All Episodes

These Paddles Will Make a Comeback + Steal These Shots From Pros | EP 133

Ronbus Tenon Grit Test, Pakle Fuse + USAP Finally Doing Spin Test | EP 132

Can You Beat Us at Pickleball Jeopardy? + Is Pickleball Really Dying? | EP 131

Spartus Spitfire, Paddles for Less Arm Strain, and Aaron’s Gameshow | EP 130

Addressing Gen 4 Hype, Market Shifts & Why Head Might Be Ready to Start Winning | EP 129

11SIX24 Ultre, Coral Pro, Frozen Inferno & I Read it on Reddit | EP 128

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

Selkirk Omni vs Best All-Court Paddles + 11SIX24 Ultre | EP 126

We Tested the UPA Coral’s New Grit + Who Should Use All-Court Paddles? | EP 125

Mizuno’s New Paddle Misses the Mark + Community Foam Paddle Durability Feedback | Ep 124

Ryan Dawidjan on Ben Johns’ New Dink + JOOLA Shoe Impressions

Honolulu J2CR Blue Grit VS 11SIX24 Power 2 HexGrit, Tama Shimabukuro & Tuning Lab Update | EP 122

Is Pickleball Getting Toxic?, Big DUPR Update, Q2 Impressions | EP 121

Updated Best Power Paddles + How Adding Weight Affects Power | EP 120

Thrive Made What JOOLA Didn’t + New Paddle Terms | EP 119

Chorus Joins the Durable Grit Race + Eric Oncins on Breaking Through | EP 118

We Ranked The Top Pickleball Brands... And People Won't Agree | EP 117

Engage X2 Preview, CRBN Barrage, & MPP vs EPP Test | EP 116

Friday Aura Pro First Impressions + Analyzing Zane Navratil’s Paddle Advice | EP 115

Our Updated Top 5 Paddles + Kate Fahey on the JOOLA Pro 5 | EP 114

JOOLA Pro 5 Tech & First Impressions + Arizona Trip Highlights | EP 113

Concentrated vs Distributed Weight + Loco & Inferno Lookalikes | EP 112

Tyra Black Interview + New $99 Foam Power Paddles | EP 111

11SIX24 Power 2 Vapor vs Honolulu J6CR + Chris Haworth Interview | EP 110

Honolulu J6CR vs Similar Paddles + Best Setup Tips & Reddit Reactions | EP 109

Do Pros Like Foam Paddles? w/ PPA Champ Augie Ge + Gherkin Draco | EP 108

Testing Grit Durability Claims, Pro Sponsor Changes, and Lots of Paddle Updates | EP 107

2025 Paddle Awards: Best Paddles and Biggest Surprises | EP 106

Six Zero Coral & Proton Peacock First Look + How Overgrips & Hesacore Change Your Paddle Stats | EP 105

Best Black Friday Deals Coming Up, and Why Pros are Choking Up on Their Paddles | EP 104

Our Personal Top 5 Paddles We Actually Play | EP 103

Enhance Duo, Pickleball Apes Charm, and are 14mm Paddles Still Viable? | EP 102

Engage Made A Good Paddle, New Brand With New Tech, Being Aggressive on 4ths | EP 101

Paddle Fitting Tips, PPA Player Gets Suspended, ADV Flex Bag, and More Opal Thoughts | EP 99

New Adidas Paddles, Selkirk CourtStrike Shoes, & When to Lean In | EP 98

Don’t Sleep on the V-Sol Power & Franklin’s Making Shoes | EP 97

Six Zero Black Opal, Vatic Pro V-Sol, and Diadam BluCore Edge First Impressions | EP 96

You’ll See This Foam Core Everywhere, PB Betting is Live, and Upcoming Paddle Releases | EP 95

CRBN Waves, Lifetime Ball, Boomstik With MOI Has Challenges With UPA-A | EP 94

Selkirk Boomstik Variants Explained + Paddle Trends From 600 Players | EP 93

Live Leaderboard of Main Paddles & New KOTC Format | EP 92

Is Selkirk Back, Hit Better Returns, and Tungsten Density Experiment | EP 91

Selkirk Boomstik First Impressions, New J2NF Shapes, & Other Paddle Updates | EP 90

Ranking Plushness of Foam Paddles & New Paddle Comparison Tool | EP 89

Should Intentional Body Bags Be Allowed & Gearbox GX2 Power First Impressions | EP 88

