Pickleball

The Colour Clash Club lands in our Cardiff stores - see AIXO at Crwys Road, Canton and Whitchurch, full range at aixo.life.

Carbon paddles, printed grips and clothing that refuse to be beige - the story of AIXO, designed by the YC Sports Group family.

Full pickleball court dimensions and net heights, plus how leisure centres across South Wales set courts up in minutes.

Why wooden bats and marketplace twin-packs waste money, what a first paddle really needs, and our £40 recommendation.

When to re-grip, how to do it in ninety seconds, and why AIXO's printed overgrips beat the beige alternatives.

Thermoformed, USAPA approved, 18K raw carbon at around £96 - why the AIXO Reaper undercuts the US flagships.

Badminton, tennis, squash or football - what your old sport gives you on a pickleball court, and the one habit every convert must break.

The three rules that define pickleball - underarm serves, the two-bounce rule and the kitchen - explained for your first game.

T700, 3K or 18K carbon? AIXO's three-tier paddle range explained, and how to pick the level that fits your game.