In Episode 84, John and Eddie cover gear gossip, tournament drama, and some of our most surprising paddle experiments yet. We break down the latest news from around the pickleball world, recap the biggest moments from Worlds, and test some of the most talked-about paddles—including new weight-mod options and paddle neck-flex research.

In this episode, we cover everything from Warping Point paddles to Gearbox GX2 Power stiffness vs. flex experiments, plus a full update on the community leaderboard and our paddles of the week.

If you love paddle tech, fun experiments, and hearing what’s coming next in the pickleball gear world… this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

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Chapters:

1:17 Latest News/ Gear Gossip: John's recap of Worlds

11:05 Paddles of the Week: Warping Point Rainbow

14:52 Warping Point NightShade

19:57 Warping Point Neon

24:20 Warping Point Phoenix (Tina Pisnik signature)

30:36 Gear of the Week: new Flik Weight accessories

33:42 Slyce SLYDRs

39:13 Tales from the Ball Cannon - Gearbox GX2 Power Neck Flex Experiment

47:04 Kew & A: Did the Six Zero Black Opal production model chnge enough to require recertification?

49:07 How does the Apes Charm compare to the Pulse?

51:04 What to do if you hit a weak, short return of serve? Come in or stay back?

54:43 What is your preferred weight setup on the Vatic V-Sol Bloom?

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