I kind of agree about playing in DUPR round robin's... I played in my first one not too long ago and the sheer impact that "targeting" the weaker player has on your matches is just not worth it. Especially if I have to pay $35 - $40 per round robin event. For those that don't know what DUPR round robin's are, you basically play up to 6 matches, and you rotate partners. Playing with each person at least once. In these events, people just target weaker players and do everything they can to keep the ball away from you if you're obviously stronger.
Been playing pickleball for 10 months now, never seen a guy built like Rico that can play pickleball with that kind of mobility.. dude probably just used to be a fit athlete, before the injectables. 💪
Great video! One thing that I think should be considered and added into cost of playing is paddles.. We all know once you start playing competitively you want a better paddle and you can easily spend 100s of dollars on paddles in year! 💸
Hi ! I am Rodrigo, we play here in Brazil, I'm 4.0, to give you an idea, a paddle costs 1,800, tournament registrations start at around 100 and go up to 250 for bigger tournaments. This year, tournaments with cash prizes will begin
informative video, although i didn't like how you worded the title. my impression was that it would show the costs related to your growth in the sport, so money spent on court fees, paddles, coaching, etc. not just the tournament fees.
Another great video. Love the transparency around your journey and the advice you have around how to best manage one's DUPR. Do you have any experience / knowledge on the reliability of DUPR league play (instead of rec play which might be more inconsistent)?
might have something to do with your opponents that joined the 3.0 are sand baggers and have a significantly higher DUPR rating. Thats what happened to me too. joined a 3.0 tournament. Lost to a couple of guys with above 4.0 DUPR. my rating became 3.77 afterwards.
Great episode, just wish you would have added the cost of your paddle in there just as an initial start up cost. Not saying you should have added food/clothes or anything crazy just bringing focus to the main tool that helps you get from 3.0 to 4.5 as an initial cost and then tournament fees. 😅😅
Paul, I love your channel and have watched every one of your videos but in the US, "Cost" is the past tense for something you paid for in the past, not "costed". i.e. The tournament cost me $100 etc..
Glad to see someone mention the finances of pickleball for once! Living in NYC, I feel like I'm going to spend $1k in tournament fees before I'm even close to 4.5 💀
You could also look into DUPR open plays. I know some places will have those (usually 2 hr sessions) and they're generally cheaper than doing tournaments.
Basically no way you started out as a 3.0. The Dupr rating progression you were given was way off. Should have been higher than a 3.04 at the start + rating should have shot up a lot after a 4.0-4.5 doubles tourny with 2 wins.
I kind of agree about playing in DUPR round robin's... I played in my first one not too long ago and the sheer impact that "targeting" the weaker player has on your matches is just not worth it. Especially if I have to pay $35 - $40 per round robin event.
For those that don't know what DUPR round robin's are, you basically play up to 6 matches, and you rotate partners. Playing with each person at least once. In these events, people just target weaker players and do everything they can to keep the ball away from you if you're obviously stronger.
Great video! Super interesting
Great video Paul, so true, people don’t really talk about the financial aspect of raising DUPR! Thank you!
pickleball becoming a luxury sport
I'm about to get into my first DUPR tournament and I'm going to look at starting one division up than what I was planning. Thanks for the info!
Very very informative, thank you eellaup!
Been playing pickleball for 10 months now, never seen a guy built like Rico that can play pickleball with that kind of mobility.. dude probably just used to be a fit athlete, before the injectables. 💪
Great video! One thing that I think should be considered and added into cost of playing is paddles..
We all know once you start playing competitively you want a better paddle and you can easily spend 100s of dollars on paddles in year! 💸
That's true!! I'll probably make a part 2 on how much I spent on pickleball in total. My instagram poll has spoken haha
@@eellaupshaha sounds good, looking forward to that video!
P.S. one other thing that just came to mind was cost of open play/leagues.
