Tech exec and pickleball influencer, Justin Slaten, chats TYPTI experience
Justin Slaten is a technology executive in the insurance industry. He grew up playing tennis with his brother, who played in college, and worked as a teaching pro. At 12, Slaten shifted his focus to golf and went on to tour nationally; competition has always been a part of his DNA.
TYPTI community welcomes University of Texas alum John Mee
University of Texas tennis alum, John Mee, introduced himself as a Texas native who has played on the hard courts his entire life. Mee attended the University of Texas, where the team won the Big 12 Championship and captured the 2019 National Championship. Fast forward to the current day and he is looking to make his mark with racquet sport, TYPTI.
South Africa’s Dean Loock discusses pickleball, tennis, and TYPTI
The transition from tennis to pickleball, and then to TYPTI happened fairly naturally for Loock. Loock, who hails from tennis and pickleball, has been playing at Calabasas Pickleball Club, and noticed that TYPTI creator and founder, Steve Bellamy, had been running tournaments on Wednesday nights with some of the members.
TYPTI’s OLO ball
As TYPTI establishes itself as a premier racquet sport, equipment such as the 3.5-inch OLO channeled foam ball is a key part to that status.
TYPTI’s unique net rule
(via typti.com – Photo credit: Steve Galluzzo/TYPTI)“The net in tennis, and most racket and paddle sports has always been the extinguishment of joy for the points it ends. Ball hits net, falls back on same side of court, hitter loses point, hitter quietly screams 4 letter expletive under breath, racket potentially goes headfirst into court […]
The OLO da Vinci TYPTI racquet
The OLO da Vinci marks a major milestone as the first mass-produced racquet designed specifically for TYPTI. It’s available now through the official TYPTI shop.
Pickleball pro Kento Tamaki adds TYPTI to sports portfolio
Born and raised on Maui, former NCAA tennis player and current professional pickleball athlete Kento Tamaki continues to expand an already diverse athletic portfolio, most recently through his involvement in TYPTI.