Pickleball 101: Rules, Gear, and How to Play

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Jul 20, 2025

The Kitchen Pickleball | What is it? Complete Guide to Rules, Strategies, and Tips

Learn all about the pickleball kitchen (non-volley zone): rules, strategies, common mistakes, and expert tips to elevate your game. Master the kitchen and outplay your opponents!

Jun 01, 2025

How Did Pickleball Get Its Name?

How Did Pickleball Get Its Name? (The Real Story + Surprising Theories) Introduction If you’ve ever found yourself on the court smashing balls with a chrome gold paddle and suddenly thought, “Wait… how did pickleball get its name?” — you’re...

May 31, 2025

Do You Need a USAPA Approved Pickleball Paddle?

The Answer: Only If You’re Playing in a Sanctioned Tournament Let’s get straight to it — no, you do not need a USA Pickleball (USAPA) approved paddle unless you’re planning to compete in officially sanctioned tournaments. For 99% of the...

May 31, 2025

Is It Illegal to Use a Non-USA Pickleball Approved Paddle?

Short Answer: Yes... But Only If You’re a Tournament Try-Hard If you’re one of the few who lives and dies competitive pickleball — training daily, chasing points, and traveling for sanctioned tournaments — then yes, you need a USA Pickleball-approved...

May 30, 2025

Why USA Pickleball Approval Doesn’t Mean a Better Paddle

Think a paddle with the USA Pickleball stamp is automatically better? Think again.

May 25, 2025

The Surprising Story Behind “Pickleball”

The Surprising Story Behind the Name “Pickleball” How a Backyard Game With a Funny Name Took Over the Sports World Pickleball. It’s a word that makes people pause, smirk, or raise an eyebrow—especially if they’ve never played. But for the...

May 25, 2025

Is Pickleball Easier Than Tennis?

Let’s Be Real: “Easier” Depends on Who You Ask If you’ve ever stood on a tennis court trying to chase down a spinning serve or watched a pro rally last 20+ shots, you know tennis is no joke. The speed,...

May 25, 2025

What Are the 5 Rules of Pickleball?

Pickleball Rules? Yeah, They Exist—But We Still Break Expectations Before You Smash, Spin, or Swagger—You Gotta Know the Game At Dope Pickleball, we believe in rewriting the rules of style, swagger, and how the game is played—but not when it...

May 25, 2025

What is Pickleball and Why is it Called That?

Discover the origins of pickleball

Beautiful Paddle

In terms of aesthetics and design, this paddle sets a new standard in the luxury pickleball category. Putting performance aside, it's easily the most visually striking paddle on the market - elegant, modern, and undeniably premium.

EYE CATCHER CONVO STARTER

Received this bundle the other day. I was immediately impressed by the packaging and how professional it looked. Time and effort was very much put into this bundle.

Next day, I got to play with the paddle. I will say, this paddle isn’t gonna be a bullet serving monster, but it is consistent and very pleasant to hit with. Also, the amount of people asking to see the paddle and hear about the DOPE story was fun to share. Excited to see what this company does moving forward!

Thank you so much! We’re pumped you noticed the packaging and detail—it really means a lot.

You nailed it: the High Roller wasn’t made to be a cannon, but a smooth, stylish performer that still turns heads. Appreciate you spreading the DOPE story.

We’ve got more heat coming your way soon!

Top Notch! 🤩🤩🤩

The high roller bundle sets a new bar for racket sports all over the world. Almost everything you need to step out on the court to dominate. Look good, feel great, play even better!

RJ007! 🔥 You already know how much that means coming from you. We’re working behind the scenes to keep raising the bar—on and off the court. You help make this movement what it is.

Appreciate you always. ♠️

On the fence

The paddle is nice, it does have some weird markings on one side in the area of the sweet spot don't know what they’re from.Doesn’t effect the performance I guess.There is some cool swag though, keep the stickers, key chains, and dice and give me the hat instead.

Thanks for the honest feedback, Randall—we seriously appreciate it. 🙏

We’ve actually been making some updates on the performance side and would love to get the new version out to you once it’s finished. Any feedback like this helps us keep pushing and improving.

Hopefully the next one earns us that fifth star!

Good paddle. Ejoying the High Roller Package

I have liked the paddle so far. It is really light and I feel like it gives me good spin. I got the High Roller package and I am enjoying the goodies. Confused on why we only got one of the gold dice. I thought it would be a pair of dice. Not sure what to do with just one. Can't wait to see what neat stuff they come out with next.

Appreciate the honest feedback, Paul!

We’re pumped you’re loving the paddle and feeling that spin. Totally hear you on the dice—we sent one gold die as a symbolic nod to the single bet High Rollers make when they go all in.

But we love the idea of a full pair… noted for the next edition!

We are working on some upgrades to the paddles performance and will get another out to you to test!

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