Regulation Roulette Electric Boogaloo

We've made physics and theory dense posts explaining why PBCOR was BS, so I'll keep it simple this time. I can understand why it's preferable; I know people want to focus on their games and not regulations. We're the same—I'd love to focus on innovating new designs, but the sport is what it is.

PBCOR is a pointless and unenforceable rule which, as we said before, requires spin testing. The USAP knew this. People may wonder, "Why do reputable labs come up with and enforce bogus regulations?" The answer is that it isn't the lab's job to do anything but test. The USAP says "we want a COR test" or "we need a ball spin test," and the labs provide. The USAP then applies these regulations out of context.

It's this simple: testing the performance of a ball does not say anything conclusive whatsoever about a paddle. That's a fact. Meaningful regulations could be created and applied for paddle regulation, but the USAP isn't about that. The USAP is a joke and a major discredit to this sport as a whole. I could write pages about how pointless and misapplied these rules are, but I know it's not meaningful to most people. At the end of the day, I hope players will just consider that the USAP is not a serious organization. However, they are essentially the only organization. For the sport's sake, I hope this changes. It deserves a lot better.

— Brian, CoreTek Pickleball Founder