Andy Roddick claps back at Elon Musk

Plus, a pickleball video game?

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Sunday Dinking Club
June 18, 2023

SUNDAY | JUNE 18, 2023

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It’s time to wake up!

It’s Sunday. It’s Father’s Day and the MLP semis and finals are on Youtube today starting at 1 p.m. EST. Plus, if you needed a way to get over your typical case of the Mondays, the MLP super-finals are on ESPN, tomorrow at 9 p.m. EST.

Grab your coffee, read the newsletter, then grab your paddle
 It’s DINKING time.

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DINK A LINK

  • Is the PPA finally embracing our call to make pickleball a “rowdy fan” sport? Earlier this week they polled fans on Twitter and 86.9% of fans were in favor of pumping up the volume. We need more Hype Guys!

  • Last week, Elon Musk took to Twitter to make his thoughts on pickleball heard. But, former tennis pro Andy Roddick said “not so fast” ☝. Roddick compared Pickleball to Ping Pong, stating that it’s fun to play, but not even comparable to a sport like tennis to watch.

  • Where can you get free meals, free room & board, and get to play pickleball? You guessed it
 Prison. All jokes aside, these California prisons have embraced pickleball as a new activity to keep prisoners active.

  • Diadem is opening a pickleball complex in Florida this weekend, and
 it looks dope đŸ€Ż. The complex was brought to life in partnership with Broward College and built on their North campus.

  • Welcome to my Haus
 well, Pickleball Haus that is. Opening up in a former furniture store, this Illinois pickleball joint is going to be a destination for fans. Can someone put a bed in there for me?

  • Murmurs of a pickleball video game are going around and some recent videos of pros playing in tracking technology make me think it’s on the horizon. EA Sports
 It’s in the kitchen.

  • Listen to this: Zane and Thomas (from The Dink) interviewed Steve Kuhn (owner of the MLP) this week on their podcast. So many good nuggets of information and you may rethink your position on rally vs traditional scoring.

  • Ever wonder how tournament seedings work and how often pros are over or under-seeded based on performance? This article goes in depth, but is great for all of the pickleball nerds out there. Read Here.

PADDLE TECH

  • A $120 thermoformed paddle? This company is dropping the price by dropping the marketing. Watch.

  • Vatic Prism Flash → A $99, edge-foam-injected paddle that gives the Hyperion a run for its money

  • A CRBN 1X competitor at a fraction of the price? Check out Pickleball Studio’s review of the Bread n’ Butter Filth paddle.

  • Check out The Kitchen’s review of the new Ace Diamond paddle.

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Until next week


– “Downtown” Logan Brown