Pickleball Effect: The Podcast
By Braydon Unsicker
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Episodes: 134
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Join Braydon Unsicker and Aaron Ghena on the Pickleball Effect Podcast for honest, data driven takes on paddles, gear, trends, and the business of pickleball. Real testing, real opinions, and conversations that actually help you play better and understand the game.
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These Paddles Will Make a Comeback + Steal These Shots From Pros | EP 133
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Ronbus Tenon Grit Test, Pakle Fuse + USAP Finally Doing Spin Test | EP 132
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Can You Beat Us at Pickleball Jeopardy? + Is Pickleball Really Dying? | EP 131
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Spartus Spitfire, Paddles for Less Arm Strain, and Aaron’s Gameshow | EP 130
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Addressing Gen 4 Hype, Market Shifts & Why Head Might Be Ready to Start Winning | EP 129
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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11SIX24 Ultre, Coral Pro, Frozen Inferno & I Read it on Reddit | EP 128
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Mid-Year Paddle Winners, Honorable Mentions & Misses + Interview With Selkirk & BNB | EP 127
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Selkirk Omni vs Best All-Court Paddles + 11SIX24 Ultre | EP 126
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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We Tested the UPA Coral’s New Grit + Who Should Use All-Court Paddles? | EP 125
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May 26, 2026 |
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Mizuno’s New Paddle Misses the Mark + Community Foam Paddle Durability Feedback | Ep 124
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May 19, 2026 |
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Ryan Dawidjan on Ben Johns’ New Dink + JOOLA Shoe Impressions
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May 12, 2026 |
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Honolulu J2CR Blue Grit VS 11SIX24 Power 2 HexGrit, Tama Shimabukuro & Tuning Lab Update | EP 122
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May 05, 2026 |
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Is Pickleball Getting Toxic?, Big DUPR Update, Q2 Impressions | EP 121
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Updated Best Power Paddles + How Adding Weight Affects Power | EP 120
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Thrive Made What JOOLA Didn’t + New Paddle Terms | EP 119
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Chorus Joins the Durable Grit Race + Eric Oncins on Breaking Through | EP 118
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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We Ranked The Top Pickleball Brands... And People Won't Agree | EP 117
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Engage X2 Preview, CRBN Barrage, & MPP vs EPP Test | EP 116
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Friday Aura Pro First Impressions + Analyzing Zane Navratil’s Paddle Advice | EP 115
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Our Updated Top 5 Paddles + Kate Fahey on the JOOLA Pro 5 | EP 114
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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JOOLA Pro 5 Tech & First Impressions + Arizona Trip Highlights | EP 113
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Concentrated vs Distributed Weight + Loco & Inferno Lookalikes | EP 112
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Tyra Black Interview + New $99 Foam Power Paddles | EP 111
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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11SIX24 Power 2 Vapor vs Honolulu J6CR + Chris Haworth Interview | EP 110
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Honolulu J6CR vs Similar Paddles + Best Setup Tips & Reddit Reactions | EP 109
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Do Pros Like Foam Paddles? w/ PPA Champ Augie Ge + Gherkin Draco | EP 108
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Testing Grit Durability Claims, Pro Sponsor Changes, and Lots of Paddle Updates | EP 107
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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2025 Paddle Awards: Best Paddles and Biggest Surprises | EP 106
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Six Zero Coral & Proton Peacock First Look + How Overgrips & Hesacore Change Your Paddle Stats | EP 105
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Best Black Friday Deals Coming Up, and Why Pros are Choking Up on Their Paddles | EP 104
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Our Personal Top 5 Paddles We Actually Play | EP 103
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Enhance Duo, Pickleball Apes Charm, and are 14mm Paddles Still Viable? | EP 102
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Engage Made A Good Paddle, New Brand With New Tech, Being Aggressive on 4ths | EP 101
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Paddle Fitting Tips, PPA Player Gets Suspended, ADV Flex Bag, and More Opal Thoughts | EP 99
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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New Adidas Paddles, Selkirk CourtStrike Shoes, & When to Lean In | EP 98
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Don’t Sleep on the V-Sol Power & Franklin’s Making Shoes | EP 97
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Six Zero Black Opal, Vatic Pro V-Sol, and Diadam BluCore Edge First Impressions | EP 96
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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You’ll See This Foam Core Everywhere, PB Betting is Live, and Upcoming Paddle Releases | EP 95
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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CRBN Waves, Lifetime Ball, Boomstik With MOI Has Challenges With UPA-A | EP 94
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Selkirk Boomstik Variants Explained + Paddle Trends From 600 Players | EP 93
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Live Leaderboard of Main Paddles & New KOTC Format | EP 92
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Is Selkirk Back, Hit Better Returns, and Tungsten Density Experiment | EP 91
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Selkirk Boomstik First Impressions, New J2NF Shapes, & Other Paddle Updates | EP 90
