If you’ve spent a decent amount of time watching pickleball instructional videos on YouTube, there’s a good chance you’ve come across this one. It was made in 2018 and introduced a concept that has since been adopted by players, teaching pros and social media influencers across the pickleball landscape: Respect the X. It’s designed as […]
The Enhance MPP Turbo was already one of our favorite power paddles, delivering incredible performance for just $99 after code “KITCHEN.” We’ve had it ranked No. 1 on our list of the best paddles under $150 since its release earlier this year. Now Enhance is back with the MPP Turbo ArmorGrit, featuring the same powerful […]
The PPA Challenger Series has announced the 2027 schedule, with seven new tour stops in the series’ third season. There will be 18 events total throughout the U.S. starting in January. In 2026 the PPA Challenger Series averaged 400 players per tournament, representing all 50 U.S. states, plus Washington D.C., the Virgin Islands and Puerto […]
The PPA Tour is in action for the third straight week starting Tuesday — this time in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for the Virginia Beach Open. Given that it’s the third tournament in a row and the PPA Tour Australia Pickleball Cup is also being held this week, several big-name pros won’t be competing in Virginia. […]
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you already know about stacking in pickleball — when you and your partner decide the strongest formation for your team, then get into that formation every rally, regardless of the score. The core concept of stacking is to give your team the highest chance of success on […]
JOOLA recently released the brand’s first full-foam pickleball paddle — the POWER FX — and after playing with it for a couple weeks, we have been surprised with how this paddle feels and performs. The POWER FX has a stiff, crisp, hollow feel on contact, with an incredibly quick response off the face. That’s quite […]
Anna Leigh Waters reached another historic milestone this weekend at the PPA Tour Chicago Cup, and we also saw several huge upsets on the men’s side throughout the tournament. Waters won her 200th career PPA Tour title in the first match on Championship Sunday, a win in mixed doubles with Ben Johns over JW Johnson/Jorja […]
Gabe Tardio is the No. 2 player in the world and half of the best men’s doubles team in pickleball alongside Ben Johns. He grew up in Bolivia chasing a tennis career and went from thinking pickleball was “the dumbest game ever” to one of the most feared right-side players on the PPA Tour. In […]
For nearly 20 years, NOX has been manufacturing sporting equipment primarily using foam technologies. The company started in padel in the late 2000s, then expanded into beach tennis about 10 years later. In both sports, NOX is viewed as a premium brand that leans on European design expertise to make equipment that is comfortable to […]
Pickle Money Ball this week released more details about the amateur tour’s National Championship event, which will feature the largest total amateur payout in pickleball history of more than $1 million. The tournament will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from July 26-31, 2027. The event — billed as […]
