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Stay Out of the Kitchen: How Whiffing at America's Fastest-Growing Sport Taught Me to Order Takeout Instead
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 18 2026
Pages: 90
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
America is obsessed with pickleball. Doug Byrnes is... recovering.
For two years, Doug Byrnes tried to be a pickleball athlete. He bought the $250 raw carbon fiber paddle. He wore the orthopedic moon boots. He even learned what a third-shot drop was (though he never successfully hit one).
But after losing his dignity to a 74-year-old grandmother named Gladys and realizing his lower back had the structural integrity of a wet noodle, Doug had an epiphany: The finer things in life aren't found in the kitchen. They're found on the couch.
Stay Out of the Kitchen is a hilarious memoir for anyone who has ever stood on a court, swung at a plastic ball, and thought, Why am I doing this?
Inside, you'll discover:
The Gear Trap: Why buying more expensive equipment just makes your whiffing look more professional.
Open Play Politics: How to navigate the terrifying social hierarchy of the paddle rack.
The Joy of Quitting: Rediscovering the lost arts of Sunday brunch, sleeping in, and not sweating in public.
Whether you're a 3.0 player stuck in purgatory or just a spouse forced to listen to pickleball strategy at dinner, this book is your permission slip to put down the paddle and pick up a menu.
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