KewCast 86: Holiday Shopping Guide - Our Favorite Picks for Black Friday-Cyber Monday Deals

Welcome back to KewCast Episode 86 — your weekly deep-dive into the latest pickleball paddles, gear, tech, news, and performance tips. This episode is PACKED: gear gossip, paddle deals, gift-guide picks, new backpacks, safety eyewear, Frame Flex testing, and even ancient wisdom. Let’s get into it. 😄 👇 Timestamps & Topics 0:00 - Intro & Latest Pickleball News 3:25 - Updated thoughts on main paddles this week 19:06 - Gear of the Week: Neonic Sidekick bag 28:19 - Bodhi Backpack 32:14 - Holiday Gift Guide - Our favorite BF/CM deals 1:06:14 - Deep Dive - measuring paddle frame flex with digital force gauge 1:18:56 - Pickleball ball comparisons - ball cannon data 1:26:34 - Two Fun Facts (Deep Thoughts with John & Eddie) 1:33:25 - Kew & A: When tuning your paddle, what's your goal for swing weight & twist weight? 1:38:38 - Are the strips of carbon fiber along the sides of a paddle visible in x-ray preventing the core from floating? John & Eddie’s Favorite Black Friday–Cyber Monday Deals (Many stack with code JOHNKEW. Prices may vary during BF/CM windows.) $5 Gifts 🔹 Chorus 3g Lead Tape Pods – $3.00 https://tinyurl.com/bdzk8apw 🔹 Body Helix UV Arm Sleeves – $6.00 https://tinyurl.com/5n8b8pe7 🔹 Personalized Neck Bands (2-pack) – $6 https://amzn.to/48j8mep $10 Gifts 🔹 Bodhi Grips – 25% off Nov 28–30 https://tinyurl.com/2p8xkek4 🔹 PBEffect Tuning Tape – $10.50–$11.90 (stacks w/ JOHNKEW) https://tinyurl.com/ad2j6pah 🔹 PIKKL Pro Skins – 35% off https://tinyurl.com/75et9zvv 🔹 LT Pro 48 Balls, 3-pack – $11.69 https://tinyurl.com/mam6djm8 🔹 Gamma Librarian Balls – $11.69 https://tinyurl.com/c8eu5u49 🔹 Theraband Flex Bar – $12.74 https://amzn.to/44wNcYS 🔹 Custom Paddle Head Cover – $10 https://amzn.to/43NRQSb $20 Gifts 🔹 Pickleball Mindset by Dayne Gingrich & Jill Martin – $21.94 https://amzn.to/3JTKhCQ 🔹 Selkirk Lightweight UPF Hoodies – $20 (code INF-JOHNKEW) https://tinyurl.com/rjvdb2n6 🔹 Slyce Slydrs – $24 with BF + JOHNKEW stacking https://tinyurl.com/mrxypxuh 🔹 Giant Pickleball – $17.99 https://tinyurl.com/ykn892c7 $30 Gifts 🔹 Gherkin Blackout Prototype — $28.80 (Gen 3 Hybrid) https://tinyurl.com/4aztbpk6 🔹 Baller Performance Tee (B&B) https://tinyurl.com/mwyydv5k 🔹 Chorus Echo SX – $35.10 after code https://tinyurl.com/4ajpkmb3 🔹 Six Zero Outback Hoodie — $35 (50% off) https://tinyurl.com/9747yyjc 🔹 YETI 36 oz Rambler Bottle — $35 https://amzn.to/3XQAssp $40 Gifts 🔹 Chorus Supercourt SX – $44.10 https://tinyurl.com/mskwba3f 🔹 Blumaka Foamlock Insoles – $48 (code JOHNKEW) https://tinyurl.com/4utcnsas $50 Gifts 🔹 Chorus Phoenix Prototype 2-Pack – $99 https://tinyurl.com/y8xekdke 🔹 Chorus Shapeshifters – $50–$60 https://tinyurl.com/9ahbfw77 🔹 FORWARD Cross Court Sling – $80 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/53u568zn $100 Gifts 🔹 Ronbus Quanta – $89.99 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/3ufrpr3u 🔹 Vatic V-Sol Pro – $89.99 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/mr2svd6t 🔹 Neonic Sidekick Bag – $89 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/33r3deh6 🔹 11Six24 Jelly Bean – $80 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/2b6z7j88 🔹 Diadem Court Burst Shoes – $105 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/ycycy9ts 🔹 Yobow Massage Gun – $126 w/ JOHNKEW https://bit.ly/4iwvo67 $200 Gifts 🔹 11Six24 Alpha Pro Power – $150 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/45ehe29v 🔹 Thrive Fury – $160 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/493wpntv 🔹 Rudy Project Eyewear – 35% off (typically $130–$150) https://alnk.to/btqE6LE 🔹 ADV Backpack V2 – $225 w/ JOHNKEW + free gifts https://tinyurl.com/bdfz9btn 🔹 ADV Flex Backpack – $202.46 w/ JOHNKEW https://tinyurl.com/hkencyn4 🔹 Rudy Project Cutline Stealth – $194.51 https://alnk.to/dLkuRnM Clear lenses: https://alnk.to/8tRLPyp $300 Gifts 🔹 Selkirk Boomstik Regal (Presale 11/28) – $333 + $40 digital gift card (INF-JOHNKEW) https://tinyurl.com/2h49m3jy 🔹 Dink Master 3.0 – $280 BF/CM sale https://tinyurl.com/y55tsau9 🔹 SpinPro – $254 https://amzn.to/48Cwg5J 🔹 Briffidi SW1 – $250 https://www.briffidi.com/product/sw1/ Money Is No Consideration 🔹 Titan Ace or One Ball Machines — $350 off w/ JOHNKEW ($1,849–$1,949) https://tinyurl.com/2jhmevj4 🙌 Thanks for supporting the channel! More deals updated daily at: https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/bla... 🎧 Listen & Subscribe 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter: https://johnkewpickleball.beehiiv.com/ 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: http://tinyurl.com/u2t7a3uy 🎧 Listen on Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/57kv8de8 📸 Follow @johnkew.pickleball on Instagram 🐦 Follow @JohnKewPickle on Twitter