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Pickleball Studio Podcast

Chris Olson & Will Chaing

154 episodes

4 days ago

Links mentioned: Melin hat discount link: https://alnk.to/ge9bgEQ Six Zero Coral: https://bit.ly/48SVTPR Volair Shift: https://bit.ly/4ak3YhW Tesla Plaid Paddle: https://bit.ly/48Wl9n8 Ryan Fu / Samin tweet: https://bit.ly/4aMOrHu Pickleball.com article: https://bit.ly/4qe0odL Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:05 - Question of the week 3:43 - Melin discount code (only for 24 hours) 6:43 - UPA-A player contracts terminated 20:58 - Tesla Plaid / Selkirk paddle 36:35 - Upcoming Volair Shift 50:01 - ...

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Links mentioned: Melin hat discount link: https://alnk.to/ge9bgEQ Six Zero Coral: https://bit.ly/48SVTPR Volair Shift: https://bit.ly/4ak3YhW Tesla Plaid Paddle: https://bit.ly/48Wl9n8 Ryan Fu / Samin tweet: https://bit.ly/4aMOrHu Pickleball.com article: https://bit.ly/4qe0odL Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:05 - Question of the week 3:43 - Melin discount code (only for 24 hours) 6:43 - UPA-A player contracts terminated 20:58 - Tesla Plaid / Selkirk paddle 36:35 - Upcoming Volair Shift 50:01 - ...

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Episodes (20/154)

Pickleball Studio Podcast

154. Six Zero Coral, Spartus P1, Tesla Plaid & Have Paddle Categories Shifted?

Links mentioned: Melin hat discount link: https://alnk.to/ge9bgEQ Six Zero Coral: https://bit.ly/48SVTPR Volair Shift: https://bit.ly/4ak3YhW Tesla Plaid Paddle: https://bit.ly/48Wl9n8 Ryan Fu / Samin tweet: https://bit.ly/4aMOrHu Pickleball.com article: https://bit.ly/4qe0odL Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:05 - Question of the week 3:43 - Melin discount code (only for 24 hours) 6:43 - UPA-A player contracts terminated 20:58 - Tesla Plaid / Selkirk paddle 36:35 - Upcoming Volair Shift 50:01 - ...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 46 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

153. Reacting to Your Pickleball Hot Takes & Mixed Doubles Team Dynamics

Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - We have a guest this week 0:18 - Aizec’s wisdom teeth and why Chris is a bad brother 3:53 - Reacting to your comments about no hat 8:00 - USA Pickleball and APP Tour switch to DUPR 10:13 - Reacting to hot takes 13:32 - Mia’s hot take 27:03 - Chris’ hot take(s) 37:30 - Instagrams hot takes 37:48 - The elderly deserve to be lobbed 40:19 - Public courts should switch to rally scoring when they are busy 41:08 - Lifetime balls shouldn’t cost that much. You’re just pay...

1 month ago

2 hours 6 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

152. We Answer Your Pickleball Questions

Links: Weighted tape guide: https://youtu.be/tRG-VCk1Da0?si=nJuleSZOm_LYax8s Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:57 - Question of the week 5:14 - A couple of funny stories 14:01 - Proton Peacock update 23:35 - Spartus P1 coming soon? 27:28 - Got 2 more Luzz inferno’s 27:50 - Chris’s hot take 31:29 - Paddle awards season 34:47 - advice for increasing DUPR but not deal with all the fees 44:08 - Which is better for performance, polymer or foam? 51:13 - If you were 3.5 again, would you pay For lessons? Wh...

1 month ago

1 hour 30 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

151. What Paddles Are We Recommending & Thoughts on RPM & Proton Peacock

Links: FORWRD Ranger: https://bit.ly/47Mz7Jh Neonic Sidekick: https://bit.ly/3TTDXwh RPM Pickleball: https://bit.ly/4pCU3s9 Proton Peacock: https://bit.ly/4pvGGtF Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:29 - Gearbox Power series dual certification 4:46 - Neonic Sidekick bag vs FWRD Ranger 12:52 - CRBN Waves update 16:31 - RPM Pickleball 35:00 - Proton Peacock 59:12 - Monthly Paddle Roundup (What are we recommending?)

1 month ago

1 hour 36 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

150. Six Zero Coral First Impressions & The Best Pickleball Black Friday Deals

Link: Black Friday deals page: https://bit.ly/4o3M1Hy Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 6:10 - SixZero Black Opal thoughts after play testing 23:04 - SixZero Coral 36:28 - Random paddle updates 38:28 - Slyce slyder update 39:20 - B&B Loco update 43:14 - Black Friday deals 44:06 - 11six24 BF deals 46:06 - Vatic Pro BF deals 46:54 - Bread & Butter BF deals 48:30 - CRBN BF deals 49:42 - Thrive BF deals 50:05 - Franklin BF deals 51:03 - Ronbus BF deals 52:04 - Chorus BF deals 53:21 - Luzz BF deals...

