We updated our paddle leaderboard, revisited pickleball eye protection with Part 2 of our ballistic dummy testing, discussed JOOLA settling with Proton over Propulsion Core patents, the return of Proton's NanoTac Series One, and whether paddle feel might actually be quantifiable.

Timestamps/Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:43 JOOLA Settles Propulsion Core Patent Dispute with Proton

5:33 Proton Series 1 Nanotac Returns

10:08 Someone pretending to be me scammed Juciao

14:43 Ballistic Dummy Head Eyewear Impact Testing, Part 2

36:59 Can the Feel Wheel be Quantified?

47:01 Kew & A: Who’s actually nerdier? The people discussing paddles for 90 minutes, or the people tuning in?

47:46 Can a 45° Carbon Fiber Layup Actually Improve Spin?

50:05 Can We Now Predict Feel and Performance From Construction Alone?

51:59 How Much Does Court Surface Affect Bounce and Spin?

53:59 Concentrated Weight vs. Distributed Weight

57:08 C45 Dynasty Owners: OMNI, Ultre, or Something Else?

58:26 11SIX24 Ultre vs. Coral Hybrid: Which Should You Buy?

1:00:44 The Irony of USAP's Spin Testing

1:03:13 Paddle Leaderboard Updates

Products Mentioned in Podcast:

Paddles:

🔹Honolulu J6CR Blue Grit (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://808pickle.com/products/j6cr-crystal-blue-endurance-surface%E2%84%A2-pre-order?sca_ref=4978161.g3fNpksoBn

🔹11SIX24 Ultré (save $10 with code JOHNKEW): https://11six24.com/products/ultre-power-2?sca_ref=5460250.6fDhFP0v1v

🔹Enhance MPP Turbo (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.enhancepickleball.com/JOHNKEW

🔹Friday Aura Pro (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.fridaypickle.com/JOHNKEW

🔹Six Zero Coral Pro (save 10% with code JOHNKEW):

https://us.sixzeropickleball.com/products/coral-pro?sca_ref=3538395.LI0TTTs35q

🔹Selkirk Boomstik (receive $40 digitage coupon with code INF-JOHNKEW): https://www.selkirk.com/products/selkirk-labs-project-boomstik?sca_ref=6285388.NM89wCbFwv

🔹Spartus P1 (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://gospartus.com/products/p1-hybrid?sca_ref=6068787.EPfiuPRWyI

Eyewear:

🔹Brioti (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://brioti.com/johnkew

🔹CRBN Drift & Pivot (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.crbnpickleball.com/discount/JOHNKEW

🔹Gearbox Vision (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://gearboxsports.com/collections/eyewear-all-eyewear?rfsn=7659766.b5c963

🔹Kitchen Blockers: https://kitchenblockers.com/products/kitchen-blockers

In this episode:

• Updated Top 5 paddle rankings from John and Eddie

• Ballistic dummy eyewear testing – Part 2

• ANSI vs ASTM impact standards explained

• Kitchen Blockers, Gearbox, CRBN and Tifosi eyewear discussion

• JOOLA settles with Proton

• Proton Series One NanoTac returns

• Quantifying paddle feel using sound and vibration data

• Weight clips vs tuning tape

• Omni vs Ultre

• Coral Hybrid vs Ultre

• Are smaller brands really designing their own paddles?

• USAP spin durability irony

Links:

Technical Pickleball Study on Quantifying Feel Chart: https://www.technicalpickleball.net/feel

JJ Pickleball's interview with Charles Darling of Proton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kevwqucK-k

JOOLA Settles Propulsion Core Patent Dispute with Proton: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/joola-settles-propulsion-core-patent-dispute-with-proton-302801589.html?tc=eml_cleartime

Kitchen Blockers safety testing: https://kitchenblockers.com/pages/pickleball-eye-safety-testing