Quick answer Hayden Patriquin plays his signature Franklin C45 Dynasty (16mm) — an elongated, thermoformed, raw carbon-fiber paddle he co-designed with Franklin. Hayden Patriquin is one of the game’s fast-rising young stars, and he just took mixed-doubles gold at the…
Quick answer: Pickleball in Laconia NH runs on three city options and one big indoor club next door. In summer, the city points players to the outdoor courts at Leavitt Park and Memorial Park. From fall on, play moves inside…
The short answer: pickleball in Lebanon, NH is unusually indoor-heavy for a city of about 14,000. Three facilities — Paddleworks Pickleball Club, the CCBA Witherell Recreation Center and the River Valley Club — all offer year-round courts inside the city…
The 30-second version On October 1, 2026, USA Pickleball stops using surface “grit” as a stand-in for spin and starts measuring actual spin — with a hard cap of 2,100 RPM for any paddle newly submitted for approval. Your current…
Quick answer: The fastest growing pickleball states over the past 12 months, measured by new DUPR users, are Washington, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Nevada, Oregon, Connecticut, Virginia, Michigan and Indiana. The list was published by The Dink using DUPR data. Connecticut…
Short answer: pickleball in Brattleboro means six dedicated outdoor courts at Living Memorial Park, free and open dawn to dusk, plus a paid indoor program at the Gibson-Aiken Center that runs from September 15 through April 30. The outdoor courts…
Short answer: the PPA Campus at Arizona Athletic Grounds is the new name for a 41-court pickleball complex in Mesa, Arizona, which the Carvana PPA Tour will now operate year-round under a multi-decade deal announced September 17, 2026. It gives…
Quick answer: The scorpion shot in pickleball is what you hit instead of chicken-winging a ball that is climbing fast into your chest. Rather than pulling your elbow up and away — the reflex that pops the ball straight up…
Quick answer: We pulled the list price on all 765 paddles in our database that carry one, and expensive pickleball paddles do not measure the way the price tags imply. Almost the entire measurable gain happens between the sub-$100 shelf…
Short answer: pickleball in Lewiston runs out of three places. The city’s only dedicated courts are the four at North Temple Street, open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The tennis courts at Lewiston High School…