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Ranking Plushness of Foam Paddles & New Paddle Comparison Tool | EP 89
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Should Intentional Body Bags Be Allowed & Gearbox GX2 Power First Impressions | EP 88
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Qubacle & Potential Foam Weakness | EP 87
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Ranking Power & Pop of All Foam Paddles & a Serve Pattern You Should Try | EP 86
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Tons of Paddles Coming, Fed With JOOLA, and New PPA Pay Structure | EP 85
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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China Trip, 6.0 Factory & Future, and Foam Paddles Have Arrived | EP 84
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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New Mains, Tips for Beating Bangers, and Kyle Got a Tesla | EP 83
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Nerdy Tourney, QD Fine, and Interesting Foam Paddles | EP 82
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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The Best Power Paddles, Getting Arrested, and New Paddle Fitting Segment | EP 81
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May 27, 2025 |
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New Ronbus Ripple V2: Still Too Powerful? + AI Paddle Assistant | EP 80
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May 20, 2025 |
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Paddle Overload! Fresh Drops & What We Saw at Selkirk’s R&D Lab | EP 79
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May 13, 2025 |
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Paddle Benchmark Report Data, USAP Sues JOOLA, and MLP Takeaways | EP 78
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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How is This Adidas Paddle Legal? MLP Preview, and Tungsten Tape Experiment | EP 77
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Our Specs For The Best Pickleball Paddle | EP 76
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Diadem BluCore First Impressions | Ep. 75
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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The Best Pickleball Brands of 2025 Go Head-to-Head | EP 74
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Is Selkirk’s InfiniGrit Just as Good as Raw Carbon Fiber? | EP 73
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Braydon & John Kew’s Main Paddles Since 2021 | EP 72
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Unbiased Analysis of Foam vs Honeycomb Cores | Are Foam Cores Really the Future?
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Gearbox GX2 Tech and Performance, Braydon Sponsors Fed, & Paddle Weight Options | EP 71
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Do You Need a Power Paddle, JOOLA IV Comparisons, and Hitting Better Drops | EP 70
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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JOOLA Launch Event Recap & Pro IV First Look | EP 69
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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A Call For Better Handles! Counter Zones, New Engage Pro1s, & More | EP 68
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Ranking Plush Vs. Stiff Paddles And Are Gen 2 Paddles Still Worth It? | EP 67
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Did USAP Media Day Backfire, TruFoam Reviews, & 008 First Impressions | EP 66
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode! CRBN TruFoam Paddles: Behind the Scenes with CRBN Owners Garrett Gosselin and Kyle Goguen
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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11SIX24 Power Series First Look, 008’s Solid Foam Core, and MLP Changes | EP 65
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Is Selkirk Copying CRBN, Franklin C45 First Impressions, and Is Gen 4 a Thing Now | EP 64
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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New Franklin Paddle, Quang Duong Drama, and How Tungsten Affects Different Paddle Shapes | EP 63
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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This Paddle Tech Will Flood 2025, USAP Delisting, Ben & Collin Break Up & More | EP 62
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Big 2025 Rule Change, Ripple Release Delay, ADV Backpack, & Chorus Shapeshifter
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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2024 Paddle Awards, Trends, and What Might Come in 2025 | Ep 60
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Is the Ronbus Ripple Too Hot, Brands Getting UPA-A Provisional Approval, & Technifibre + Six Zero
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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PPA Worlds, Paddle X-Rays, Chorus Fire, & Gearbox Ultimate Hyper | EP 58
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Is the Vatic Pro Saga Any Good, UPA-A Updated Their Prices Again, and Kyle’s New Main | EP 57
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Dissecting USAP's New Exit Velocity Test (PBCoR) & Company Tier List | EP 56
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Taking Down the Olson's, New UPA-A Costs, & Pickleball Accessories
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Is Braydon a Power Paddle Guy Now, Kyle's Back, 14mm Paddle Argument, Paddletek ESQ-C Thoughts
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Aaron plays with Mookie Betts, Proton break in test results, how JOOLA 3S plays different | EP 53
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Pickleball in Japan, Clubs Handling UPAA Paddles, & Thoughts on the Ronbus Ripple
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Analyzing Selkirk's Letter to UPA, Experiences Attending PPA SLC, and Paddle Babble
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Episode 50 Giveaway! Stack Partnership, Is Innovation Stalling, and Johns Bros in Slump | EP 50
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Why Isn't Everyone Freaking Out About This New Tech? | EP 49
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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What are the Best Budget Friendly Paddles? | EP 48
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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MLP Experiences and Gearbox Pro Ultimate Thoughts | EP 47
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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PPA Going International, Paddles That Came in This Week, and MLP Salt Lake Preview | EP 46
