{"id":22420,"date":"2020-04-12T08:33:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T13:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=22420"},"modified":"2020-04-12T08:34:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T13:34:06","slug":"desperate-times-call-for-desperate-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=22420","title":{"rendered":"Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been missing pickleball so much that I caved and ordered a portable net for playing and drilling in the garage. Here are some pictures of my awesome new net.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/49708959101\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49708959101_d70214451d_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wheeled carry case is my favorite. It&#8217;s makes for greater portability.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/49708426938\/in\/datetaken\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49708426938_b8a7382c49_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a pic of the net fully assembled. Even though we have a three-car garage, we have a ton of crap in the third-car bay so the full-sized net barely fits in there.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/49709066621\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49709066621_13b6490e0d_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the plus side, it&#8217;s pretty easy to assemble and dismantle.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/49708531463\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49708531463_f14b79d592.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian and I measured the driveway and, unfortunately, it isn&#8217;t quite long enough for a full pickleball court so I haven&#8217;t been using my full-sized net.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/49709483742\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49709483742_e298164e87.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, my portable net set also came with a mini net which is perfect for wall drills in the garage. I&#8217;ll occasionally go in the garage and hit against the wall for a few minutes or practice my drop shots. It&#8217;s not the same as hitting with another person but it&#8217;s all I&#8217;ve got right now.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRUDapLJIlE\" frameborder=\"1\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>My friend Karen visited yesterday and we actually got pretty good use out of the mini net. Other than that, I&#8217;ve really been the only one playing with it. I wish Brian would hit with me but he still has his other hobbies so for now I&#8217;m all alone. All I have is the wall. Unless, of course, someone wants to visit.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time. 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