Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America - to get started all you need is a paddle and a ball (or actually 2-4 paddles and a ball plus a place to play.) This set from Amazon has 4 paddles and 4 balls (two indoor orange balls and two outdoor yellow balls.) This is a great way to start playing the game! Pickleball courts are showing up in communities everywhere.
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To be clear - these are not paddles for advanced players - my regular paddle costs $200. This equipment is for beginners. Once you know what you need in a paddle (weight, grip size, shape, thickness) then you can go on to buy a nicer paddle. But getting an expensive paddle to start is a waste of money. You won't know what is best until you start playing.
And once you move up, you can share these paddles with friends.