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

Описание: 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

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