Skills
- 2024: Learning basic rules of the game and advancing from beginner to intermediate fairly quickly without a racket sport background.
- 2025: Developing more consistent shots and playing competitively at intermediate level. Practicing drop shots, resets, and dinking.
- 2026: Improving strategy and positioning to play more efficiently at the advanced intermediate level. Drilling to reach advanced level.
Gear
Paddles
- 2024: Selkirk Luxx Invikta – I started with this 20mm control paddle my first year of playing.
- 2025: Engage Pursuit Pro1 14mm Lite – This paddle gives me more feedback and pop. Then the foam enhanced paddles took over.
- 2026: Honolulu J6CR – I tried several foam paddles this year but I go back to the Honolulu for its maneuverability and balance.
Shoes
I rotate multiple pairs of shoes to vary the wear and to prevent foot fatigue. This helps keep shoes drier, lets the midsole recover, and extends usable life. These are my top choices by year.
- 2024: Adidas Ubersonic 4.1 – After learning to play in Adidas Sambas, I realized the importance of a dedicated court shoe.
- 2025: Adidas Defiant Speed 2 – Good court feel and lock-down fit. Feels very light.
- 2026: Adidas Barricade 13 – Good durability and support. Structured without feeling too heavy.