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 […]
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 […]
Over the years, pickleball strategy breakdowns have been some of our most viewed and requested content by players. Today we’re breaking down a 4.0+ women’s doubles match rally by rally with the help of coach Tony Roig, a senior pro pickleball player and well-known instructor. Roig takes a closer look at what made the good […]
It’s been more than a year since Ben Johns has won a singles title on the PPA Tour, but he came oh-so-close this week to ending that drought at the Las Vegas Open. Johns took down Dylan Frazier (Round of 16), Christian Alshon (Quarterfinals) and John Lucian Goins (Semifinals) on his way to Sunday’s final. […]
Tony Roig is a senior pro pickleball player and well-known coach. In recent years he has dedicated thousands of hours to helping players understand the game at a deeper level instead of just collecting tips. He discusses strategy, the mental game and the decisions that decide pickleball rallies in his teaching. In this video he […]
We recently asked members of The Kitchen Facebook Group one simple question: “What’s your favorite pickleball paddle right now?” The response was massive. Across two community polls and hundreds of comments from rec players, 5.0 tournament grinders, coaches and gear junkies, a clear group of paddles separated themselves from the pack. Our biggest takeaway: The […]
One of the biggest trends in the pickleball paddle industry over the past year has been the increasing number of all-court paddles that have hit the market. Companies are intentionally dialing back the overall power that their paddles produce in favor of a more balanced performance profile. Many players feel that paddles with slightly lower […]
Resets are among the hardest shots in pickleball to execute. They require great touch and control, as well as the experience to know when to reset and when to attack. And it’s a shot that has huge implications at every level. In 3.5 and 4.0 games, it’s more likely that players will need to hit […]
Your pickleball paddle grip is one of the most important parts of your paddle, but it’s also one of the easiest things to overlook. If you don’t love the feel of your factory grip, adding an overgrip is a quick and inexpensive way to improve your paddle. In this video, we’ll show you exactly how […]
Pickleball has been the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. for the past several years. But where exactly is that growth happening? DUPR recently pulled 12 months of new user growth to see which U.S. cities are seeing the biggest increases in participation. All areas of the country were represented in the Top 10 — West […]
