Happy Monday!

A week at home?! What am I going to do with all of my free time?! Well, let me take you through my week!

Monday: Filming with Max Freeman for the Transition Zone (Click Here for FREE Trial). We did an expansion pack on how to play with lefties, against lefties, and as a lefty!

Tuesday: More filming with Max at the Lab for my YouTube channel!

Wednesday: Did you know that getting a tire patched at the dealership would take 6 hours?

Now you do, but I don't waste much time. Fortunately, I had my SLAMIT Focus, so I was able to crank out a bunch of great scripts for upcoming videos.

Otherwise, I probably would've killed somebody.

Thursday: You guessed it...more filming! This time it was with Jeff Troesch, the author of One Day Better.

More on that down below 👇

Friday: Picklepod with Lea Jansen. It was a spicy one!

Jenny and I also headed down to the famous South Congress bridge to watch the world's largest colony of urban bats come out to hunt. We finished the night with New Zealand-style ice cream from Zed's.

Both things are a MUST if you end up in Austin, TX!

Saturday: 297 ProXR paddles arrived at my apartment. Getting all of them in inventory was a PITA.

Shoot me a message if you're interested in helping me clear out my storage unit, haha!

Sunday: Vietnam planning! Jenny and I are headed to the PPA Asia tournament in Vietnam this upcoming week.

We needed to come up with an itinerary that would beat our Malaysia and Vietnam vlogs!

No PPA recap this week.

Instead, I have a recent video I thought you’d like:

Every January, pros start popping up with new paddles and new logos, and everyone assumes it's just a money grab.

Sometimes it is. But there's actually a lot more going on. From brands quietly exiting the pro game to a $10 million signing that changed everything, to the reason why what works for a pro could actually hurt your game.

In this video, I break down every major paddle switch of 2026, explain how pros actually choose their equipment (it's not what you think), and give you a straightforward framework for picking the right paddle for your game.

Quick Hitters:

As mentioned above…

I'm really excited about this.

Jeff Troesch is an ELITE mental coach. He's worked with plenty of pro athletes, Olympians, and pickleball players. In fact, I worked with him for a couple of years, and when I saw that he published One Day Better, I knew we had to get him in the Transition Zone to help our members.

Jeff and I went through about 6 hours of material on how to become more mentally disciplined, so you can be the best pickleball player you can be.

These lessons might not be edited for a bit, but in the meantime, if you haven't joined yet, use this link for a free 7-day trial!

Stay Legendary,

– Zane

P.S. As mentioned, I purchased 297 ProXR paddles! They're not the latest models, but they're very high-quality paddles, and I'm selling them for just $50!

And if you're interested in bulk orders, reply to this email, and we can work something out!