Pickleball Gear
JOJOLEMON 16mm Carbon Paddle Review: Four Mornings a Week With a Touchy Elbow
After four months and fifty sessions with a touchy elbow, here's what I really think.
One cold Tuesday at the rec center, a friend handed me her paddle. By Saturday, I had my own.
After four months and fifty sessions with a touchy elbow, here's what I really think.
A plain-spoken comparison of the Jojolemon 16mm carbon paddle and the Selkirk Amped, from a 61-year-old recreational doubles player with a cranky right elbow.
A thicker core softens the pop before it reaches your arm. Here is why that matters to players with touchy elbows.
One cold Tuesday at the rec center, a friend handed me her paddle. By Saturday, I had my own.
Five steps to a paddle your elbow can live with, written by a 61-year-old doubles player who learned the hard way. No gear jargon, just what to check before you buy.
What the 4.8-star page leaves out: the ten-day break-in, the small grip, the scuffs that don't matter, and the players who should buy something else.
Eight months and two seasons of rec-center doubles with the MTEN fiberglass two-pack: what works, what wore out, and who should buy it.
A season of doubles comparing the budget MTEN fiberglass set with a premium carbon paddle, and where the extra money actually goes.
Why a two-paddle MTEN set makes sense for first-timers, spare-paddle situations, and the friend who keeps showing up empty-handed.
One spare paddle, one bench-warming neighbor, one Tuesday morning. The rest was the game's doing.
Barb Keller, a 61-year-old rec player in Green Bay, walks through the exact steps that took her from a borrowed paddle to a regular Tuesday night league game.
What a budget fiberglass set gets right, what it gets wrong, and when it is time to upgrade.
A full outdoor season with the Franklin X-40: bounce, cracking, wind, heat, and whether a sleeve of three really lasts.
Three seasons of four-morning-a-week doubles went into this one. Here is how the Franklin X-40 and Selkirk Pro S1 stack up on bounce, durability, cold-weather manners, and bulk-buy value for a rec group.
One park group's vote, one shared bucket, and the ten reasons the Franklin X-40 became the only outdoor ball we buy.
A pickleball popped a seam mid-rally and ended our best point of the summer. Here's the story of how the Franklin X-40 became the default ball in our park bag.
Five practical checks for choosing, storing, and rotating outdoor pickleballs so you get more good games out of every can.
Six tubes, two seasons, and one very cracked ball. The honest truth about the Franklin X-40 from a 3.5 doubles player in Green Bay.
Six months of four-morning-a-week open play with the Mangrove pickleball bag: what the fence hook actually does, whether the five pockets hold up, and who should skip it.
Sixteen sessions. Two bags. One cracked pair of glasses. Here is the honest comparison between the Mangrove pickleball bag and the basic sling bag already living in your closet.
Why the Mangrove pickleball bag and its fence hook keep paddles, balls and water off the wet ground and in reach.
A short story about the tote bag years, a soaked paddle, and finally getting a Mangrove pickleball bag.
A step by step packing order for open play that keeps your paddle, balls, water, grips, and braces in the right spot every time.
Zippers, strap comfort, the fence hook, and the quirks that only show up after a season of morning games.
A long term look at the Sleeve Stars tennis elbow brace from a recreational pickleball player who refuses to sit out a season.
A month of morning games comparing the Sleeve Stars elbow brace with the Cambivo strap: coverage, comfort, sweat, and which one fits a recreational pickleball player better.
A plain-spoken look at why a counterforce elbow brace earns a permanent spot in my pickleball bag.
A short story about an achy elbow, a skeptical partner, and a Sleeve Stars brace that stayed in the bag.
A step by step guide to grip, warm-up, paddle choice and wearing a Sleeve Stars brace when your elbow complains. Not medical advice.
Four months of doubles with a touchy right elbow: where the Sleeve Stars strap goes, how tight to pull it, what it can and cannot do, and when to stop relying on it.
After four months and fifty sessions with a touchy elbow, here's what I really think.
What the 4.8-star page leaves out: the ten-day break-in, the small grip, the scuffs that don't matter, and the players who should buy something else.
Eight months and two seasons of rec-center doubles with the MTEN fiberglass two-pack: what works, what wore out, and who should buy it.
What a budget fiberglass set gets right, what it gets wrong, and when it is time to upgrade.
A full outdoor season with the Franklin X-40: bounce, cracking, wind, heat, and whether a sleeve of three really lasts.
Six tubes, two seasons, and one very cracked ball. The honest truth about the Franklin X-40 from a 3.5 doubles player in Green Bay.
Six months of four-morning-a-week open play with the Mangrove pickleball bag: what the fence hook actually does, whether the five pockets hold up, and who should skip it.
Zippers, strap comfort, the fence hook, and the quirks that only show up after a season of morning games.
A long term look at the Sleeve Stars tennis elbow brace from a recreational pickleball player who refuses to sit out a season.
Four months of doubles with a touchy right elbow: where the Sleeve Stars strap goes, how tight to pull it, what it can and cannot do, and when to stop relying on it.