Interview with Chris Dickert, co-founder of the most popular paddle on  the market right now, Legacy Pickleball. We talk about his background,  influence on junior paddles, the origin of the Legacy Pickleball brand,  Reddit, delamination, thermoforming paddles, USA Pickleball regulation,  Ben Johns, and what Legacy means to him.  

Chapters 

00:00 Highlights 

01:00 Intro and context 

02:10 Start of conversation 

03:40 Ellie and Super Junior paddles 

07:14 The birth of Legacy adult paddles 

9:40 Sponsored by Babolat and Paddletek 

10:35 Moving the needle with unibody and carbon paddle 

12:20 Grit and spin 

14:40 Reddit and Legacy 

15:40 Explaining the delays 

19:10 Delamination, thermoforming 

24:33 Fathers dementia and injury 

25:45 USA Pickleball regulation 

30:06 Being called out by Ben Johns 

35:10 Legacy POWER 

37:03 Sponsored pros using Legacy 

39:00 Transparency 

52:30 Building a following 

53:50 What’s next for legacy 

56:45 Super Juniors 

58:10 Bet On Yourself 

1:04:50 Advice for founders 

Leave a comment with your thoughts on delamination, Legacy, and the paddle technology.

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