Will Howells is a former Top 15 US junior tennis player and Notre Dame standout who switched to pickleball in 2023 and quickly climbed the ranks. In this episode of Pickleballers, Will sits down with Roscoe and Jared to trace his rise in pickleball, starting with his MLP debut on a “team of misfits” and […]
The Luzz Glider 2026 is one of the biggest surprises of the year. At just $101 after code “KITCHEN,” it’s currently the cheapest pickleball paddle with a long-lasting grit solution. After spending time on the court with it, we think it’s one of the best values available today. SHOP THE LUZZ GLIDER HERE Use code […]
Major League Pickleball is heading to Chicago this week for the penultimate regular season event of the year. It’s the first time a PPA Tour or MLP event will be held at Life Time North Shore, a huge facility that has recently been remodeled. Because there are only two events remaining before the playoffs, teams […]
As pickleball has grown in popularity over the past decade, there’s been a huge increase in the number of homeowners building backyard courts. But there are several things property owners and project managers need to be aware of before they embark on the project. Let’s start with this: It can cost anywhere from $35,000 to […]
HEAD has officially entered the full-foam core paddle market with the brand new TriFlex Boom, but does it compete with the best modern pickleball paddles? In this review, we break down everything you need to know about HEAD’s latest paddle, including how it plays, where it shines and the areas where we think it still […]
Brooke Buckner is the No. 4 women’s singles player in the world and a former Division I tennis player at Michigan, known for some of the hardest ground strokes in the game, men or women. In this episode of Pickleballers, Brooke sits down with Roscoe and Jared to trace her path from junior tennis and […]
A few weeks ago we published a list of the best public pickleball courts in the United States — places where the vibes are good and you can seemingly always find a quality rec game. We asked experts who have been around the sport for years, as well as players in our Facebook community. We thought […]
For weeks there’s been speculation that the New Jersey 5s could be big players in the Major League Pickleball trade market. On Monday — deadline day — they finally made their move. The 5s acquired Federico Staksrud and Milan Rane from the Orlando Squeeze in exchange for Martin Emmrich and Lina Padegimaite. New Jersey also […]
A month ago the Dallas Flash were facing a nightmare scenario. They’d gone 1-4 at MLP Austin, left town with zero standings points and were at risk of missing the playoffs altogether. It was starting to look like a lost season. Then they got busy in the trade market, first moving Tyra Black to Columbus […]
You’ve felt it both ways. Some partners you click with by the second game — covering for each other, calling the middle, laughing off the misses. Others, you spend the whole session a half-step out of sync and can’t explain why. We tend to chalk it up to luck — we just have chemistry, or […]
