Pro-Level Paddle Testing Is Coming to Amateur Pickleball Tournaments

Pro-Level Paddle Testing Is Coming to Amateur Pickleball Tournaments

The new Go-No-Go Machine weighs just 12 pounds and can test a paddle in under 60 seconds, enabling quick and intuitive on-site paddle testing at thousands of events nationwide. We’ve all felt the pit in our stomachs when playing against someone with an objectively hot paddle. It can be annoying in rec play. But come … Read more

The UPA-A’s $60K Deflection Testing Machine

The UPA-A's $60K Deflection Testing Machine

This is a developing story. Erik Tice contributed to the reporting of this article. Somewhere near Austin, TX, roughly 10 miles north of downtown, a large black case full of pickleball paddle testing equipment disappeared out of a moving truck and vanished into the night. The case (pictured above) contained the Pickle Press, the deflection … Read more

Selkirk’s $1 Million High-Tech Testing Lab Is Putting the Industry on Notice

Selkirk's $1 Million High-Tech Testing Lab Is Putting the Industry on Notice

The Barnes brothers talked to Inc. about Selkirk’s 1,900 percent revenue surge over five years, and why advanced technology and rapid prototyping is the key to their continued success. The brothers behind Selkirk Sport, Mike, Rob, and Tom Barnes, are investing heavily in the future of pickleball. “Pickleball is not going to be on a … Read more

99.6% of Paddles Passed Onsite Testing at PPA Mesa

99.6% of Paddles Passed Onsite Testing at PPA Mesa

The United Pickleball Association (UPA) just published the results of onsite paddle testing at the most recent PPA event. Of the 701 paddles tested at the tournament, just four failed. Results from paddle testing at @PPAtour Mesa have been posted. Out of 701 paddles tested, only 4 paddles failed. https://t.co/gOdhtGNsSs — United Pickleball Association (@UnitedPBAssoc) … Read more