If you want to clean a pickleball paddle without damaging it, the short answer is: use less product than you think, applied the right way. A pickleball paddle that has not been wiped down in a month is not just dirty. It generates less spin, and depending on what is on the face, it may ... Read more
Most new players never think about how to hold a pickleball paddle until it starts costing them points. They grab a paddle the same way they'd grab a hammer, and that's not a terrible start. But there's a real difference between a grip that gets you through your first open play session and one that ... Read more
Most players do not decide to upgrade their pickleball paddle. They notice, one rec night at a time, that the paddle that felt perfect three months ago is now the reason a dink sits up instead of dying at the net, or the reason a ball off the frame sails long instead of staying in ... Read more
Stand in front of a wall of pickleball paddles at any sporting goods store, and they all start to look the same. Different colors, different price tags, a lot of marketing words like "power core" and "spin technology." None of that tells you what you need to know, which is whether the paddle in your ... Read more