Pickleball Effect: The Podcast

Braydon and Kyle discuss some player and news updates from the APP tour this week, question whether Selkirk is slipping or thriving, their meeting with Babolat and the challenges big brands have and then finish with a brain dump on a bunch of paddles they tested this week. Stuff mentioned: Babolat shoes: https://fromuthpickleball.com/category/29/shoes?rfsn=5939069.07b17a&manufa

Braydon and Kyle discuss their participation in a local tournament last weekend, sharing insights about the paddles they used and debating whether players should choose paddles based on their strengths or weaknesses. They also delve into the implications of the recent news about the delisting of the JOOLA Gen-3 paddle and the announcement of the PPA's new paddle regulation enti

Braydon & Kyle talk about the new USAP plans for paddle testing and approval to appropriately box in the power and spin levels of paddles, new tech around paddle skins, hot topics from last week and upcoming paddle reviews. Stuff mentioned: Paddletek Bantam TKO-C Review: https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/paddletek-bantam-tko-c-14-3mm-tko-c-12-7mm-review/ PIKKL (co

Braydon talks about a paddle collaboration he’s doing with Volair to raise money for the AJU Foundation, outlines how he picks paddles to review, and talks about how he makes money. Then he brings on Christian Alshon who recently got his own signature Paddletek paddle to talk about his rise in the sport, how he thinks about strategy and to chat about his new paddle. Stuff mention

Braydon and Kyle sit down with pro player Susannah Barr and APP commentator Dominic Catalano to discuss tournaments, steroid usage, the perspective of pro players on power, and the story of how Susannah got her face on a can of water. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 02:48 Players are getting younger 07:26 Thanks for saying hi 10:25 Food & supplements during tournaments 17:38 How Dom go

Braydon and Kyle talk about outstanding JOOLA questions like quality control, Braydon's preview of the PPA Red Rock tournament he's playing in, upsets from Los Cab, and pro pickleball player paddle reviews. TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro 01:49 Outstanding JOOLA Gen 3 paddle questions 15:37 Braydon getting trained by Connor Dickerson 21:19 PPA Red Rock Preview for Braydon 31:03 Kyl

Braydon and Kyle talk about JOOLA's new paddle tech, its implications on the sport, and whether or not it's good for the game. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro & gift from Kyle 01:48 JOOLA Gen 3 paddle tech explained 04:05 Power level and implications of it 12:33 Comparison to Gearbox Power Pro 17:20 New Vatic Pro and other paddles 23:20 New Vulcan ball formula & Ben Johns p

Braydon and Kyle share their reactions to the paddle reviewer battle posted on Pickleball Studio's channel, PPA's infrastructure to take over pickleball in the US, updates on new paddles coming, and chat about a potential new paddle metric called the Hand Speed Index. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 02:28 Reactions to paddle reviewer battle 07:38 Kyle’s paddle and paddle shapes

Coming off Easter weekend Braydon and Kyle talk about recent moneyball events and formats, a tough rules question, recent MLP news, paddle testing rules for APP events that make it easy to cheat, and then they finish talking about kevlar and if it has its own identity. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Easter weekend 01:15 PB April Fools jokes 04:00 Moneyball events 11:34 Rules question 14:27 ML

Braydon and Kyle talk about Braydon's trip to New Orleans for the JOOLA conference, Kyle has a run in with the local parks and rec department, and they chat about upcoming paddle releases in April. There are a lot of paddles coming. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:26 Watercooler talk 08:19 Trip to New Orleans 11:12 What are the Joola pros like? 13:50 Joola pro paddle set ups 18:22