Qubacle & Potential Foam Weakness | EP 87

Ranking Power & Pop of All Foam Paddles & a Serve Pattern You Should Try | EP 86

Tons of Paddles Coming, Fed With JOOLA, and New PPA Pay Structure | EP 85

China Trip, 6.0 Factory & Future, and Foam Paddles Have Arrived | EP 84

New Mains, Tips for Beating Bangers, and Kyle Got a Tesla | EP 83

Nerdy Tourney, QD Fine, and Interesting Foam Paddles | EP 82

The Best Power Paddles, Getting Arrested, and New Paddle Fitting Segment | EP 81

New Ronbus Ripple V2: Still Too Powerful? + AI Paddle Assistant | EP 80

Paddle Overload! Fresh Drops & What We Saw at Selkirk’s R&D Lab | EP 79

Paddle Benchmark Report Data, USAP Sues JOOLA, and MLP Takeaways | EP 78

How is This Adidas Paddle Legal? MLP Preview, and Tungsten Tape Experiment | EP 77

Our Specs For The Best Pickleball Paddle | EP 76

Diadem BluCore First Impressions | Ep. 75

The Best Pickleball Brands of 2025 Go Head-to-Head | EP 74

Is Selkirk’s InfiniGrit Just as Good as Raw Carbon Fiber? | EP 73

Braydon & John Kew’s Main Paddles Since 2021 | EP 72

BONUS EPISODE: Unbiased Analysis of Foam vs Honeycomb Cores | Are Foam Cores Really the Future?

Gearbox GX2 Tech and Performance, Braydon Sponsors Fed, & Paddle Weight Options | EP 71

Do You Need a Power Paddle, JOOLA IV Comparisons, and Hitting Better Drops | EP 70

JOOLA Launch Event Recap & Pro IV First Look | EP 69

A Call For Better Handles! Counter Zones, New Engage Pro1s, & More | EP 68

Ranking Plush Vs. Stiff Paddles And Are Gen 2 Paddles Still Worth It? | EP 67

Did USAP Media Day Backfire, TruFoam Reviews, & 008 First Impressions | EP 66

Bonus Episode! CRBN TruFoam Paddles: Behind the Scenes with CRBN Owners Garrett Gosselin and Kyle Goguen

11SIX24 Power Series First Look, 008’s Solid Foam Core, and MLP Changes | EP 65

Is Selkirk Copying CRBN, Franklin C45 First Impressions, and Is Gen 4 a Thing Now | EP 64

New Franklin Paddle, Quang Duong Drama, and How Tungsten Affects Different Paddle Shapes | EP 63

This Paddle Tech Will Flood 2025, USAP Delisting, Ben & Collin Break Up & More | EP 62

Big 2025 Rule Change, Ripple Release Delay, ADV Backpack, & Chorus Shapeshifter

2024 Paddle Awards, Trends, and What Might Come in 2025 | Ep 60

Is the Ronbus Ripple Too Hot, Brands Getting UPA-A Provisional Approval, & Technifibre + Six Zero

PPA Worlds, Paddle X-Rays, Chorus Fire, & Gearbox Ultimate Hyper | EP 58

Is the Vatic Pro Saga Any Good, UPA-A Updated Their Prices Again, and Kyle’s New Main | EP 57

Dissecting USAP's New Exit Velocity Test (PBCoR) & Company Tier List | EP 56

Taking Down the Olson's, New UPA-A Costs, & Pickleball Accessories

Is Braydon a Power Paddle Guy Now, Kyle's Back, 14mm Paddle Argument, Paddletek ESQ-C Thoughts

Aaron plays with Mookie Betts, Proton break in test results, how JOOLA 3S plays different | EP 53

Pickleball in Japan, Clubs Handling UPAA Paddles, & Thoughts on the Ronbus Ripple

Analyzing Selkirk's Letter to UPA, Experiences Attending PPA SLC, and Paddle Babble

Episode 50 Giveaway! Stack Partnership, Is Innovation Stalling, and Johns Bros in Slump | EP 50

Why Isn't Everyone Freaking Out About This New Tech? | EP 49

What are the Best Budget Friendly Paddles? | EP 48

MLP Experiences and Gearbox Pro Ultimate Thoughts | EP 47

PPA Going International, Paddles That Came in This Week, and MLP Salt Lake Preview | EP 46

