessment, not 4.5 by any means. The point toward the end should have been called dead as soon as the atp ball from the purple guy hit the post.

No way is this 4.5 level. If it is I’m 7.5! 😂

My fiance “ I really like this guy doing commentary”

So I’m one serve in and I see 3.0 play at best by both sides. I’ll keep watching but a terrible start for both sides.

Is it error or era?

Too Many errors to be 4.5's....not enough drops too

3.0s

Right off the bat... 3.5? 3.0

4.5 but the leftie- rightie team doesn't stack? Hmm.

3.0 players. Maybe 3.5.

This is not 4.5😂

3.5 at best. Weak serves, returns, etc. I couldn't watch more than 9 min. and never saw a dinking or volley war, roll volley etc. I'm being generous at 3.5.

I would like something less verbose.