I'd never heard of pickleball until very recently, which is surprising considering it's one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. When asking others about it, I would mostly get a look of confusion, before they said something along the lines of 'I think it's like a mixture of tennis and badminton'.
Not known for my skills in either sport, I wasn't convinced. But a recent trip to Sandals South Coast in Jamaica presented me with 12 pickleball courts, a top pickleball coach, gorgeous weather to play in and lots of free time, so I gave it a go. And I was sold after the first session.
