When you don’t have to think about which shot to hit, you just naturally hit it, you are a 5.0
When you don’t have to think about which shot to hit, but you can’t successfully hit it 2000 times in a row, you are a 4.5
When you have to think about which shot to hit, and when you figure it out, you can successfully hit it, you are a 4.0
When you have to think about which shot to hit, but then still hit the wrong shot, you are a 3.5
When you have to think about which shot to hit, but by the time you decide on the correct shot it’s too late to hit it so, you just go with trying to get it back over the net, you are a 3.0
When you don’t bother to think about which shot to hit, and most of the time don’t hit it in the court anyhow, you are a 2.5 and guaranteed to be having a lot of fun.
-credit to Pickleball Ontario