Pickleball Scored is a participant in affiliate advertising programs, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and direct brand affiliate programs. This means that when you click on certain links on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
Our scores and rankings are completely independent of our affiliate relationships. We evaluate every product using our consistent five-dimension scoring methodology (Power, Control, Spin, Sweet Spot, and Value). A product's score is based on its performance, not on whether we earn a commission from its sale. We have ranked non-affiliate products above affiliate products when they perform better.
Not all products listed on Pickleball Scored are affiliate partners. We include products in our rankings because they deserve to be there based on our evaluation, regardless of whether an affiliate program exists. When an affiliate link is available, we use it — when it's not, we still include the product with a regular link.
Affiliate commissions help us keep Pickleball Scored running. They fund the time, testing, and research that go into every review. We believe this model works because it aligns our incentives with yours — we succeed when you find the right product and are happy with your purchase. We would never compromise our recommendations for a commission, because losing your trust would be far more costly than any single sale.
Questions about our affiliate relationships? Contact us at hello@pickleballscored.com. Learn more about our evaluation process on our About page.