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Net Height: 36″ Sides, 34″ Center — Use the Dip

ByChief October 23, 2026

Aylex notes the pickleball net isn’t flat across: USA Pickleball requires 36 inches at the sidelines and 34 inches at center — two inches lower in the middle.

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