In this episode, Braydon & Kyle discuss their experience play testing a bunch of budget friendly paddles and share which ones were their favorites.

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Ronbus R Series (code 10EFFECT): https://www.ronbus.com/Original-R-Series_c_19.html 

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

03:10 We raised $15k for charity

08:45 Kyle’s Corner - Collin’s grievances 

20:41 Parris Todd leaves Selkirk

23:05 Paddle Babble - Budget paddle playtesting

26:20 General thoughts on budget paddles

30:52 Best overall value

33:14 Best control paddle

36:45 Best power paddle

39:31 Biggest disappointment 

45:04 The rest of the paddles we tested

54:10 Shopping for budget paddles

55:48 Is it worth buying an expensive paddle?

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

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