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Widebody Rumble Results, Braydon's Collab with Volair, and MLP Drama | EP 45
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Are Slyce Speedcaps for Real, Dealing With Pressure, and CRBN’s R&D | EP 44
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Going From 3.0 to 5.0 with Jordan Briones | EP 43
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Is Proton the Real Deal, UPA-A 100k Paddle Certification, & Can Twistweight Be Too High | EP 42
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Kevlar Paddle Shootout Results, 3.0 to 5.0 Segment, and MLP Changes Serve Rules | EP 41
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Dallas Trip Recap, PPA Headlines, Meeting Proton, and Kevlar Core Paddles | EP 40
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Lots of Paddle Updates, Meeting With Babolat, and APP Shuffle | EP 39
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May 27, 2024 |
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Choosing Power vs Control Paddles, UPA-A Impact, & USAP Paddle Testing Meeting | EP 38
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May 22, 2024 |
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New USAP Paddle Testing, Paddle Skins, & Upcoming Reviews | EP 37
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May 14, 2024 |
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Pickleball Effect Paddle, How I Make Money, and an Interview with Christian Alshon | EP 36
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May 07, 2024 |
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Rice Krispies, Juiced Athletes, & Pros on Power With Guests Susannah Barr & Dominic Catalano | EP 35
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Outstanding JOOLA Questions, Braydon is Playing in a PPA Qualifier, PPA Upsets, and More | EP 34
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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JOOLA Just Changed the Game With Their Gen 3 Paddle Release
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Paddle Reviewer Battle Reactions, PPA Taking Over, and Potential New Paddle Metric
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Does Kevlar Have an Identity? Plus Moneyball Events and APP Making It Easy To Cheat.
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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JOOLA Conference Recap, Restricted Hours at Local Park, & Upcoming Paddle Releases
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Introducing Kyle Trenga, Trip to Austin, Texas, & JOOLA Conference Preview
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Interview With Franklin Pickleball, Vegas Stories, & Thoughts on Weight Adjustment Paddles | EP 28
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Mentality of Different Tournament Types, Database Updates, and a Text From Zane Navratil | EP 27
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Tungsten Tape, Agassi Supporting Pickleball, & Next Paddles I'm Testing | EP 26
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Porter Ranks PB Studio & PB Will, Braydon's New Radar Gun, and Why You Need Eye Protection | EP 25
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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We’re Back! Welcoming Porter Barr and Braydon Is Now Full Time Pickleball Effect | EP 24
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Final Episode of 2023. How Poppy Is the Ruby and the New Franklin Has a Swingweight of What?
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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2023 Paddle Superlatives
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Unlocking the Potential of Kevlar in Pickleball: Q&A with Pickleball Apes' Product Manager
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Is the Selkirk S1 Ball Here to Stay? Plus First Impressions of the Pickleball Apes Kevlar Paddles.
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Is Being a Brand Ambassador Worth It? Plus Braydon's First Thoughts on Anna Leigh's New Paddle.
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Reactions to 2024 PPA & MLP Schedule Release + is the New Adidas Paddle a Gimmick or Legit?
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Are Curve-Topped Paddles Faster? Will MLP Fail? What Was Megan Fudge Talking About?
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Did I Get My Gearbox Review Right? With Special Guest, Porter Barr.
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Do Pickleball Pros Use Ball Machines? | Interview with Susannah Barr
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Dura or X-40?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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You Get a Piece of Her Clothing? PPA Vegas, Warm-Up Etiquette, & a League Idea for MLP
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Sneak Peek to Gearbox's New Paddle + What MLP Got Right & Wrong This Weekend
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Braydon Just Tested 5 New Paddles + Thoughts on the MLP and PPA Merger
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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PPA Players Might Bail on MLP Atlanta, Braydon & Full Time Pickleball, and $1000 JOOLA Paddle
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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New Paddle Prototypes, Takaways From Ingatowich Coaching, and Is the PPA Done?
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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PPA vs MLP Tour War + Braydon Turns Down $35k For The Fans
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Talking Pro Pickleball with NML Pickleball Co-Founder, Jeremy Comazzetto
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Interview with Vatic Pro Founder, Daryl Wang, Plus Upcoming Paddle Reviews and a Lesson on 3rd Shots
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Paddle grit issues, what is Pickleball Central doing, and tips to go from 3.0 to 5.0
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Seattle, New MLP Paddle Rules, and Diadem Edge Early Impressions
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Paddle news, PPA Back Draw Eliminated, and Pickleball's Future
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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MLP Draft Results and Braydon's Hottest Paddles of the Summer
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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I'm Not Selling Paddles Anymore
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Jul 16, 2023 |