Connect. Compete. Sustain.
Connect. Compete. Sustain.
Connect. Compete. Sustain.
Designed for players who expect precision, confidence, and uncompromising performance every time they step onto the court.
Designed for players who expect precision, confidence, and uncompromising performance every time they step onto the court.
PERFORMANCE FIRST
Where Engineering Meets the Court
Where Engineering Meets the Court
Thoughtful design and innovative natural materials combine to deliver the control, power, and responsiveness modern players demand.
Precision Control
Precision Control
Engineered with precision
layups and responsive materials
for consistent shot placement,
confident spin, and exceptional
touch at the kitchen.
Engineered with precision
layups and responsive materials
for consistent shot placement,
confident spin, and exceptional
touch at the kitchen.
Balanced Power
Balanced Power
Bamboo and cork work together
to maximise energy return, delivering
effortless power while maintaining
control, responsiveness, and balance.
Bamboo and cork work together
to maximise energy return, delivering
effortless power while maintaining
control, responsiveness, and balance.
Innovative Materials
Innovative Materials
Engineered bamboo and custom
cork naturally reduce vibration and
enhance feel, delivering
high-performance play with a lower
environmental impact.
Engineered bamboo and custom
cork naturally reduce vibration and
enhance feel, delivering
high-performance play with a lower
environmental impact.
The Swift Paddle
The Swift Paddle
Our first, limited edition set of paddles. Each paddle is individually numbered and swing weight matched before it leaves the workshop
Our first, limited edition set of paddles. Each paddle is individually numbered and swing weight matched before it leaves the workshop
WHY KINOVA
We chose natural materials because they play better.
We chose natural materials because they play better.
Performance driven. Innovation led. Naturally engineered.
Performance driven. Innovation led. Naturally engineered.
Pickleball began with natural materials. We asked a simple question: with everything we know about materials today, could they outperform what came after them?
Drawing on more than 20 years of combined materials and engineering experience, we found our answer in bamboo and cork. Bamboo brings strength, stiffness, and responsiveness. Cork adds flexibility, energy return, and natural vibration damping. Together, they create a paddle that feels connected, controlled, and powerful in your hands.
We combine these natural properties with modern engineering, simulation, and manufacturing techniques to push their performance even further. The result is equipment designed around how players actually play while reducing our reliance on conventional synthetic materials.
Pickleball began with natural materials. We asked a simple question: with everything we know about materials today, could they outperform what came after them?
Drawing on more than 20 years of combined materials and engineering experience, we found our answer in bamboo and cork. Bamboo brings strength, stiffness, and responsiveness. Cork adds flexibility, energy return, and natural vibration damping. Together, they create a paddle that feels connected, controlled, and powerful in your hands.
We combine these natural properties with modern engineering, simulation, and manufacturing techniques to push their performance even further. The result is equipment designed around how players actually play while reducing our reliance on conventional synthetic materials.
Pickleball began with natural materials. We asked a simple question: with everything we know about materials today, could they outperform what came after them?
Drawing on more than 20 years of combined materials and engineering experience, we found our answer in bamboo and cork. Bamboo brings strength, stiffness, and responsiveness. Cork adds flexibility, energy return, and natural vibration damping. Together, they create a paddle that feels connected, controlled, and powerful in your hands.
We combine these natural properties with modern engineering, simulation, and manufacturing techniques to push their performance even further. The result is equipment designed around how players actually play while reducing our reliance on conventional synthetic materials.
Built For Athletes Who Care
Built For Athletes Who Care
Kinova exists to prove that performance and responsibility can coexist. By elevating bamboo into a premium sports material and designing with our community, we’re setting a new standard for sports equipment.
Kinova exists to prove that performance and responsibility can coexist. By elevating bamboo into a premium sports material and designing with our community, we’re setting a new standard for sports equipment.
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission & Vision
Our mission is to make sustainable the new
standard in sports equipment by proving that high
performance and responsible design belong together.
We envision a future where athletes, brands, and
communities work collectively toward better materials,
lower impact, and more inclusive participation.
Our mission is to make sustainable the new standard in sports equipment by proving that high performance and responsible design belong together. We envision a future where athletes, brands, and communities work collectively toward better materials,lower impact, and more inclusive participation.
Performance with Purpose
Performance with Purpose
We design every Kinova product to compete at the
highest level without relying on wasteful materials.
By engineering bamboo for strength, control, and
durability, we create gear that performs where it
matters most: on the court. Our approach proves
that sustainability doesn’t mean compromise.
We design every Kinova product to compete at the highest level without relying on wasteful materials. By engineering bamboo for strength, control, and durability, we create gear that performs where it matters most: on the court. Our approach proves that sustainability doesn’t mean compromise.
OUR STORY
Founded in 2024 by Ben Tinkler-Davies & Ken Downing
Kinova was founded in 2024 with a vision to challenge
the traditional sports equipment industry and prove
that high performance and sustainability can coexist.
What started as an idea to rethink the materials used in
sport quickly evolved into a mission-driven brand
focused on innovation, community, and lower-impact
design.
Kinova is proudly built between the USA and the UK,
bringing together diverse perspectives, experiences, and
sporting communities from both sides of the Atlantic.
No matter where our athletes play, our goal remains the
same: create better equipment that supports a more inclusive and sustainable future for sport.
Kinova was founded with the belief that athletes should never have to choose between elite performance and responsible products. Driven by a passion for sport, innovation, and sustainability, Ben set out to create a brand that challenges industry norms and inspires a new way forward.
Founded in 2024 by Ben Tinkler-Davies & Ken Downing
Kinova was founded in 2024 with a vision to challenge the traditional sports equipment industry and prove that high performance and sustainability can coexist. What started as an idea to rethink the materials used in sport quickly evolved into a mission-driven brand focused on innovation, community, and lower-impact design.
Kinova is proudly built between the USA and the UK, bringing together diverse perspectives, experiences, and sporting communities from both sides of the Atlantic. No matter where our athletes play, our goal remains the same: create better equipment that supports a more inclusive and sustainable future for sport.
Kinova was founded by Ben Tinkler-Davies with the belief that athletes should never have to choose between elite performance and responsible products. Driven by a passion for sport, innovation, and sustainability, Ben set out to create a brand that challenges industry norms and inspires a new way forward.
Founded in 2024 by Ben Tinkler-Davies & Ken Downing
Kinova was founded in 2024 with a vision to challenge the traditional sports equipment industry and prove that high performance and sustainability can coexist. What started as an idea to rethink the materials used in sport quickly evolved into a mission-driven brand focused on innovation, community, and lower-impact design.
Kinova is proudly built between the USA and the UK,
bringing together diverse perspectives, experiences, and sporting communities from both sides of the Atlantic.
No matter where our athletes play, our goal remains the same: create better equipment that supports a more inclusive and sustainable future for sport.
Kinova was founded by Ben Tinkler-Davies with the belief that athletes should never have to choose between elite performance and responsible products. Driven by a passion for sport, innovation, and sustainability, Ben set out to create a brand that
challenges industry norms and inspires a new way forward.
Ben Tinkler-Davies
Founder
Ben Tinkler-Davies
Founder
Ready to elevate your
game?
Experience the Swift Paddle and discover what premium performance feels like.
Ready to elevate your
game?
Experience the Swift Paddle and discover what premium performance feels like.
