Mid-Year Paddle Winners, Honorable Mentions & Misses + Interview With Selkirk & BNB | EP 127

The 2026 mid-year paddle recap is here. We discuss the standout releases, honorable mentions, and disappointments of the year so far, share Nerdy Tourney stories and results, and interview the CEOs of Selkirk and Bread & Butter.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Preview & intro

03:10 Braydon’s DUPR reset results

07:17 Special delivery

11:08 Under Review - CEOs of Selkirk & BNB interview

15:18 Why Selkirk chose BNB

19:22 Advice for new brands

23:17 Has paddle technology plateaued?

27:51 Will we see InfiniGrit on a Loco?

32:00 Aaron it Out - Nerdy Tourney results

40:23 Dunk tank and elite chirping from Selkirk Doug

43:37 Whiskey Dink, John Kew drumming, porta potty joke

13:58 Stories from the weekend

49:12 Paddle Babble - Mid year paddle check in

50:30 Best paddle releases so far

54:20 Honorable mentions for best paddles

57:42 Good but not elite paddles

1:02:18 Missed the mark paddles

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👉 Links to paddles mentioned:

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Six Zero Coral Pro (coming June 13): https://us.sixzeropickleball.com/?sca_ref=3984855.EuK6iQZio1 

Honolulu J2CR: https://808pickle.com/collections/honolulu-foam/products/j2cr-crystal-blue-endurance-surface%E2%84%A2-pre-order?sca_ref=5946671.20PzzMr8tb&variant=51746641445184 

Babolat Jet Mach 4: https://www.babolat.com/us/jet-mach-4-all-court-men/1115-30S26629B.html 

11SIX24 Power 2 Vapor: https://11six24.com/products/vapor-power-2?sca_ref=7474553.EbeKeAv2hF0Rh4oJ&sca_source=written 

Selkirk Omni (code INF-BRAYDONU): https://www.selkirk.com/products/selkirk-omni-pickleball-paddle?sca_ref=1945879.KgYa6r1ANw&sca_source=written&variant=45607806173286 

Thrive Ignite: https://thrivepb.com/products/products-https-thrivepb-com-products-fury-hybrid-15-5-mm-gen-3-5-power-series-6-month-warranty-copy?sca_ref=5610194.6jsyCS8G5F&sca_source=written 

Friday Aura Pro: https://fridaypickle.com/products/aura-pro-paddle?snowball=pbeffect 

Spartus P1 Standard: https://gospartus.com/collections/paddles/products/p1-standard?sca_ref=6068785.myJ3OwCv4B&sca_source=yt 

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