Braydon and Kyle discuss Braydon’s trip to Dallas, his performance, and share a few stories from the weekend. Kyle hopped on some calls with players and brands that sparked some interesting discussions, and then they finish with some revised thoughts about the J2K, Proton paddles, and kevlar core paddles.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

02:05 Stories from Dallas - Halston voice message

02:52 How Braydon played

08:25 Other Dallas stories

17:33 Kyle’s Corner - Andre’s fine

20:44 Dallas pro news - Joola paddle removal, line calls, and Haworth

28:50 Kyle’s calls with Medina-Alvarez & Komodo Pickleball

37:00 Paddle Babble - Revised J2K thoughts

40:30 Meeting Proton

45:55 Kevlar core paddles

51:37 Briffidi machine

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Paddle Database: 

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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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Paddle Database: 

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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 entity called UPA-A. Lastly, Kyle shares his discoveries regarding the new paddle testing protocols for USAP.

Stuff mentioned:

Paddletek Bantam TKO-C 12.7 (code 10EFFECT): https://www.paddletek.com/xSlapL

Vatic Pro Prism Flash 16mm (code 10EFFECT): https://vaticpro.com/products/prism-flash-16mm?variant=44442736853151&sca_ref=3260078.CzQXcNupcD&sca_source=pod

Bread & Butter Shogun (code 15EFFECT): https://breadbutterpickleballco.sjv.io/5gvDon

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:41 Local charity pickleball tournament

06:02 Kyle should have body bagged Braydon

07:27 The Shogun

10:07 Power vs control experiment

18:16 JOOLA Gen 3 delisting22:52 UPA-A implications

28:53 Poll: Are gen-3 paddles too much power?

31:58 New USAP testing meeting

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Paddle Database:

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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 (code 10EFFECT): https://pickleballcentral.com/paddles/by-brand/pikkl-pickleball?rfsn=7945169.3d98850

Spartus Apollo (code 10EFFECT): https://gospartus.com/products/apollo?sca_ref=6068785.myJ3OwCv4B

Gamma Librarian Ball: https://www.gammasports.com/collections/pickleballs/products/librarian-foam-pickleball

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:25 Playing Dallas PPA & Kyle’s trip to Seattle

08:33 New USAP paddle approval processes

19:26 OWL paddle controversy

22:40 Paddle skins

32:44 Hot topics

44:18 Paddle Babble: Paddletek

51:31 Upcoming reviews

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PE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickleballeffect/

Kyle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinksmashmedia/

Paddle Database:

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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 mentioned:

Volair Mach 2 Forza Review: https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/volair-mach-2-forza-16mm-14mm/

AJU Foundation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajufoundation/

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

02:25 Braydon gets his own paddle

03:35 AJU Foundation & my little brother

11:50 How I select paddles to review & how I make money

18:25 How many people use my codes

24:46 Amazon sales

30:50 Interview with Christian Alshon

35:25 How Christian broke the top 10

40:25 Pickleball strategy

49:10 Tips to deal with more power

54:15 Christian’s signature paddle with Paddletek

1:06:13 Video analysis of how to improve speed ups

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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.

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.

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 Kyle’s corner - Notable upsets

38:18 UTR rating system making moves

42:44 Pro player reviews and paddle handles

Shop JOOLA Gen 3 paddles: https://joolausa.com/professional-pickleball-paddles/?ref=8190

Braydon's paddles for PPA Red Rock:

Volair Mach 2 Forza 14 for doubles (code 10EFFECT): https://volair.com/collections/paddles/products/mach-2-forza-pickleball-paddle?rfsn=7475751.28260c&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7475751.28260c

Ben Johns Perseus 3 16mm for singles: https://joolausa.com/ben-johns-perseus-3-16mm-pickleball-paddle/?ref=8190

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Paddle fitting quiz: https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-paddle-fitting-quiz/

PE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickleballeffect/

Kyle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinksmashmedia/

Paddle Database:

Spreadsheet version: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CsQN9lFJge-QHjBdXE77stTxZHO90RmvXia20YG_JzA/edit?usp=sharing

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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 paddle theory

26:39 PPA signings and other pro news

30:50 Will the JOOLA Gen 3 paddles be legal in the future?

