TYPTI Review*

 This is a preliminary short report on TYPTI, a "new" game played on a pickleball court.

A couple of caveats and then to the report.  I used junior tennis paddles and I used a foam tennis ball to try this game out.  I don't know how well this gear matches the real thing.  But I got four paddles and two balls for $80.  If I bought the real stuff, it would have been over $800.  OK, on to the play...

The ball is about 3.5 inches in diameter, slightly bigger than a pickleball.  It is completely silent.  It bounces more than a PB and it's dense enough for play on the PB court.

The rackets are 23 inches long, the official guys are close to this size.  

There is no kitchen in play.  I don't think the two bounce rule applies either.  Serves are cross court.   

There is a strange rule about hitting the ball twice if it goes into the net or you hit it with your hand.  I don't know those.  A trip to YouTube would be in order if you are going to pursue the game.

The ball comes off the paddle more quickly than a PB, and it's easy to hit a ball to the baseline.  The ball is easy to spin and its velocity does decay pretty quickly, so it is easy to get to most shots.  With the longer paddles longer rallies should be fun.

Scoring... The scoring is simple.  One side will serve the entire game and the first team to score three points in a row wins the game.  I have no idea how many games a match is.

The score starts at zero zero, then becomes one up or down, two up or down and game.  If the one up people, who won the last point, lose the next point, then the score is one down.  The only scores after the initial serve is  one up/down, two up/down, game over.  Note that the one up, one down can occur a lot before someone wins. 

The games lasted a fair amount of time.  If you played two out of three games, that would be longer than a PB game.  Assuming even skill levels.

Conclusion:  this was fun, just because it was a bit different.  The play did seem to bother my ability to hit a PB ball in the middle of the paddle when I switched back.  It's easy to see the spin on the ball and the ball moves more slowly than a PB ball.  It's worth a try.  I have gear and am willing to let others try it, so don't be shy!  It's a good way to learn to spin a ball and it seems to be a reasonable workout.