AUSTRALIA'S GAME
Turn your driveway into a pickleball court.
Gear for people who want to play at home, and honest answers about what to buy — including when the answer is “not from us”.
How we compare
Most shops hope you don't check. We'd rather do it for you.
Want the cheapest way in?
Kmart, Big W and Target sell a two-paddle set for about A$15. Buy one today, return it to a counter if you hate it. We'd rather say so than pretend otherwise.
Playing tournaments?
The Franklin X-40 is the official ball of Pickleball Australia, about A$4 from Australian specialists. Our balls are practice balls and we price them accordingly.
Want to hold it first?
Sydney has shops with hitting walls where you can try a paddle before buying. If paddle feel matters to you, go there. We can't offer that and won't pretend we can.
Four minutes to a game
1 · Open the box
Two paddles, four outdoor balls and a zip bag. That's the lot.
2 · Chalk the lines
A few dollars of footpath chalk marks a full court in ten minutes and washes off in the rain. We don't sell it. You don't need us to.
3 · Learn it in a minute
Serve underarm, stay out of the kitchen, first to 11. That's genuinely most of it.
4 · Play
That's it. You're playing pickleball in your own driveway.
The guides
Checked against primary sources, with the prices and the failure modes left in.
What it actually costs to start
The honest ladder from a A$15 department store set to a tournament paddle, and where the money stops being worth it.
Is that paddle really USA Pickleball approved?
The claim gets printed on paddles that were never tested. There's a free public register you can search in thirty seconds.
How much space do you need?
A full court is 13.41m by 6.10m. Whether that fits a standard Australian double driveway, and what to do if it doesn't.
The Paddleroo promise
Play it once, then decide
Open the box, have a hit. If it's not for you, send it back within 30 days.
If it's faulty, that's on us
Send a photo and we'll replace it or refund you in full, postage included. Your rights under Australian Consumer Law apply on top of anything we promise here.
We'll tell you not to buy from us
If a department store or a Sydney shop is the better answer for you, that's what the guides say. We'd rather lose the sale than the trust.
Never played? Start with one page.
Our printable pickleball rules card, free. Court size, the kitchen, serving, scoring and the four things nobody tells beginners — on one page for the fridge.