John Kew is at the forefront of pickleball paddle technology. He is setting up a top-in-class testing facility in his basement in Colorado including a PBCoR testing setup.
Zane and John cover the ongoing power struggle between paddle companies and UPA-A's emergence as a governing body in the sport. Zane weighs in on the Quang Duong paddle situation from the PPA Masters.
John gives his top paddle recommendations for amateur players and recommends a shape that most players might be overlooking in the search for the perfect paddle.
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0:00 Introducing John Kew
5:44 Explaining the PBCoR test
10:07 Navigating the new UPA-A certification process
14:46 The race for exit velocity testing
18:16 Interim approval process concerns
25:10 No way to police that many paddles
28:30 Destructive testing is a necessity
29:50 UPA-A’s response to the Selkirk Letter
37:28 John’s opinion on power limits
41:50 How humidity affects paddles
44:15 Output testing opens the door for more material usage
46:40 Jill Braverman claims UPA is ‘House of cards’
51:00 Embracing a Dana White role
53:44 The Breakthrough series
57:43 Should amateurs use pro paddles?
1:01:30 Are you a coward if you play with a Mod?