Have you checked out the Brighter Pickleball blog yet? It features fresh takes and insight from one of the games best, JOOLA signature athlete Anna Bright.

In Anna's latest post, she gets real, and spares no innuendo to breakdown why she loves the Standard-Paddle shape of her Scorpeus Pro IV 14mm pickleball paddle above all. Read an exclusive excerpt below:

Excerpt from the Brighter Pickleball Blog:

If you didn’t know, my signature paddle, the AB 14mm Scorpeus, is a standard-shaped paddle. Wider shapes are amazing for many reasons. Primarily, they allow for:

The improved stability and sweet spot allow for significantly improved “forgiveness”. Once you’re used to a standard shape, when using an “elongated” paddle it will feel like the “sweet spot” is tiny and like your slight mishits are punished far more. And let’s be honest, if I’m mishitting the ball, I KNOW you are.

The reduced length does cost a bit of reach, but I am generally of the opinion that if I was going to hit that ball in the 1-inch space I no longer have, I was going to miss/lose the point anyway. This reduction in length does, however, give the paddle less drag. This reduced drag makes it more aerodynamic and allows for both improved maneuverability (switching from backhand to forehand is easier or into weird positions), and a lower swing weight. Both of these things translate to faster hand speed and an easier ability to accelerate. Hand speed is obviously of paramount importance in doubles, and acceleration is what makes a lot of high-level shots possible.

Read the full article here