Dont take it easy on opponents!!! Love it.
i have no friends when we're on court
Nice haircut Paul! Lookin fresh
Based on how the past 6-7 months went for you, are you likely to continue the trend?
Which trend?
Hi ! I am Rodrigo, we play here in Brazil, I'm 4.0, to give you an idea, a paddle costs 1,800, tournament registrations start at around 100 and go up to 250 for bigger tournaments. This year, tournaments with cash prizes will begin
Wow, some of those tournaments were expensive 🤯🤯! Very cool way to show your pickleball journey
this is just the first 4 months too.... how much have we spent on everything related to pickleball and content? I'm too scared to crunch the numbers
informative video, although i didn't like how you worded the title. my impression was that it would show the costs related to your growth in the sport, so money spent on court fees, paddles, coaching, etc. not just the tournament fees.
oh man... that'd be thousands... besides coaching, I get that for free in the comment section 😂
Another great video. Love the transparency around your journey and the advice you have around how to best manage one's DUPR.
Do you have any experience / knowledge on the reliability of DUPR league play (instead of rec play which might be more inconsistent)?
Yayyy thank you! I'm no expert on competitiveness on leagues. I still think tournament atmosphere brings higher stakes and competition mindset though.
That’s what I assumed as well. Appreciate your insight!
DUPR sent out a yearly review email a week ago, will be interesting to see your stats.
i never get any dupr emails 😞
DUPR makes zero sense to me, my first tourney was 3.0 and i lost every single game yet I started at a 4.0 DUPR?
might have something to do with your opponents that joined the 3.0 are sand baggers and have a significantly higher DUPR rating. Thats what happened to me too. joined a 3.0 tournament. Lost to a couple of guys with above 4.0 DUPR. my rating became 3.77 afterwards.
@@alanhung1428 I went back and scrolled down to see and they all had lower DUPRs than me,.... you can check it out its Nikki Rejman
Great episode, just wish you would have added the cost of your paddle in there just as an initial start up cost. Not saying you should have added food/clothes or anything crazy just bringing focus to the main tool that helps you get from 3.0 to 4.5 as an initial cost and then tournament fees. 😅😅
truuuuueee, maybe I gotta make a follow up with how much I've spent on pickleball and content in total
Paul, I love your channel and have watched every one of your videos but in the US, "Cost" is the past tense for something you paid for in the past, not "costed". i.e. The tournament cost me $100 etc..
engrish is hard
Cruising to Austin in February - got any good places I should play at?
@hollaback9368 you can usually catch me playing at Pickleball Kingdom couple times a week in Austin!
most cost is associated with court use time.
Glad to see someone mention the finances of pickleball for once! Living in NYC, I feel like I'm going to spend $1k in tournament fees before I'm even close to 4.5 💀
yeah... I only shared the first 4 months of my journey too. So I'm close to $1k in just tourney fees too
You could also look into DUPR open plays. I know some places will have those (usually 2 hr sessions) and they're generally cheaper than doing tournaments.
These would be nice as long as you can keep the same partner
Not a huge fan of dupr open plays though. I trust the integrity and competitiveness from a tourney environment more.
So they gifted you the .3 at the end 🤪
@ericinhomessi6234 the real question is... how much I slide them under the table? 🤫
A 3.0 would go 0-5 in a 4.0-4.5 doubles tourny if just starting out. Saying you went from 3.0 to 4.0 in 6 months is a little farfetched.
Basically no way you started out as a 3.0. The Dupr rating progression you were given was way off. Should have been higher than a 3.04 at the start + rating should have shot up a lot after a 4.0-4.5 doubles tourny with 2 wins.
Very fairrr! Take this as a conservative evaluation then. Imagine how much it might cost if it takes longer to get to 4.0, sheeshhh
I just made a DUPR account, any tips for finding DUPR games? Me and my partner don’t have a rating and no tournaments in our area 🥲
not even on pickleballbrackets? time to start traveling!