Updated Paddle Leaderboard, Plus Updated Eyewear Impact High Speed Footage | KewCast 112

We updated our paddle leaderboard, revisited pickleball eye protection with Part 2 of our ballistic dummy testing, discussed JOOLA settling with Proton over Propulsion Core patents, the return of Proton's NanoTac Series One, and whether paddle feel might actually be quantifiable. Timestamps/Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:43 JOOLA Settles Propulsion Core Patent Dispute with Proton 5:33 Proton Series 1 Nanotac Returns 10:08 Someone pretending to be me scammed Juciao 14:43 Ballistic Dummy Head Eyewear Impact Testing, Part 2 36:59 Can the Feel Wheel be Quantified? 47:01 Kew & A: Who’s actually nerdier? The people discussing paddles for 90 minutes, or the people tuning in? 47:46 Can a 45° Carbon Fiber Layup Actually Improve Spin? 50:05 Can We Now Predict Feel and Performance From Construction Alone? 51:59 How Much Does Court Surface Affect Bounce and Spin? 53:59 Concentrated Weight vs. Distributed Weight 57:08 C45 Dynasty Owners: OMNI, Ultre, or Something Else? 58:26 11SIX24 Ultre vs. Coral Hybrid: Which Should You Buy? 1:00:44 The Irony of USAP's Spin Testing 1:03:13 Paddle Leaderboard Updates Products Mentioned in Podcast: Paddles: 🔹Honolulu J6CR Blue Grit (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://808pickle.com/products/j6cr-c... 🔹11SIX24 Ultré (save $10 with code JOHNKEW): https://11six24.com/products/ultre-po... 🔹Enhance MPP Turbo (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.enhancepickleball.com/JOH... 🔹Friday Aura Pro (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.fridaypickle.com/JOHNKEW 🔹Six Zero Coral Pro (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://us.sixzeropickleball.com/prod... 🔹Selkirk Boomstik (receive $40 digitage coupon with code INF-JOHNKEW): https://www.selkirk.com/products/selk... 🔹Spartus P1 (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://gospartus.com/products/p1-hyb... Eyewear: 🔹Brioti (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://brioti.com/johnkew 🔹CRBN Drift & Pivot (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://www.crbnpickleball.com/discou... 🔹Gearbox Vision (save 10% with code JOHNKEW): https://gearboxsports.com/collections... 🔹Kitchen Blockers: https://kitchenblockers.com/products/... In this episode: • Updated Top 5 paddle rankings from John and Eddie • Ballistic dummy eyewear testing – Part 2 • ANSI vs ASTM impact standards explained • Kitchen Blockers, Gearbox, CRBN and Tifosi eyewear discussion • JOOLA settles with Proton • Proton Series One NanoTac returns • Quantifying paddle feel using sound and vibration data • Weight clips vs tuning tape • Omni vs Ultre • Coral Hybrid vs Ultre • Are smaller brands really designing their own paddles? • USAP spin durability irony Links: Technical Pickleball Study on Quantifying Feel Chart: https://www.technicalpickleball.net/feel JJ Pickleball's interview with Charles Darling of Proton:    • Proton Series 1 Nanotac RETURNS | Charles ...   JOOLA Settles Propulsion Core Patent Dispute with Proton: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea... Kitchen Blockers safety testing: https://kitchenblockers.com/pages/pic...