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&manufacturer=-18- 

My favorite Babolat shoe: https://fromuthpickleball.com/product/48538/babolat-jet-mach-3-all-court-mens-shoe?rfsn=5939069.07b17a&variantid=49106 

Maverix Havik 15 Pro (code 15EFFECT): https://www.maverixpickleball.com/products/havik-15-pro-pre-sale-shipping-may-15 

Maverix Havik 15 All-Court (code 15EFFECT): https://www.maverixpickleball.com/products/havik-15-all-court-pre-sale-shipping-may-15 

Spartus Apollo: https://gospartus.com/products/apollo?sca_ref=6068785.myJ3OwCv4B&sca_source=yt 

Mark Pickleball (code 10EFFECT): https://markpickleball.com?sca_ref=6258187.LVz22xOG9U 

Honolulu Pickleball Company J2K (code 10EFFECT): https://808pickle.com/products/sword-shield-j2k?sca_ref=5946671.20PzzMr8tb&sca_source=yt 

Thompson Pickleball: https://thompsonpickleball.com/ 

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

00:48 Water cooler chat

06:52 Kyle's corner - new vulcan ball

10:09 APP player updates & new shuffle format

20:44 Meeting with Babolat - big brands vs small brands

30:48 Is Selkirk slipping or thriving?

38:36 Maverix Havik All Court & Pro

40:53 Spartus Apollo

43:27 Mark paddles

45:08 Honolulu Pickleball Company J2K

47:46 Thompson paddles

53:15 Why are their weight variations in paddles

54:45 New Franklin ball coming out

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