Recently I joined a company pickleball event. I'v never played before, never really bothered. But I play other racquet sports (badminton and squash).

Anyways, the experience turns out to be quite fun. We got some rented paddles and the cost was fully paid by the company.

Then today I research and see that the court fees are RM50+ for non-peak hours, and RM70-80 for peak hours. What the actual fuck?

Badminton courts cost like max RM20, and squash courts around the same, although squash courts seem far more expensive to build.

And the paddles cost like RM600+. What the fuck again?

Quality, branded squash and badminton racquets cost half as much and I've been using the same racquets since my teenage years (except restring and re-grip). Pickleball paddles seem like you need to replace every so often. Can someone please explain this nonsense to me.