The 30-second version “Generation” is industry shorthand, not an official rule — nobody’s paddle is illegal for being “Gen 3.” It’s a way of describing how the paddle is built. Gen 3 = a honeycomb core with foam added (a…
Quick answer: Here is how to defend against stacking in pickleball: stop watching the bodies and start reading the score. The serving team’s score tells you exactly which player must be in which box, so the formation can never actually…
Quick answer: Pickleball paddle length is capped by rule at 17 inches, and the combined length and width of the paddle cannot exceed 24 inches. We pulled the length of every paddle in our catalogue that has one — 678…
Here is the short answer on pickleball in Augusta ME: the city runs a $2 indoor drop-in in the Buker Community Center gym on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, and lists two outdoor pickleball courts at Calumet Park. For more…
Here is the short answer on Boston Pickle Club Windsor: Boston Pickle Club is building a 37,000-square-foot, 12-court indoor club at 20 Day Hill Road in Windsor, Connecticut, just off I-91. It announced an October opening. It’s the company’s first…
Quick answer: The fourth shot in pickleball is the returning team’s answer to the serving team’s third shot. It is also the first ball in the rally that anyone is allowed to volley. The returning team is usually at the…
Quick answer: In a 14mm vs 16mm pickleball paddle comparison, the usual advice is that the thin one has more pop and the thick one has more control. Our catalogue says the opposite. We found 56 paddle models sold in…
The 30-second version Fantasy pickleball = you pick real pro players (PPA, MLP, APP), and you score points based on how they actually do in real tournaments. There are four common formats: season-long draft, per-event snake draft, bracket challenge, and…
Quick answer Hunter Johnson plays the HIT Hand Cannon HC-01, the signature paddle from HIT Pickleball — a brand-new label he and twin brother Yates joined after leaving Paddletek. It has had limited retail availability, so buyable alternatives are below.…
The short answer: USA Pickleball has added nine golden ticket national qualifiers to the 2027 Path to Nationals, announced on September 8. They run from November 2026 through July 2027, they hand out the same priority access to Nationals as…
