Official paddle partner
Apex officially endorses Mint Sport paddles and accessories.
We make the ball. Mint makes the paddle. When players ask us what to put in the other hand, we send them to Mint Sport — and we mean it enough to put it on our own site.
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Endorsed paddle partner
48
Holes in every Apex ball
0
Paddles Apex makes itself
2
Specialists, one setup
The endorsement
Why we put our name on someone else's paddle.
Apex makes one thing, and we make it properly: the Apex 48, a 48-hole pickleball built for consistent flight and for surviving a full season of play. We do not make paddles, and we are not planning to.
That is exactly why this endorsement means something. We have nothing to sell you on the paddle side, so when we say Mint Sport builds equipment we are happy to stand behind, there is no competing product behind the recommendation.
Players kept asking the same question — the ball is sorted, what about the paddle? Rather than shrug, we went and found a partner whose standards matched ours, and pointed the question at them.
The range
Paddles and gear, from the people who specialise in it.
Mint Sport covers the side of the kit we deliberately do not. Each of these links straight through to them.
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Paddles
The core of the range, and the reason this partnership exists. Mint builds them, we point at them.
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Grips and overgrips
The cheapest upgrade in the sport, and the one most players leave far too long.
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Bags and covers
Somewhere to put the paddle, the balls and everything else you carry to the court.
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Court accessories
The small kit that turns a session into a proper game.
Ball plus paddle
One setup, two specialists.
A predictable ball and a paddle you trust are the two halves of the same problem. Get one wrong and the other stops mattering.
Pair a Mint Sport paddle with the Apex 48 and every part of your setup comes from someone who only makes that part. That is the whole idea.
Where we stand
“We would rather send a player to someone who does it better than sell them something we half-believe in. That is the entire reason this page exists.”
Apex Pickleball
Common questions
Apex and Mint Sport, answered.
Does Apex make pickleball paddles?
No. Apex makes the Apex 48 pickleball and nothing else. For paddles and accessories we point players to Mint Sport, whose equipment we officially endorse.
What is the Apex and Mint Sport partnership?
Apex officially endorses Mint Sport paddles and pickleball accessories. We make the ball, Mint makes the paddle, and each of us recommends the other rather than stretching into a category we do not specialise in.
Where can I buy Mint Sport paddles?
Directly from Mint Sport. Every paddle and accessory link on this page goes straight to them — Apex does not stock or ship Mint products.
Which Apex ball should I pair with a Mint paddle?
The Apex 48. It is the only ball we make. Its 48-hole, chamfered-edge design is built for consistent flight and holds its shape through long sessions, so it pairs with any paddle you bring to it.
Does Apex sell Mint Sport products directly?
No. Mint sells their own range on their own site. Apex sells the Apex 48 in 4, 10, 50 and 100-ball packs.
Get the ball right first.
View all packsReady for a new paddle?
Head over to Mint Sport for paddles and accessories. Come back to us for the ball.