Welcome back to Episode 87 of the show! This week we dive into the 2025 Pickleball Market Playbook, new paddle-usage analytics from the latest Sports & Fitness Industry Association study. We also do a head-to-head paddle battle for the Bread & Butter Loco versus the Six Zero Coral. Plus, swing weight prediction formulas.

2025 Pickleball Market Playbook:

https://sfia.users.membersuite.com/shop/store/f147b189-00ce-c7a1-d05c-0b48e5ac09ac/detail

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

3:27 New study reveals paddle preferences among random sample of US population

35:26 Paddles of the Week: Bread & Butter Loco vs. Six Zero Opal

56:43 Paddle Leaderboard Updates

1:09:12 Predict your paddle's swing weight without a machine

1:19:21 Kew & A: Your top paddle choice in four categories: power, all-court, control, and just for fun

1:22:45 What's your opinion on the new Honolulu J6CR paddle?

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