Pickleball Paddle Awards 2025 | New Arrivals: Volair Shift and Ehance Duo Widebody

In this, our last episode of 2025, we cover some juicy gear and industry news, including a patent infringement lawsuit, a few corrections from previous episodes, and each of our picks for the 2025 Pickleball Paddle Awards.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:40 Latest News/ Gear Gossip: CRBN Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Vatic Pro
5:40 Corrections: Spartus Permagrit is not using an epoxy-based peel ply
7:18 GRUVN paddles correction
8:30 Dink awards nominations are live: https://dinkawards.com/?ref=thedinkpi...
10:07 Six Zero New Year Giveaway: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSq_QdxEd...
11:50 Paddles of the Week: Volair Shift
23:40 Enhance Duo Widebody
26:30 2025 Paddle Awards - John & Eddie's lists
1:04:38 Kew & A: What are your swing weight range recommendations for each paddle shape?
1:10:45 Clarification on what generates spin on PIKKL Pro Skins
1:13:46 If the sweet spot of the paddle face moves up according to where you hold the handle, what happens if you choke all the way up to the top of the handle? Is the sweet spot off the face of the paddle?
1:16:16 When will you do durability testing for Six Zero Diamond Tough grit?
1:17:36 Thoughts on the lensless glasses? Also, what happened to your plans to test glasses with ballistic gel head and cannon?

🏆 Paddle Award Highlights

• Paddle of the Year
• Best Power Paddle
• Best All-Court / Control Paddle
• Most Influential Paddle
• Core Science Award
• Best Paddle Innovation
• Best Value Paddle
• Best Paddle & Training Accessories
• Eddie's own "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" Award

👇 Links
▶️ Full Kew Paddle Awards video:    • The Kew Awards for the Best Pickleball Pad...  
📌 Dink Awards nominations are now live: https://dinkawards.com/
📌Six Zero’s New Year paddle giveaway details: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSq_QdxEd...
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🔹 Bread & Butter Loco – use code JOHNKEW for 10% off:
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🔹 CRBN TruFoam Genesis – use code JOHNKEW for 10% off:
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🔹 Gearbox GX2 Power – use code JOHNKEW for 10% off:
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🔹 Honolulu J2FC+ – use code JOHNKEW for 10% off:
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🔹 Honolulu J2NF – use code JOHNKEW for 10% off:
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🔹 JOOLA Pro IV Perseus:
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🔹 Luzz Inferno – use code JOHNKEW for 15% off:
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🔹 PaddleTek – use code JOHNKEW for 10% off:
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🔹 Selkirk Boomstik – use code INF-JOHNKEW for $40 digital gift card:
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🔹 Six Zero Black Opal – use code JOHNKEW for 10% off:
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🔹 Six Zero Ruby Pro – use code JOHNKEW for 10% off:
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This episode is perfect for pickleball gear nerds, competitive players, and anyone who wants a deeper understanding of what’s really happening behind the scenes in paddle development and the pickleball industry at large.

If you enjoy lab-tested reviews, honest discussion, and zero hype, you’re in the right place.

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