Widebody Rumble Results, Braydon's Collab with Volair, and MLP Drama | EP 45

Are Slyce Speedcaps for Real, Dealing With Pressure, and CRBN’s R&D | EP 44

Going From 3.0 to 5.0 with Jordan Briones | EP 43

Is Proton the Real Deal, UPA-A 100k Paddle Certification, & Can Twistweight Be Too High | EP 42

Kevlar Paddle Shootout Results, 3.0 to 5.0 Segment, and MLP Changes Serve Rules | EP 41

Dallas Trip Recap, PPA Headlines, Meeting Proton, and Kevlar Core Paddles | EP 40

Lots of Paddle Updates, Meeting With Babolat, and APP Shuffle | EP 39

Choosing Power vs Control Paddles, UPA-A Impact, & USAP Paddle Testing Meeting | EP 38

New USAP Paddle Testing, Paddle Skins, & Upcoming Reviews | EP 37

Pickleball Effect Paddle, How I Make Money, and an Interview with Christian Alshon | EP 36

Rice Krispies, Juiced Athletes, & Pros on Power With Guests Susannah Barr & Dominic Catalano | EP 35

Outstanding JOOLA Questions, Braydon is Playing in a PPA Qualifier, PPA Upsets, and More | EP 34

JOOLA Just Changed the Game With Their Gen 3 Paddle Release

Paddle Reviewer Battle Reactions, PPA Taking Over, and Potential New Paddle Metric

Does Kevlar Have an Identity? Plus Moneyball Events and APP Making It Easy To Cheat.

JOOLA Conference Recap, Restricted Hours at Local Park, & Upcoming Paddle Releases

Introducing Kyle Trenga, Trip to Austin, Texas, & JOOLA Conference Preview

Interview With Franklin Pickleball, Vegas Stories, & Thoughts on Weight Adjustment Paddles | EP 28

Mentality of Different Tournament Types, Database Updates, and a Text From Zane Navratil | EP 27

Tungsten Tape, Agassi Supporting Pickleball, & Next Paddles I'm Testing | EP 26

Porter Ranks PB Studio & PB Will, Braydon's New Radar Gun, and Why You Need Eye Protection | EP 25

We’re Back! Welcoming Porter Barr and Braydon Is Now Full Time Pickleball Effect | EP 24

Final Episode of 2023. How Poppy Is the Ruby and the New Franklin Has a Swingweight of What?

2023 Paddle Superlatives

Unlocking the Potential of Kevlar in Pickleball: Q&A with Pickleball Apes' Product Manager

Is the Selkirk S1 Ball Here to Stay? Plus First Impressions of the Pickleball Apes Kevlar Paddles.

Is Being a Brand Ambassador Worth It? Plus Braydon's First Thoughts on Anna Leigh's New Paddle.

Reactions to 2024 PPA & MLP Schedule Release + is the New Adidas Paddle a Gimmick or Legit?

Are Curve-Topped Paddles Faster? Will MLP Fail? What Was Megan Fudge Talking About?

Did I Get My Gearbox Review Right? With Special Guest, Porter Barr.

Do Pickleball Pros Use Ball Machines? | Interview with Susannah Barr

Dura or X-40?

You Get a Piece of Her Clothing? PPA Vegas, Warm-Up Etiquette, & a League Idea for MLP

Sneak Peek to Gearbox's New Paddle + What MLP Got Right & Wrong This Weekend

Braydon Just Tested 5 New Paddles + Thoughts on the MLP and PPA Merger

PPA Players Might Bail on MLP Atlanta, Braydon & Full Time Pickleball, and $1000 JOOLA Paddle

New Paddle Prototypes, Takaways From Ingatowich Coaching, and Is the PPA Done?

PPA vs MLP Tour War + Braydon Turns Down $35k For The Fans

Talking Pro Pickleball with NML Pickleball Co-Founder, Jeremy Comazzetto

Interview with Vatic Pro Founder, Daryl Wang, Plus Upcoming Paddle Reviews and a Lesson on 3rd Shots

Paddle grit issues, what is Pickleball Central doing, and tips to go from 3.0 to 5.0

Seattle, New MLP Paddle Rules, and Diadem Edge Early Impressions

Paddle news, PPA Back Draw Eliminated, and Pickleball's Future

MLP Draft Results and Braydon's Hottest Paddles of the Summer

I'm Not Selling Paddles Anymore