1 month ago

1 hour 19 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

149. New Pickleball Bags, Six Zero Black Opal Changes, & PPA Worlds Recap

Links: 11six24 sale: https://bit.ly/3WUX3Uj Franklin Tour Bag: https://bit.ly/4hXR4b9 Slyce Slyders: https://bit.ly/3K0u2Uk Pickleball Apes Charm series: https://bit.ly/3LFGJV1 Six Zero Black Opal: https://bit.ly/44agRaa Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Is DUPR trying to charge for searching friends and opponents? 7:38 - 11six24 Black Friday Deal 9:27 - New Neonic bag 31:10 - New Franklin tour bag 37:10 - Slyce Slyders (reusable weight system) 48:56 - Pickleball Apes Charm series 1:08:45 - Si...

1 month ago

2 hours 7 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

148. Taking a Look at The F&B Runout, J6NF & FC+, and Chasing 5.0 Progress

Links to items mentioned: F&B Runout: https://bit.ly/4hCKtTc J6NF & FC+: https://bit.ly/436344c Thrive Fury: https://bit.ly/3WyCbCj Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - F&B Runout 19:28 - J6FC+ & J6NF 28:31 - Thrive Fury 34:10 - Quick rant on grit 39:20 - Luzz Inferno updates 47:14 - Upcoming Enhanced Duo 51:10 - CRBN Waves delamination? 52:59 - Should there be a 5.5 division? 56:49 - Chasing 5.0 series 1:01:15 - How the last few tournaments have gone 1:06:45 - Noticing improvments ...

2 months ago

1 hour 28 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

147. Six Zero Ruby Pro, Adidas Adipower, Friday Fever 102 & Recapping Our Trip to the PPA Virginia

Links: Six Zero Ruby Pro: https://bit.ly/4ngwcwC Joola 3S Dual: https://bit.ly/42SexUJ Friday Fever 102: https://bit.ly/3IUuuTP Adidas Adipower: https://bit.ly/42NTenj Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Question: What paddle are you using and why? 3:32 - Update on the Luzz Inferno 7:43 - New Adidas Adipower 19:22 - Joola 3S dual certified 21:08 - Six Zero Ruby Pro 33:34 - Friday fever 102 42:12 - Chasing 5.0 PPA mens day (SPOILERS!) 52:22 - Mixed day 1:17:42 - Funny stories from Virginia

2 months ago

1 hour 25 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

146. Our Top Paddle Picks & Why Are These Luzz Paddles Actually Good?

Luzz Cannon: https://bit.ly/46T5Z0V Luzz Inferno: https://bit.ly/3KJYD8F Luzz Tornanzo: https://bit.ly/4o6NgGi Ace Spade: https://bit.ly/3KJYLVH Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:12 - DUPR reliability rating 14:03 - Luzz cannon 20:42 - Luzz inferno 27:05 - Luzz tornazo 30:44 - Information on Luzz as a brand 36:16 - Ace pickleball budget gen 3 paddle 40:17 - What are our top paddles right now 58:10 - things I’ve learned from tournaments recently

3 months ago

1 hour 13 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

145. The Bread & Butter Loco is Legit, New Paddles & Pickleball Vision Deep Dive

Links to things mentioned: Bread & Butter Loco: https://bit.ly/487FkQl PB Vision: https://bit.ly/487Fwix (Code PBSTUDIO will give you 15 extra credits) Element 6 Zephyr: https://bit.ly/46LgEe6 Diadem BluCore Edge 18k: https://bit.ly/4nASri4 Adidas Adipower: https://bit.ly/3VDjuNj RPM Pickleball: https://bit.ly/4gRvKU6 Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:39 - PB Vision deep dive (An Ai tool to analyze games) 19:40 - RPM Company (James Ignatowich's paddle) 28:05 - Diadem BluCore Edge 18k 38:10 - Adi...

3 months ago

1 hour 31 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

144. Six Zero Black Opal Brief Look and Why Don't Control & All Court Paddles Get More Attention?

Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - Where to setup your camera when filming 8:34 - How does weight effect different paddle constructions 13:28 - Selkirk shoe update 16:12 - CRBN Waves thoughts with Aizec 36:56 - New SixZero Black Opal 42:37 - PIKKL pro skins 48:39 - Black Opal core 57:30 - Why don’t control paddles get recommended more? 1:06:47 - Pickleball mindset book 1:16:51 - Paddle guessing game 1:22:16 - Pickleball homework

3 months ago

1 hour 26 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

143. Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro & Power vs Ronbus Quanta & Tips to Stay Healthy and Improve Faster

Links: Phone tripod: https://amzn.to/4goJd5v PB Vision: https://bit.ly/4fZNOtF Selkirk Court Strike: https://bit.ly/46rFlMJ Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Question of the week 6:19 - PPA pro’s having to use different paddles this week (SPOILERS) 12:58 - Selkirk Courtstrike shoes 20:55 - Honolulu pickleball graphics update 24:00 - Vatic Pro V-sol VS the Quanta 38:55 - Have you ever used a Whoop or an Oura ring? 40:07 - Health updates 44:50 - Pickleball recovery tips 55:29 - The importance of g...

