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Sarah Ansboury Defaulted as Gamma Paddle Fails PPA Tour On-Site Testing

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 admin 51 Comments Gamma, major league pickleball, mlp, paddle, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Sarah Ansboury, testing, USA Pickleball, usap

Quick reaction to the news that Sarah Ansboury’s Gamma paddle failed PPA on-site paddle testing.

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CRBN Gate 2.0 – More News With Pickleball’s Most Controversial Paddle

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 admin 33 Comments Ben Johns, Collin Johns, crbn, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, USA Pickleball, usap

Thoughts on the second installment of pickleball’s most controversial paddle, the CRBN.

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What’s the Deal With the (Illegal) Serves?

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 admin 19 Comments APP, app tour, Dekel Bar, lea jansen, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, serve, Tyson McGuffin, USA Pickleball, usap, usapa

Serving up some opinions on the under the radar serve comtroversy

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PPA Says Good Bye to Spin Serves – Random Thoughts

December 29, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, USA Pickleball, usap, usapa

On the heels of our big questions post yesterday and answering whether the Morgan Evans serve would have any impact

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  1. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    We are about to both play the amatuer events in Sacramento and have never both done one together so we’re…

  2. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

  3. Dan Beeman on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I just got done playing 2 hours of really fun pickleball with friends on our local courts. While I am…

  4. Deb Waldin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I stopped watching PB tournaments a year ago because…watching Anna Leigh win every single time got very old. Good for…

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    […] our 2025 Winners and Losers column, we wrote that the new schedule for pro pickleball, with the MLP season…

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