Senior pro stalwart and Paddletek sponsored player, Rick Witsken, commented on the post and appeared to be unfamiliar with any such practice by Paddletek. The Facebook post stated that Parenteau’s paddle was “clearly raw carbon fiber and had a ton of grit to the paddle face.” Naturally, we took this post with a grain of salt, including whether this was even Parenteau’s personal paddle, but it was something worth looking into. The following is a screenshot of the entire post:ĭespite all of the hullaballoo surrounding illegal paddles in 2022, this was the first we had heard of a paddle company altering one of its paddles in such a way that deviates so substantially from what is sold to the public. The individual claimed it was one of Catherine Parenteau’s personal paddles, a Paddletek Tempest Reign Pro. The question related to a paddle that the racquet club the individual works at got their hands on. This particular story for us began on December 4, 2022, when an individual in the Facebook group, The Kitchen – A Pickleball Community, posed a question to the group. This is another one of those publishing occasions. It is not always the case we publicize this information but, as many of you may know, sometimes we do. However, every now and again, we stumble across some information that catches our attention.
It’s a world that most consumers of pickleball, including here at NML, will never be privy to. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes in professional pickleball that never sees the light of day. *Update 2:20 am EST, January 5, 2023: The Pickleball Studio released a podcast episode yesterday with lots of nuggets on the paddle controversy. *Update 2:15 pm EST, January 3, 2023: Please note that Carl Schmits, Equipment Standards and Facilities Development, has provided response to some content of this article in the comments section.*
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