3 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

142. Sypik Avatar, & CRBN Waves Thoughts, & A Smart Way to Communicate with Partners

Links: UPA-A approved paddle list (only matters for pros & qualifiers): https://bit.ly/3V7DyHm You can use code PBSTUDIO on the paddles we mentioned to save some money: Sypik Avatar: https://bit.ly/41KecTx Ronbus Quanta: https://bit.ly/4peYOZi Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - What are your top 3 brands in pickleball? 1:41 - UPA-A approved paddles as of Sept 8th 2025 10:19 - UPA-A denies Boomstik with MOI clamps 23:48 - UPA-A VS USAP grit levels 31:25 - CRBN Waves quick impressions 37:01 - W...

4 months ago

1 hour 35 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

141. Choosing a Paddle: What Matters vs. What Doesn’t & Chasing 5.0 is Back

Sypik Triton Pro 3: https://bit.ly/462Mrqw Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:48 - Chasing 5.0 is coming back 7:48 - PPA amateur formats 13:52 - Update on my neck injury (I’m good!) 17:30 - Boomstik edge guard update 23:03 - Selkirk warranty discussion 29:57 - Updated opinion on the Lifetime ball 41:07 - New Gherkin paddle 49:46 - Sypik Triton pro 3 first impressions 1:00:13 - What things should you prioritize when buying a paddle for performance?

4 months ago

1 hour 24 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

140. The $100 Full Foam Quanta from Ronbus & Paddle Fear of Missing Out

Items mentioned: FORWRD Ranger: https://bit.ly/47Mz7Jh Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - How long do you use the same paddle for? 5:19 - I competed at a Rubik's cube competition again 12:33 - FOWRD Ranger Bag Thoughts 28:13 - Breaking in 100 Lifetime balls? 30:46 - The MLP Finals were crazy 35:28 - ProXR Jolt 44:25 - Engage new paddle updates 46:36 - Gen 3 vs full foam paddles 50:10 - The Ronbus Quanta was very surprising 1:17:49 - Why people shouldn’t feel FOMO for new paddles

4 months ago

1 hour 35 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

139. Is the New BnB Loco a Boomstik & J2NF Competitor? & Our Personal Favorite Paddles

Links to things mentioned: Melin discount code: PBSTU20 Purchase here: https://bit.ly/3Jn57cY Speak Pickleball article: https://bit.ly/3Hspvcb Pick up a Sypik paddle: https://bit.ly/4fIuUZk Memes of Pickleball: https://bit.ly/4mjEtjD Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Holy lizard 2:15 - the Melin code is back for 24 hours 6:37 - SpeakPickleball story about Chris 7:30 - Sypik paddles are on the way 10:13 - Engage annonces full foam core paddles 18:35 - Boomstik updates after a tournament 29:38 -...

4 months ago

1 hour 39 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

138. Behind the Scenes of Our Paddle Reviews (And Why it Takes so Long)

Links to things mentioned: Mid-Century Pickleball: https://bit.ly/4mDClDh Pickleball journal app: https://bit.ly/4mEzGJy Speak Pickleball stories: https://bit.ly/4mIq8xe Selkirk Labs Boomstik: https://bit.ly/4fCq8N2 Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:51 - Pickleball journal app 6:37 - Speak Pickleball articles 7:52 - Is Aizec going to use the Boomstik? 23:33 - Cleaning the Boomstik surface 27:23 - Adidas & Jaume 30:19 - The Pickleball Studio review process 32:13 - When reviewing a paddle,...

4 months ago

1 hour 37 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

137. Thrive Project Fury, Gearbox GX2 Power vs Joola Pro IV & Why is Foam so Hyped?

Products mentioned: Life Time ball: https://bit.ly/46I6r3Y Thrive Project Fury: https://bit.ly/41qeLBJ Gearbox GX2 Power Hybrid: https://bit.ly/3UnjIHz Joola Pro IV: https://bit.ly/3F6DlPW Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - What PPA stops have you enjoyed? 3:16 - The new official ball of the PPA, Life Time 28:18 - Thrive Project Fury first impressions 42:17 - Gearbox GX2 Power & Joola Pro IV updated comparison 55:24 - New shapes for the NF series J3 NF, J7NF, & J2 NF long handle 1:01:47 -...

5 months ago

1 hour 27 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

136. What Makes a Paddle Actually Worth Buying in 2025?

Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - Ghost story 3:31 - Ronbus Refoam (not in-depth) 4:44 - Pickleball Apes Harmony 12:23 - Element 6 SURTR 19:41 - What makes a paddle worth buying in 2025? 47:54 - Minor league pickleball event 55:19 - Aizec's PPA challenger experience 1:07:22 - What tournament formats do you prefer?

5 months ago

1 hour 23 minutes

Pickleball Studio Podcast

135. Everyone is Raging Over this DUPR Algorithm Update & Foam Core Paddles in the Heat?

Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Paddle companies pretending to be normal people in comments 5:06 - Quang Duong’s contract gets terminated 11:10 - Automated line calls coming to the pro tour in 2026 14:15 - Foam paddles in the heat? 22:56 - The DUPR changes that has everyone fuming 1:10:18 - Should you have multiple ratings for mixed/age? 1:17:54 - Chris plays a 5.0+ moneyball

5 months ago

1 hour 26 minutes