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Camping and Dinking
By Matthew Schwartz This article first appeared in the September/October edition of Pickleball Magazine....
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Why Pay $200? What Actually Makes a Great Pickleball Paddle
Flagship paddles cost $200 to $333. Here is the honest breakdown of what the money...
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Pickleball Pros and the Protein Myth
By Matthew Schwartz (Personal note: I began having joint pains in my hands in...
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What Is SXD Foam? The Full-Foam Core Challenging Traditional Paddle Design
SXD is HUDEF's microcellular full-foam pickleball paddle core — engineered for paddle impacts, not adapted...
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Why Is She Not in the Hall of Fame?
By Matthew Schwartz Joyce Jones is in the Guiness Book of World Records as...
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Half An Arm and A Full Life
By Matthew Schwartz You can’t help but notice him at a pickleball tournament. He’s...
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He Makes the Matches More Entertaining
By Matthew Schwartz September 8, 2026 Viewers of Professional Pickleball Association matches see his...
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The Pickleball Hall of Fame Shame
By Matthew Schwartz August 29, 2026 Richard Movsessian is a true pickleball ambassador, a...
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Pickleheads, Ice Cream and a Mission
By Matthew Schwartz The main paddle reviewer for the popular Pickleheads website owns an...
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T.O. IS ALL IN
By Matthew Schwartz (I wrote a similar version of this story for the July issue of Pickleball...
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Stretching Isn’t Enough
By Matthew Schwartz “One of the biggest misconceptions I see is that people think...
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Kevlar vs. Carbon Fiber Pickleball Paddles: What Actually Changes on Court?
Kevlar feels softer; carbon feels crisper. See what really changes on court and how the...
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