Paddle Science
These articles discuss everything you need to know about pickleball paddles so that you can confidently select a paddle that is suited to your style of play and abilities.
Paddle Science
These articles discuss everything you need to know about pickleball paddles so that you can confidently select a paddle that is suited to your style of play and abilities.
The 2-D Power vs Control Spectrum
In a previous article, we discussed how it might not be appropriate to rate pickleball paddles into the mutually exclusive categories of...
Read MoreThe Power vs Control Dichotomy
Dichotomy (noun), dī-́ʹkä-tə-mē – A division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or parts. In common pickleball parlance, paddles are...
Read MoreWhy Paddles Are Like Baseball Bats
In a previous article, we looked at the trampoline vibration mode of a pickleball paddle and attempted to model it like a...
Read MoreAre Pickleball Paddles Like Tennis Racquets?
Conventional knowledge suggests that pickleball paddles behave like tennis racquets, which have strings that are supported by a rigid outer “frame”. When...
Read MoreContact Dynamics
Conventional wisdom suggests that paddles with higher weight, lower stiffness, and higher PBCoR (Paddle/Ball Coefficient of Restitution) ratings will have greater power...
Read MorePaddle Trampoline Modes
In a previous article, we discussed how the dynamics of your pickleball paddle contribute to the speed, power, and accuracy of your...
Read MoreAnalysis of USAP Spin Rate Test
In several previous articles, we have shown that paddle power and topspin capability go hand-in-hand (see for example, Can Topspin Enable a...
Read MorePaddle Reactivity Rankings
In a previous article, we reviewed the technical basis behind the baseball / bat coefficient of restitution (BBCoR) and the pickleball paddle...
Read MorePaddle Dynamics & PBCoR
In a previous article, we evaluated the paddle / ball coefficient of restitution test (PBCoR) using principles of conservation of momentum and...
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