First Look: Selkirk Omni Debuts as Successor to the Boomstik
The Dink's Alex E. Weaver reports that Selkirk will launch the Omni on June 2 as the successor to the popular Boomstik, an all-court full-foam paddle that dials back the Boomstik's power output in favor of more control while keeping the InfiniGrit surface and arriving in a range of shapes and colors. Selkirk teased one key technical innovation tied to the launch and said the full details will be released on May 29.
Read at The Dink →Is Trash Talk Good for Pickleball? Pros Weigh In
Pickleball.com's Victoria Radnothy gathers comments from Hayden Patriquin, Matt Wright, Jack Sock, Caden Nemoff, and Blaine Hovenier on whether trash talk is good for the sport as the MLP season returns, with Patriquin saying he has dialed his own back but still considers the banter healthy and Wright explaining that opponent noise actually fires him up rather than rattles him. Sock, who came over from tennis where on-court talk is discouraged, said he embraces pickleball's louder culture, while Nemoff and Hovenier framed trash talk as a mental test players should learn to handle rather than legislate out.
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