Selkirk Sport Signs Former LPGA Star Sherri Steinhauer to Professional Pickleball Advisory Staff
3-Time Women’s British Open Champion & 4-Time United States Solheim Cup Winner to Compete on Professional Pickleball Tour with Leading Paddle Brand
Hayden, Idaho, January 21, 2020 – As country clubs and golf resorts across the country continue to incorporate pickleball programming into their line-up of activities, and as the professional pickleball tour expands worldwide, Selkirk Sport, the leading Pickleball paddle and accessories brand, today announced that former LPGA star Sherri Steinhauer has joined the Company’s Professional Advisory Staff.
The signing was announced as Selkirk Sport, a family-owned business based in Hayden, Idaho, exhibits at the 2nd annual Racquet & Paddle Sports Conference (Racquet & Paddle Show Booth #8358), in conjunction with the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show, January 22-24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
As a member of Team Selkirk, Steinhauer will compete on the professional pickleball tour equipped with Selkirk Sport’s AMPED™ Epic, a high performance, Made-in-the-USA pickleball paddle. Additionally, Steinhauer will be outfitted in Team Selkirk apparel and will serve as a spokesperson to help promote the sport within the growing golf community.
Steinhauer enjoyed a successful 26-year career on the LPGA TOUR, capturing three Women’s British Open Championships, among her 10 professional victories. A 4-time member of the United States team that captured the Solheim Cup, Steinhauertransitioned to pickleball after retiring from professional golf in 2012.
Today, a passionate professional pickleball player, Steinhauer joins an elite line-up of Team Selkirk athletes who compete on the professional pickleball circuit, including Tyson McGuffin, one of the Top Ranked singles players in the World; JoAnne Russell, 1977 Wimbledon Doubles Champion; Cammy MacGregor, former Top 75 Women’s Professional Tennis Player and Kim Jagd, former Professional Beach Volleyball player, among many others.
Available in five distinct models (Invikta, Epic, Maxima, S2 and Omni) suited for all styles of play, and a series of vibrant color stories, Selkirk’s AMPED™ Series delivers increased power, precise ball control, and a larger sweetspot – the most critical benefits to maximize performance for players of all levels.
For more information on Selkirk Sport, Team Selkirk’s stable of Professional Pickleball Ambassadors and the innovative AMPED™ Series paddle line-up, visit www.selkirk.com. To follow the Company through social media, please visit Selkirk on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @SelkirkSport.
About Selkirk Sport
Selkirk Sport, a Made-in-the-USA Manufacturer of Pickleball paddles and accessories, is a family-owned and operated company based in Hayden, Idaho, located in the shadows of its namesake, the Selkirk mountain range. Founded in 2014, Selkirk Sport is born off a passion for sport, as well as the great western outdoor leisure lifestyle that was afforded to the Company’s founders, Rob and Mike Barnes, along with their father Jim, who is Selkirk’s production manager. Backed by the philosophy of always pushing the limits, Selkirk Sport is committed to manufacturing products that deliver the highest performance with unmatched quality and service. As part of their early success, Selkirk Sport was the very first Pickleball manufacturer to offer an unprecedented lifetime warranty on its high-performance products. And, to meet the demands of the game’s premier professionals, the Company developed low-profile edgeguards that are lightweight and extremely durable. In just three years, Selkirk Sport has become one of the industry’s fastest growing companies, and their paddles are used by many of the game’s premier players, such as Tyson McGuffin, Morgan Evans, Cammy MacGregor, Kaitlyn Christian and a host of others who are premier players and national/regional champions.
About Pickleball
Pickleball was invented by three dads in 1965 as a way to entertain their children during summer. The families resided on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Congressman Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum fashioned handmade equipment and based the simple rules on the existing sports of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. Unlike Tennis, Racquetball and many other sports, Pickleball has a short learning curve; you don’t need months of lessons to participate in a fun game. It also is less running compared to Tennis. However, at the same time, it can be very competitive and addicting for all ages, as well as an excellent, fun family activity. Pickleball can be played as both a singles and doubles game, and can be played inside or outdoors, on a court that uses the dimension of a doubles badminton court, along with a modified tennis net. A Pickleball court is 20’ x 44’ for both singles and doubles. The net is hung at 36” at the ends and hangs 34” in the middle. A non-volley zone – called the Kitchen – extends 7’ back from the net on each side.
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