Braydon and Aaron talk with pro player Tyra Black about the mixed doubles strategy behind her gold medal run in Lakeville, breaking down the thinking, roles, and common misconceptions. The episode also dives into new foam-core paddles offering power at more accessible prices from Pickleball Apes and Enhance.

Save on pickleball gear and support the channel using our discount codes: https://pickleballeffect.com/discounts/

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

03:47 Preview 

05:49 New website and paddle quiz

07:42 Aaron’s paddle dilemma 

10:56 Under Review - Interview with Tyra Black

14:38 Mixed strategy & Tyra as backup

20:25 Smart aggression vs going too far 

20:49 Favorite food and travel places

29:58 Is drilling needed to be good? 

33:50 Aaron it Out - Tyra Black recap 

39:58 New MLP rules & trades

43:56 Paddle Babble - New $99 power Apes Joy & Enhance Turbo

50:58 Feel map

57:48 Selkirk CourStrikes 2.0

1:10:14 Daps Desi court shoes

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👉 Links to stuff mentioned:

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

Selkirk CourtStrikes (code INF-BRAYDONU): https://www.selkirk.com/collections/pickleball-shoes?sca_ref=1945879.KgYa6r1ANw&sca_source=written 

Daps Shoes (code PBEFFECT): https://a8qh.short.gy/dapsyt 

Blumaka Insoles (code PBEFFECT): https://blumaka.com/products/nonslip-insoles?sca_ref=10212844.0HLiuZPYEsMo&sca_ref=10212844.0HLiuZPYEsMo&sca_source=coupon 

Pickleball Apes (code PBEFFECT): https://www.pickleballapes.com/?sca_ref=4608508.ipmCfUFGpV&sca_source=coupon 

Enhance (code PBEFFECT): https://www.enhancepickleball.com/PBEFFECT 

👉 Support the channel:

Save on gear and support the channel using our discount codes: https://pickleballeffect.com/discounts/ 

Pickleball Effect products: https://pickleballeffectshop.com/ 

👉 Join the PE community:

Main Paddle Monitor: https://main.pickleballeffect.com/ Website: https://pickleballeffect.com/PE/Braydon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickleballeffect/Aaron’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghenaric/ 

👉 Paddle Database: https://pickleballeffect.com/pickleball-paddle-database/

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