Glorious, pointless innovation. I want 10.

I am a Sr. Graphic Designer and I just found pickleball. I have so many ideas I can't believe people are not doing yet. I guess my question would be funding and sourcing, which you covered. But, how did you get your funding? Was it bank, individual investors, or what?

Great summary. Been playing with G3 about two weeks. Like the feel and power. But yesterday tried the same paddle in G2 and was also impressed. Both a big step up from a 7.5 oz Vanguard. Yours is the first intelligent discussion I have seen. As a composite sales engineer for 30 years, one project was the use of discontinuous carbon fibers at Callaway Golf, ie Forged Composites. It is easy for me to understand paddle materials, construction and function as well as COR. Keep up the good work. It’s crazy out there. Note: At 72 and under 140 pounds, the power and feel of G3 really helps my game. It feel more like table tennis, which IMO is a good thing.

I can think of another problem with the foamed cells except which is that when you bought them from that manufacturer they could not make them for your specifications its patented.

Appreciate your humble and honest take. I think it’s very important that smaller manufacturers operate within their conscience. The sport is better for it.

Well done comparison. Just an FYI, the Selkirk bag is $40 and the Joola is $60, so its not necessarily a fair comparision, but you did a great job in pointing out all of the features of each.

A real serious topic is melanoma. Sun protection man

gearbox has always been filled with foam..LONG before the ProPower. Your emphasis on foam is misguided.

No the people need to stop buying them if there is a problem with them.

Pro tennis players are notorious for using a model of racquet that is sometimes a decade old, but with the updated paint job for marketing purposes. Often, the paint job isn't even that same family of racquet that the pro uses. Curiously, most pro tennis players use a control-oriented, low-power setup. Of course, pickleball is a very different game, with very different requirements and pros/cons associated with control/power levels drawn from equipment. Just my thoughts in response.

Just play the Game stop being a bunch of whiny babies geez have a different league for people who want a slow boring game grow up

That's sun poisoning my brother

i think power paddles will change the game too much and bring to many injuries from getting hit in the face. I dont like it

Isoscillates isn't a word lol. It's oscillation :) thanks for the vid

Joola has horrible customer service. Not replying to emails and they dont answer the customer support line. Been trying for 2 weeks. Never again will buy a joola paddle.

Reason why manufacturers are looking for more powers is simple, most players don’t have the form of proper fh,bh, volleys… They need the paddle to generate power rather than their body. Manufacturers knowing that, simply offer what players are looking for.

Thanks for the video. I got one and I plan to get a USB to DC 6v cable to leverage a power bank instead of D battery.

Good job explaining Gen 3… and R&D toward control is spot on

Very good, insightful video, Larry. Also, it's nice to see that at least some equipment manufactures can focus on providing information and talk about their products and technologies without hype and marketing buzzwords :) I have question about the new carbon cloth ... Do you think this new surface is going to be more durable than the old, polished carbon surface? I am asking because my main gripe with pickleball equipment is the fact that all the paddles I've used in the past (used both carbon and Kevlar) were losing their grip fairly quickly, which resulted in a meaningful spin loss after only 6-8 weeks of play. As a former competitive table tennis player I like using spin in pickleball and rely on it quite a bit, primarily in shaping the ball on drives and in topspin dinks and drops, so it's a bit frustrating to have to change paddles so frequently. Also, are you aware of any new surface technologies coming into pickleball that would meaningfully extend the durability of spin for pickleball paddles?

Rule: 2.E.6 d and f Illegally creating trigger excellent at point of a excited ball. Lawyers get ready for hurt players and children. Engineers hiding fact of strength of carbon and Kevlar ability to take impact on ether side It’s a revival.

I'm looking forward to seeing your new technology.

You can't have a meaningful exit velocity test without a standardized ball!

USAP is worthless but for keeping their salaries.

I'd like to see someone experiment with making a paddle with the material called D30. Some uses are in knee and elbow pads. It is soft, but becomes hard when it is struck. It would be interesting to see how a pickleball paddle reacts with that material.

Personally, I would like paddles with more spin not power. Even at pro level, many of the drives and speedups go long why need more power? Or when you watch tennis bangers like Sock or Duong playing singles on a good day, they have plenty of power to pass their opponent. It's just that on a bad day, they can't keep the ball on target. Spin will help shape the ball flight bath and give hard hitter a better margin for error.

Tyson, Ben, Collin, Anna, and the like all need to be held accountable. They are complicit in promoting these illegal/overpriced paddles

I love the idea of experimenting more with gen 1.5. The Vatic prism is a very popular paddle. There are a lot of players out there getting gen 2 for the larger sweet spot on the paddle NOT the extra power/pot it gives. A gen 1.5 paddle would serve that market very well. Very interesting to hear your thoughts and perspective. Thanks for sharing!

Foam paddles are the future. Not only does it limit the sound but also transfers energy better. If they want to regulate the speed of the game, develop slower ball technology

I appreciate your transparency and the expertise you're providing to the public. I tested various density levels of open and closed cell urethane foams inside paddle cores a year and a half ago and quickly realized it wouldn't hold up to repeated impacts. I can't believe these companies went to market with this crap because surely their testing would have shown them the same thing.

Important.🚨 Huge Gen 3 USAP Update 🚨This morning all manufacturers received an email inviting us to a meeting for the introduction of an exit velocity test ( coefficient of restitution ) … the meeting is May 20th. Of course I will keep you posted!

After watching your video I ordered your cannon model.

Golf regulates clubs and balls. Has anyone suggested that pickle balls be regulated? The game could be slowed down and spin increased and made more consistent with alternative materials and/or adjusting compounds resulting in less core crushing and paddle surface degradation. Just think how much fun the game could be if the ball could slice like a ping-pong ball and had a consistent bounce and roundness as a ball without holes. I would think nearly all paddle controversies could be resolved with the right ball. Your thoughts.

Thanks for really dumbing this down for the rest of us. Love the transparency!

Dude! Absolutely awesome video! Your "failed" experiments with foam-filled cells in paddles look a lot like a paddle that's going to market. Mad respect for you all holding off until this all gets sorted. Keep doing what you're doing! Also, I wish you could be a guest on PB Studio's podcast. This perspective from a paddle company owner and paddle developer in conversation with him would undoubtedly yield invaluable insights to paddle junkies and nerds--plus, I imagine USAPA keeps a close eye on what he says; not fair you're being left in the dark; decisions gotta be made on their end!

Awesome content. I watched other videos on this but enjoyee the logic and explanation you gave the best. I also liked your speculation part. It seems totally possible USAPA didn't cut open the gearbox or jola paddles. Seeing another video of those cut in half could have totally made USAPA start thinking "what have we done, we would never have let a paddle pass with this much foam if we new".

I looked at the thumbnail and thought, 'oh he got hit in the face by a new Joola.' Lol. The ronbus fx tech looks really cool because, like with the nova, they get that you cant cram stuff in the paddle but can tweak it in a way to safely enhance performance. coretek alpha(poly core)/omega(nomex core) is foam injected & looks insane for $120. I know pb studios said his alpha leaked so that pushed off his review. I was gonna get the oni but it sold out (lucky me.) The pro orgs looking like geeks, as usual.