Mid-Year Paddle Winners, Honorable Mentions & Misses + Interview With Selkirk & BNB | EP 127

The 2026 mid-year paddle recap is here. We discuss the standout releases, honorable mentions, and disappointments of the year so far, share Nerdy Tourney stories and results, and interview the CEOs of Selkirk and Bread & Butter.  👉 Shop Pickleball Central (use link to apply up to 10% off everything): https://a8qh.short.gy/save 👉 See all PE promo codes: https://pickleballeffect.com/discounts/ __________________________________________TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Preview & intro03:10 Braydon’s DUPR reset results07:17 Special delivery11:08 Under Review - CEOs of Selkirk & BNB interview15:18 Why Selkirk chose BNB19:22 Advice for new brands23:17 Has paddle technology plateaued?27:51 Will we see InfiniGrit on a Loco?32:00 Aaron it Out - Nerdy Tourney results40:23 Dunk tank and elite chirping from Selkirk Doug43:37 Whiskey Dink, John Kew drumming, porta potty joke13:58 Stories from the weekend49:12 Paddle Babble - Mid year paddle check in50:30 Best paddle releases so far54:20 Honorable mentions for best paddles57:42 Good but not elite paddles1:02:18 Missed the mark paddles__________________________________________👉 Links to stuff mentioned:Comparison Tool: https://comparison.pickleballeffect.com/ Tuning Lab: https://tune.pickleballeffect.com/ 👉 Links to paddles mentioned:Promo code: PBEFFECTSix Zero Coral Pro (coming June 13): https://us.sixzeropickleball.com/?sca_ref=3984855.EuK6iQZio1 Honolulu J2CR: https://808pickle.com/collections/honolulu-foam/products/j2cr-crystal-blue-endurance-surface%E2%84%A2-pre-order?sca_ref=5946671.20PzzMr8tb&variant=51746641445184 Babolat Jet Mach 4: https://www.babolat.com/us/jet-mach-4-all-court-men/1115-30S26629B.html 11SIX24 Power 2 Vapor: https://11six24.com/products/vapor-power-2?sca_ref=7474553.EbeKeAv2hF0Rh4oJ&sca_source=written Selkirk Omni (code INF-BRAYDONU): https://www.selkirk.com/products/selkirk-omni-pickleball-paddle?sca_ref=1945879.KgYa6r1ANw&sca_source=written&variant=45607806173286 Thrive Ignite: https://thrivepb.com/products/products-https-thrivepb-com-products-fury-hybrid-15-5-mm-gen-3-5-power-series-6-month-warranty-copy?sca_ref=5610194.6jsyCS8G5F&sca_source=written Friday Aura Pro: https://fridaypickle.com/products/aura-pro-paddle?snowball=pbeffect Spartus P1 Standard: https://gospartus.com/collections/paddles/products/p1-standard?sca_ref=6068785.myJ3OwCv4B&sca_source=yt 👉 Support the channel:Save on gear and support the channel using our discount codes: https://pickleballeffect.com/discounts/ Pickleball Effect products: https://pickleballeffectshop.com/ 👉 Join the PE community:Main Paddle Monitor: https://main.pickleballeffect.com/ Website: https://pickleballeffect.com/PE/Braydon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickleballeffect/Aaron’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghenaric/ 👉 Paddle Database: https://pickleballeffect.com/pickleball-paddle-database/#pickleball #podcast