Claude: The New Pickleball Pro?

As AI continues to grow and evolve, its impact on everyday life is becoming increasingly apparent. However, one place you may have never imagined AI making a difference is in pickleball.

Our co-founder and co-CEO, Erica Desai, was recently featured in Bloomberg Businessweeks’ CEO Diet, “The Top AI Time-Saving and Productivity Hacks from 12 CEOs and Bosses” talking about how AI has helped her build a pickleball empire.

That got us thinking: How is the CityPickle community using AI to improve their pickleball game?

 

Coach Rob

 “I've really been trying to improve my backhand on the kitchen line. I've uploaded some video to Claude asking for some analysis. Pretty cool to see how AI can break down strengths, weaknesses and concise actionable next steps for continuous improvement.

But Dylan is better than Claude!

When I'm asked for paddle suggestions I'll often consult with AI to leverage insight into a range of options that can be delivered at various price points.”

 

Nikki Maldonado, CityPickle Player

“While I’m not the biggest user of AI, I’m super impressed with how to use this tech in pickleball. I love using PB Vision to review my gameplay video from Podplay. This gives me lots of data about my strengths and weaknesses on the court, so I know where to lean into and what to work on. Plus it gives me a DUPR rating (which feels more accurate than my actual rating).”

 

Coach Neil

“I use Pickleball Vision which gives you an AI DUPR rating. I also use it to learn facts about famous pickleball pros ;)”

 

Bill Dyszel, CityPickle Player

“Using the PB.Vision AI to look at my CityPickle Times Square replays has honestly helped a lot. It doesn’t just point out specific things to work on, it catches little mistakes and blind spots I didn’t even realize were there. It’s been surprisingly helpful.”

The most important takeaway is that Coach Dylan is better than the AI platform, Claude!