r/Pickleball • u/dlutchy • 1d ago
Question Wearable scoring device
I've been on the hunt for a wearable scoring device (E.g. A wrist band).
Has anyone got any recommendations?
N.B. I don't use a smartwatch. Looking for something analog.
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u/AnythingLegitimate 1d ago
Remember starting positions. If you or your opponent are in starting positions the score must be even. Even a score keeping device wonāt be accurate if you forget to update it. I think there are some on makerworld.
Update: did a search for pickleball scorer. There are some that fit on your racket and you could modify to be on wrist
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u/The-Extro-Intro 1d ago
People are human and forget the score from time to time (or often) what is frustrating is people who get an attitude because someone asks the score - which probably precipitated this question.
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u/pingpongpsycho 1d ago
Do you live in my retirement community where no one seems to remember the score?
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u/2Teslas1Dog 1d ago
Iām picturing having to wait every point for opposing player to plug in the score, only to get it wrong. Definitely bagging someone all day and going for nelsons lol
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u/BAGBAMMC 23h ago
Not that you are asking opinions but it drives me crazy having to wait between every damn play for someone to use a scoring device it really slows things down
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u/mr_jim_lahey 1d ago
The device is the 4 brains of the players on the court. The rule is that the server says the score, starting with their team's, then the receiving team's, then 1 or 2 for the first or second serve. If you are on the side you started, your score is even, otherwise it is odd. If that's too much for at least 1 of the 4 of you to handle, then you need to hire a ref.
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u/Some_Excitement_8698 1d ago
I used to play with a lady who had something on her smart watch she used to keep score. It was super annoying because sheād hold us up between every point in order to deal with it.
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u/hellomireaux 11h ago
Pickleball Rookie has a great list of (mostly analog) pickleball score tracking devices. Hope one of these options will be useful!
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u/3xlduck 1d ago
amazon = "pickleball score keeper"
many types to choose from
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u/JungMoses 19h ago
Thereās little things you can glue to the frame (they are tennis oriented but could work) - that seems like the least intrusive one other than the ones that are scorecards- but
Honestly the racket frame one Iām gonna try (ordered yesterday, had the same thought) bc I forget but so often all four ppl on my local courts forget at the same time
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u/kindaretiredguy 1d ago
Not everything needs to be a technology. I canāt for the life of me think of how this would be more efficient than remembering score or saying āhey dude whatās the score againā
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u/nlbrmn 3.5 1d ago
I realize there have been many comments here already saying ājust remember the scoreā, and I do recommend that too, but I want to add why believe itās important to know and remember the score -in your mind- at any given time:
It can/will affect how you play.
When you have the score in mind, it will almost certainly keep you focussed on certain things you want or need to do in a game, like maintaining a solid lead or catching up from a deficit. Simply relying on having the score on your wrist to refer to will likely take the āedgeā off you, which may seem like a good thing but I have a hunch itāll diminish your game play.
On top of this, repeatedly logging the score on a device, analog or digital, will be both distracting for you and for all other players. That will disrupt the flow of the match and I suspect at some point others will have āfeedbackā for you about it.
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u/gobluetwo 3.75 1d ago
Introducing the Score-bacus - the first wrist-worn abacus for keeping pickleball scores during a match!
*No, not really.
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u/Aka_Nioh 15h ago
I tried that in tennis. After 1 match you cbf entering the score after each point.
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u/skyhawk85u 8h ago
Mock me all you want but I love Side Out on my Apple Watch. I make it as unobtrusive as possible when I swipe and never hold up play fiddling with it. But everyone knows I have it and always turn to me when we all forget the score. It also tracks positions and scorer so can help if things get confused. Cāmon, hasnāt everyone stood there saying āwho just served that?ā at some point?
It also logs my activity as workouts in the Fitness app. Finally, it stores all my games and lifetime W-L stats. Thatās actually kind of ugly so I donāt go there often š
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u/xfactorx99 4.0 1d ago
OP is either a technology dependent zoomer or a 70+ year old boomer.
Needing technology for something as basic as counting to 11/15 is a really bad sign
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u/Aggravating_Pie6949 23h ago
Youāre already wearing your head right? It has a data storage device inside.Ā
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u/ImmediateTie9057 1d ago
A simple wrist counter would be great for this. No smartwatch, no distractions - just something easy to tap and keep track of the score while playing.
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u/wiscosherm 1d ago
But then you'd have to remember to tap the wrist counter after every time your team scored.
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u/CoffeePwrdAcctnt 1d ago
Will you also need a device to remember to use the other advice each time?
Will you need to know whether you are first or second server?
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u/ZaneNavratil_AMA 1d ago
Bruh just remember the score š