Alix Truong is the number one Vietnamese pickleball player in the world and currently ranked eighth on the PPA Tour. She’s one of the sport’s most compelling rising voices — a player who came up through every level of the game and is now helping grow pickleball across an entire continent. In this episode of […]
They don’t call it “Mixed Troubles” for nothing. While a regular pickleball partnership has its own challenges, playing pickleball with your significant other is a different sort of challenge altogether. Below we’ll explore tools to help lifetime partners who wish to also be pickleball partners. There is a world in which this can happen – […]
Chris Haworth joined the PPA Tour late last summer with big expectations from fans and pundits. Many considered him a top 5 singles player in the world despite mostly competing on the APP Tour to that point. But even though there was a lot of excitement from the outside, Haworth said he didn’t personally have […]
Aaron Sunstrum has been a big proponent of community-driven sports his entire adult life. For years he participated in beach volleyball leagues, which gave him an outlet for his competitiveness, allowed him to meet new people and create a social network outside of his day job. It was a place he could go several nights […]
Major League Baseball’s Opening Day has arrived, and to celebrate, JOOLA Pickleball has announced its latest signing of a high-profile slugger. Four-time World Series Champion Tino Martinez, who payed in the majors from 1990-2005 (Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays), has officially signed a contract with JOOLA as he finds his competitive […]
In 2025, CRBN was the first company to introduce a full-foam core in its premium line of pickleball paddles. The TruFoam Genesis series was groundbreaking, but it was quickly joined by dozens of other full-foam paddles that flooded the market throughout the year. In an attempt to keep up, CRBN followed up the Genesis line […]
Vivienne David is one of the most beloved players pickleball has ever had — a true fan favorite, a bright light on tour, and a former world No. 2 in mixed doubles who just announced she’s stepping away from pro pickleball. In this episode, Vivienne sits down with Roscoe and Jared to tell the real story […]
Engage’s latest performance paddle — the X2 — is now officially available for pre-order, with paddles expected to ship by mid-April. The X2 is the company’s second full-foam offering, following the Engage Profoam that was released in 2025. The new model features a “Quad Density” foam core and a new approach to the carbon fiber […]
The PPA Tour is making it’s debut at a new venue this week — Black Desert Resort in the small town of Irvins in far southwest Utah. The Greater Zion Cup is a new event on the calendar in 2026 and replaces the Red Rock Open, which in past years had been held in nearby […]
Singles pickleball is an entirely different beast compared to doubles. It’s technically the same sport, but the shots you need to succeed in singles are much different than what leads to doubles wins. There’s more of an emphasis on big serves and passing shots, and very little dinking or “cat and mouse” play in modern […]
