A DIY pickleball pickup tool. It's great for practice sessions or pickleball machines. 1" PVC pipe 3" PVC coupler Zip ties Small bolt Any cheap material - I used canvas drop cloth Two extra large hose clamps Needle Unwaxed dental floss
The zip ties get beat up and break due to ground contact. This is solved by cutting a groove with a grinder or file so the tie is recessed from the bottom edge.
Going to modify mine with the "zip ties" in the coupler. I have a Toro lawn mower grass bag on mine. I did not make it myself, I bought it from a friend. Like the handle idea also.
What an awesome idea! I developed a hip injury not from playing pickleball but from picking up the balls. Pretty crazy when you think about it but its a type of repetitive strain injury that becomes very prevalent with age. Why buy a remade pickleball retrieval tube when you can make this easily and simply right at home. =)
great idea! I recently broke my wrist so I'm stuck in a splint. Enjoy still giving to courts to see friends. with this I can busy my self picking up balls. thank you from a 70 yo PB enthusiast ! FYI: broke wrist falling from a ladder, not PB accident.
dude, awesome. can i buy one from you !! i will venmo you. NOTHING is like this on amazon and everyone needs the ball picker upper to hold more than just 15 balls !!! i need 40 ish
@infomercialguy LOL. That's why I put this out in the world...in the hopes that folks more motivated than me can help out making these LOL. I believe in you, it's not nearly as hard as you may think ;)
I found that after some time the fat square ends of the zip ties started to crack and break. I'm wondering if using two or three 1/4 " bungie cords stretched across the opening of the tube would work better? Or metal clips?
I used just one bungee and it worked fine: photos.app.goo.gl/oqbEKXMaFkgqHynY7 The balls do not push past, even with the single bungee. Note that mine is just the 3" pipe, not the larger coupling. I think the larger hole of the coupling makes it slightly easier to use - larger target.
