The fun for the CHIX and Pickleball Community Continues
This is the Pickleball CHIX fifth episode of the Pickleball Diaries where fun and laughter abound, while the CHIX catch up on pickleball adventures.
The CHIX introduce the "word" of the day, (can you guess what the word of the day is) and the "in the kitchen cocktail (a different one every week), and of course the CHIX talk about their new favorite paddle, from PikNinja Sports, the Revenant carbon face pickleball paddle.
Don’t miss the fun convo where the CHIX talk with a very special guest, FuYei, founder and Owner PikNinja Sports, offering the best pickleball paddles on the market. Just ask the CHIX! Or don’t take their word for it, check out the article recently featured on CNN where PikNinja is named one of the best paddles for those beginning their pickleball journey.
The CHIX and FuYei talk about how PikNinja got started making pickleball paddles. It is an endearing story, and you will certainly be impressed with the community drive FuYei and PikNinja sports have deeply rooted within them.
Today’s “Word of the Day”
Paddle (you guessed it)
Today’s In the Kitchen Cocktail
The Pink Ninja
What is in the Shot?:
Blue Raspberry Vodka with lemonade
Let’s get started with our treasured guest FuYei and PikNinja’s launch story, and his mission to grow pickleball by sharing the joy and love of pickleball with everyone, including a community driven approach where FuYei shares his expertise with those less fortunate. FuYei is a respected pickler of the Minneapolis community, and shares his favorite moment in pickleball. Enjoy this episode of the Pickleball CHIX podcast.
How did PikNinja ports start?
Kennedy, FuYei’s daughter is the one that helped create the famous Assassin Pro paddle. She initially asked her Dad if she could get her own paddle. After going to Shields and Dick's Sporting Goods to start looking at pickleball paddles, Kennedy was looking for something a young girl would like, such as Wonder Woman or Spider Girl or something cool. After coming up empty handed, little Kennedy (age 6) said Dad, why don't you just make me a paddle Dad.
At that was the start. FuYei made a little ninja, a little ninja, because his daughter wanted something powerful that she could be inspired by that can safe.
All of a sudden, people just started loving it and after seeing FuYei and his family playing on the court they begain asking how they could get on. So FuYei started taking names down, and all of a sudden they had 50 to 100 people on the list. And there we go – the launch of PikNinja Sports. And, after his daughter’s teacher recognizing PikNinja and learning that was her Dad’s company, she came home and in her eyes her Dad is a “star”. There is nothing better than...