2025 Paddle Awards: Best Paddles and Biggest Surprises | EP 106

It’s the last episode of the year, and we’re handing out the 2025 pickleball paddle awards. Braydon, Kyle, and Aaron run through the paddles and gear that earned their spot, the surprises, the letdowns, and what shaped the year in pickleball.

All the paddles and gear we talked about are linked below with any discounts available. Using those links doesn’t cost you extra and goes a long way in supporting the reviews we do.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
04:12 Best power paddle
10:24 Best all court paddle
17:46 Best control paddle
22:59 Paddle of the year
34:04 Most underrated paddle
38:39 Best bang for you buck
39:39 What paddle did you want to love but didn’t
43:41 Biggest paddle miss
49:51 Favorite accessory
53:26 Most improved brand
56:48 Breakout brand of the year
1:00:06 Brand on the decline
1:03:46 People’s choice awards
1:08:29 2026 paddle trend predictions
1:20:12 See you again next year
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Links to gear mentioned:

👉 The Big Four
Bread & Butter Loco Hybrid & Elongated (code PBEFFECT): https://breadbutterpickleballco.sjv.i...
Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro Bloom (code PBEFFECT): https://vaticpro.com/products/v-sol-p...
Selkirk Boomstik Elongated (code INF-BRAYDONU): https://www.selkirk.com/products/selk...
Pickleball Apes Charm (code PBEFFECT): https://www.pickleballapes.com/collec...
Six Zero Coral (code PBEFFECT): https://www.sixzeropickleball.com/pro...
Honolulu J2NF (code PBEFFECT): https://808pickle.com/products/sword-...
Franklin C45 16mm (code PBEFFECT): https://franklinsports.sjv.io/Vxq59M
Chorus Shapeshifter (code PBEFFECT): https://choruspickleball.com/collecti...

👉 Specialty Awards
Gherkin Nightshade (code PBEFFECT): https://www.gherkinusa.com/products/n...
Engage Alpha Pro (code PBEFFECT): https://engagepickleball.com/products...
Enhance Duo (code PBEFFECT): https://enhancepickleball.com/product...
LUZZ Cannon (code PBEFFECT): https://luzzpickleball.com/products/l...
Ronbus Quanta (code PBEFFECT): https://www.ronbus.com/quanta-series....
Vatic Pro V-Sol Pro (code PBEFFECT): https://vaticpro.com/products/v-sol-p...

👉 Accessory Awards
Slyce Slyders (code PBEFFECT): https://slycesport.com/products/slyce...
Paddle Tuning Tape (code PBEFFECT): https://pickleballeffectshop.com/prod...
ADV Flex Backpack (code PBEFFECT): https://www.advtennis.pro/discount/PB...
Life Time Ball (use link for discount): https://pickleballcentral.com/lt-pro-...

👉 Brand Awards
Selkirk (code INF-BRAYDONU): https://www.selkirk.com/?sca_ref=1945...
Six Zero (code PBEFFECT): https://www.sixzeropickleball.com/?sc...
Franklin (code PBEFFECT): https://franklinsports.sjv.io/XY9jna
LUZZ (code PBEFFECT): https://luzzpickleball.com/?sca_ref=9...
Enhance (code PBEFFECT): https://enhancepickleball.com/product...
RPM (code PBEFFECT): https://www.pickleballwarehouse.com/R...
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