Choosing a pickleball paddle doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In this guide, we break down the factors that actually matter — from budget and paddle type to shape, core and weight — so you can confidently choose the right paddle for your game. Whether you’re buying your very first paddle or upgrading from a beginner […]
Navigating through the transition zone to the kitchen line is one of the great pickleball challenges. It is not always a straight path. More often, it is a zigzag journey that requires multiple drop shots and resets before you successfully reach the kitchen line. The third-shot drop gets most of the attention, but in many […]
It was a weird week at Major League Pickleball New York. There were a handful of upsets/confusing results, and the event itself was partially overshadowed by the scary incident that resulted in Brooklyn’s Rachel Rohrabacher being struck and injured by a baseline video board that was blown over by a gust of wind (more on […]
Jared Paul is the co-host of Pickleballers and the founder of The Kitchen Pickleball — the largest and most engaged pickleball community and media company in the world, with more than 2 million cumulative members, followers and email subscribers across platforms. In this episode, co-host Roscoe Bellamy flips the script and puts Jared in the […]
It’s no secret that the legacy tennis brands have struggled to gain a foothold in the pickleball industry over the past several years. Many have had the same experience to some extent, releasing paddles that are solid from a performance standpoint but don’t quite catch on with the pickleball masses. Given that reality, HEAD has […]
We got an early look this week at Ben Stiller’s new pickleball comedy “The Dink” featuring Jake Johnson as a washed-up former tennis star who starts playing pickleball as he recovers from an injury. “The Dink” features several big-name stars, including Johnson, Stiller, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell and Christine Taylor. Former […]
Major League Pickleball is heading back to Sportime Randall’s Island in New York, New York, this week. It’s the second straight year the massive tennis facility has hosted an MLP event. The event — hosted by the Brooklyn Pickleball Team — starts Thursday and runs through Sunday. There are 11 teams in the field this […]
The Major League Pickleball 2026 trade deadline is fast approaching, and several teams are making moves to bolster their lineups heading into the home stretch of the regular season. The deadline was initially June 30, but was bumped back to July 12 and then bumped back again to July 20 (we think for the last […]
Joint pain can make it harder to recover, stay active and keep playing the sport you love. In this review, we take a look at the Kineon Move+ and whether red light therapy can actually help pickleball players recover faster, reduce pain and spend more time on the court. SHOP THE KINEON MOVE+ HERE Use […]
In this episode of Pickleballers, Danni-Elle Townsend sits down with Roscoe and Jared fresh off a run to the MLP finals in Austin. She breaks down what it’s like competing on American soil for the first time, why she’s unapologetic about staying rooted in Australia, and why she believes the sport’s next wave of talent […]
