⏱️ Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:48 🗞 News & Gear Gossip: BMack, Samson, and Marcus launch the first PPA Pick’em Podcast
5:52 JOOLA 3S drops to $200 with new dual certifications
7:05 College Pickleball Boom: Alabama, Texas A&M, Maryland, Ohio State, Georgia & Michigan add major court expansions
11:20 UPA suspends Denis Uspensky for cheating & abusive behavior during a PPA Challenger Series match
16:01 Did Honolulu invent the floating EPP core used in all the most popular paddles right now?
21:46 🏓 Paddles of the Week: Adidas Adipower • Engage Full Foam • Friday Fever 102 • Thrive Fury Elongated
44:35 🎒 Gear of the Week | Bag Roundup - ADV Backpack • CRBN Sling Bag • FORWRD Sling • Ethos Venture Backpack ($230) • FORWRD Court Caddy ($325) • GRUVN Small Court Backpack • FORWRD Court Ranger ($175) • Six Zero Pro Tour & Performance Backpacks • CRBN Tour bag • Chorus Tour bag • Holbrook Podium Pickleball Bag
1:15:16 🔬 Tales from the Ball Cannon: How do stiff vs. flexy paddles score on PBCOR?
1:23:33 🎙 Eddie Unplugged — 20 Questions — Get to know Eddie like never before — from his childhood and creative process to his philosophy on data vs. feel in paddle testing.💡 Plus: John reveals his Myers-Briggs type (INTJ-A, “The Architect”) and what that means for how he approaches pickleball science and content creation.
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