About

Who runs this site

PickleballGearCalc is published by Glen, who runs a small portfolio of independent reference sites that help people choose products by working through the numbers first. This site is one of them. It is independent: no paddle brand or retailer owns it, writes its pages or pays for its picks.

Why it exists

PickleballGearCalc exists because most pickleball gear advice skips the numbers. Paddle weight, grip circumference, core thickness and court dimensions are measurable, so we built calculators for them and connected each answer to gear that fits.

How pages are researched

This is a research site, not a testing lab. We do not play-test paddles or other gear in person, and we say so on every page. Specs come from manufacturer and Amazon listings; rules come from the USA Pickleball rulebook; experience signals come from verified owner reviews. Where a listing does not state a spec, we say "not stated" rather than guessing. The details are on How we research, and the rules we use to choose products are on How we pick.

How the site makes money

PickleballGearCalc is funded by Amazon Associates commissions: when you buy through links on this site we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We also sell a few paid planning kits on the site. None of this changes what we recommend, and several pages tell readers to spend less. See the affiliate disclosure.

Contact and corrections

If a spec has changed, a link is dead or a page gets something wrong, use the contact page. Corrections are made on the page, and the "Last updated" date at the top of a page changes when its content does.

Everything here is researched general guidance, not professional or medical advice.