Platform Tennis Equipment Guide: Choosing the Right Gear for Cold Weather Play
Dec 18th 2025
Platform tennis is played outdoors on heated aluminum courts using solid paddles and a cold-weather ball. Because the game takes place in winter conditions on metal surfaces, platform tennis equipment must be engineered for durability, traction, and consistent performance.
PaddlePro specializes in platform tennis gear, offering a complete selection of paddles, balls, footwear, apparel, and accesso
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Blitz Paddle - New Short Format for Platform Tennis
Posted by PaddlePro on Oct 2nd 2025
Innovative Format Promises Fast-Paced Action
Blitz Paddle to debut new Format Friday October 3rd 7pmWatch Live at Montclair CC or Live on YouTube/@BlitzPaddle
A bold new era for platform tennis is here. Today, organizers announced the official launch of a groundbreaking Platform Tennis format designed to captivate audiences and elevate the excitement of the sport for viewers everywhere.
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Pickleball vs. Padel: A Comparative Analysis of Growth and Popularity
Posted by Paddlepro on Jul 24th 2025
Pickleball vs. Padel: A Comparative Analysis of Growth and Popularity
Tracing the Ascent of Two Modern Racket Sports Across the Globe
In recent years, two racket sports—pickleball and padel—have rapidly emerged from relative obscurity to become global sensations. Both sports blend elements from tennis, squash, and other paddle-based games, offering fast-paced action, social enga
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PICKLEBALL GROWS 52% AS AMERICANS INCREASE ACTIVITY IN 2023
Posted by Lev Akabas- Sportico on Mar 2nd 2024
According to the annual Topline Participation Report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), 13.6 million Americans last year tried their hand at the hot new racquet sport. That puts pickleball in the same league as baseball (16.7 million) and outdoor soccer (14.1 million) and just ahead of downhill skiing (13.1 million).A Flourish chart
The pickleball takeover began in 2022, whe
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