We’ve known for several years that pickleball is growing in popularity all over the world. Now we have the data to see just how fast that growth is happening. DUPR recently pulled 12 months of new user growth to see where the sport is taking off globally. The data was clear: Pickleball is exploding in […]
This article is part of a series in which we debunk three big myths that pervade our game. Myths are tricky – they sound right, and everyone is repeating them. So we follow them. And our game suffers as a result. The first myth we tackled was “Move with your partner.” Here’s why that’s not […]
There have been several new pickleball paddles released in the past couple months, and a few pro players have also signed sponsorship deals with new brands recently. That means multiple top pros were seen using new equipment at the first PPA Tour event of the 2026-27 season last week — the Veolia Pickleball National Championships […]
There are a LOT of pickleball paddles that have been released in the past few weeks, but a handful of them have genuinely stood out to us in our play testing. In this paddle roundup, we’re taking a look at those five paddles, which offer very different playing characteristics and will be a good fit […]
The PPA Tour kicked off its 2026-27 season this week with one of the biggest events on the calendar — a 2,000 point slam in Cary, North Carolina, newly dubbed the Veolia Pickleball National Championships. For players the event was an opportunity to make a significant jump in the new World Pickleball Rankings, which combine […]
Fall leagues are starting and cooler temps are coming to a court near you. Now is the time to gear up, and several companies are offering huge Labor Day sales this weekend to help you get the best price on paddles, shoes, bags and accessories. We’ve rounded up a few of the best deals we’ve […]
JOOLA Pickleball has announced that they have a new paddle launching later this month. It’s called the POWER FX, and it is set to be released Sept. 30. The brand hasn’t released many details about the design and construction of the new paddle, but we do know this: It will be JOOLA’s first full-foam option, […]
The Major League Pickleball Finals set an all-time MLP viewership record this weekend, with 773,000 average viewers watching the CBS broadcast on Sunday, according to the league. It was the second-most watched pro pickleball event in history on any network, behind the PPA Tour Masters Sunday broadcast on CBS earlier this year. MLP said in […]
You and your partner have goals. Of course you do. Win the bracket. Hit 4.0 by fall. Don’t lose to those two again. Maybe you’ve never said them out loud, but they’re there, humming under every game you play together. Here’s what the best competitors in every sport already know: Outcome goals don’t drive performance […]
