Updated Paddle Leaderboard, Plus Updated Eyewear Impact High Speed Footage
We updated our paddle leaderboard, revisited pickleball eye protection with Part 2 of our ballistic dummy testing, discussed JOOLA settling with Proton over Propulsion Core patents, the return of Proton's NanoTac Series One, and whether paddle feel might actually be quantifiable. Timestamps/Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:43 JOOLA Settles Propulsion Core Patent Dispute with Proton
5:33 Proton Series 1 Nanotac Returns
10:08 Someone pretending to be me scammed Juciao
14:43 Ballistic Dummy Head Eyewear Impact Testing, Part 2
36:59 Can the Feel Wheel be Quantified?
47:01 Kew & A: Who’s actually nerdier? The people discussing paddles for 90 minutes, or the people tuning in?
47:46 Can a 45° Carbon Fiber Layup Actually Improve Spin?
50:05 Can We Now Predict Feel and Performance From Construction Alone?
51:59 How Much Does Court Surface Affect Bounce and Spin?
53:59 Concentrated Weight vs. Distributed Weight
57:08 C45 Dynasty Owners: OMNI, Ultre, or Something Else?
58:26 11SIX24 Ultre vs. Coral Hybrid: Which Should You Buy?
1:00:44 The Irony of USAP's Spin Testing
1:03:13 Paddle Leaderboard Updates Products Mentioned in Podcast:
Paddles:
🔹Honolulu J6CR Blue Grit (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://808pickle.com/products/j6cr-crystal-blue-endurance-surface%E2%84%A2-pre-order?sca_ref=4978161.g3fNpksoBn
🔹11SIX24 Ultré (save $10 with code JOHNKEW): https://11six24.com/products/ultre-power-2?sca_ref=5460250.6fDhFP0v1v
🔹Enhance MPP Turbo (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.enhancepickleball.com/JOHNKEW
🔹Friday Aura Pro (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.fridaypickle.com/JOHNKEW
🔹Six Zero Coral Pro (save 10% with code JOHNKEW):
https://us.sixzeropickleball.com/products/coral-pro?sca_ref=3538395.LI0TTTs35q
🔹Selkirk Boomstik (receive $40 digitage coupon with code INF-JOHNKEW): https://www.selkirk.com/products/selkirk-labs-project-boomstik?sca_ref=6285388.NM89wCbFwv
🔹Spartus P1 (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://gospartus.com/products/p1-hybrid?sca_ref=6068787.EPfiuPRWyI Eyewear:
🔹Brioti (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://brioti.com/johnkew
🔹CRBN Drift & Pivot (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.crbnpickleball.com/discount/JOHNKEW
🔹Gearbox Vision (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://gearboxsports.com/collections/eyewear-all-eyewear?rfsn=7659766.b5c963
🔹Kitchen Blockers: https://kitchenblockers.com/products/kitchen-blockers In this episode: • Updated Top 5 paddle rankings from John and Eddie
• Ballistic dummy eyewear testing – Part 2
• ANSI vs ASTM impact standards explained
• Kitchen Blockers, Gearbox, CRBN and Tifosi eyewear discussion
• JOOLA settles with Proton
• Proton Series One NanoTac returns
• Quantifying paddle feel using sound and vibration data
• Weight clips vs tuning tape
• Omni vs Ultre
• Coral Hybrid vs Ultre
• Are smaller brands really designing their own paddles?
• USAP spin durability irony Links:
Technical Pickleball Study on Quantifying Feel Chart: https://www.technicalpickleball.net/feel
JJ Pickleball's interview with Charles Darling of Proton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kevwqucK-k
JOOLA Settles Propulsion Core Patent Dispute with Proton: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/joola-settles-propulsion-core-patent-dispute-with-proton-302801589.html?tc=eml_cleartime
Kitchen Blockers safety testing: https://kitchenblockers.com/pages/pickleball-eye-safety-testing