38:08 In or Out - Is power good for the game?

39:15 In or Out - Paddle tech patents

41:50 In or Out - Rally or traditional scoring

45:21 In or Out - PPA serve rule

49:25 Braydon’s JOOLA Review plans

Link to written review: https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/joola-gen-3-paddle-series-review-includes-perseus-3-magnus-3-and-scorpeus-3-models/

Links to purchase JOOLA Gen 3 paddles:

JOOLA Ben Johns Perseus 3 16mm - https://joolausa.com/ben-johns-perseus-3-16mm-pickleball-paddle?ref=8190

Ben Johns Perseus 3 14mm - https://joolausa.com/ben-johns-perseus-3-14mm-pickleball-paddle?ref=8190

Simone Jardim Hyperion 3 16mm - http://joolausa.com/simone-jardim-hyperion-3-16mm-pickleball-paddle?ref=8190

Tyson McGuffin Magnus 3 14mm - https://joolausa.com/tyson-mcguffin-magnus-3-14mm-pickleball-paddle?ref=8190 

Tyson McGuffin Magnus 3 16mm - https://joolausa.com/tyson-mcguffin-magnus-3-16mm-pickleball-paddle?ref=8190 

Anna Bright Scorpeus 3 14mm - https://joolausa.com/anna-bright-scorpeus-3-14mm-pickleball-paddle?ref=8190 

Collin Johns Scorpeus 3 16mm - https://joolausa.com/collin-johns-scorpeus-3-16mm-pickleball-paddle?ref=8190 

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Paddle fitting quiz: https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/pickleball-paddle-fitting-quiz/

PE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickleballeffect/

Kyle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinksmashmedia/

Paddle Database: 

Spreadsheet version: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CsQN9lFJge-QHjBdXE77stTxZHO90RmvXia20YG_JzA/edit?usp=sharing 

Website version: https://pickleballeffect.com/pickleball-paddle-database/ 

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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.

00:00 Intro

02:28 Reactions to paddle reviewer battle

07:38 Kyle’s paddle and paddle shapes

13:30 Kyle’s corner - PPA upsets

17:57 MLP draft reactions

24:27 When is power too much

27:45 New DUPR partnerships and PPA taking over

36:00 Paddle Babble - Engage Pursuit Pro1

27:56 Other paddles coming

44:30 Can Kevlar be used on its own?

48:19 New metric idea: Hand Speed Index

51:50 Different paddles for different events/climates

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PE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickleballeffect/

Kyle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinksmashmedia/

Paddle Database:

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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.

00:00 Easter weekend

01:15 PB April Fools jokes

04:00 Moneyball events

11:34 Rules question

14:27 MLP teams must pay 20k for unsigned PPA players picks

19:27 Players pulling out of MLP draft

23:03 APP making it easy for players to cheat

25:40 Does kevlar have an identity?

27:56 Carbon vs kevlar vs fiberglass

33:56 Should brands get more granular with paddle specs?

35:41 Story behind CupcakeDestoryer

Stuff mentioned:

Thrive Azul 16 (code 10EFFECT): https://thrivepb.com/products/azul-16mm?sca_ref=5610194.6jsyCS8G5F

Pickleball Apes (code 10EFFECT): https://www.pickleballapes.com?sca_ref=4608508.ipmCfUFGpV

Six Zero Ruby (code 10EFFECT): https://fromuthpickleball.com/product/47183/six-zero-ruby-pickleball-paddle?rfsn=5939069.07b17a&variantid=46964

11Six24 Hurache X Control + (code 10EFFECT): https://11six24.com/products/hurache-x-control-16mm?sca_ref=5298104.j6FGx2tbv2&sca_source=pod

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PB Effect Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickleballeffect/

Dink + Smash Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinksmashmedia/

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