Kyle Koszuta likely uses the Friday Aura Pro family, based on readable lettering in his September 2026 coaching video. His exact shape, filming date, latest match use, playing weight, tape, grip build, overgrip, and shoes are unverified.
Kyle Koszuta is a professional pickleball player and educator known as ThatPickleballGuy.
Current equipment
What is on the record now?
A sponsor deal or product page tells you the brand and model, not the exact match paddle, weight, or tape. Each field below shows its own source and date.
via Aura Pro family shop. Cobalt resemblance is a visual lead; exact player shape and cosmetic are not proved.
Most likely
Kyle holds a paddle with readable Aura Pro lettering in his own coaching video uploaded September 23, 2026 Pacific time, September 24 UTC. Independent replay confirms the model family; the filming date, exact shape, cosmetic, personal build and latest match use remain unverified.
Aura Pro family shop. Cobalt resemblance is a visual lead; exact player shape and cosmetic are not proved.
Pending: Retail specs, handle, playing weight, weight added, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, apparel. Checked Oct 17, 2026
Retail specs
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Handle
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Playing weight
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Weight added
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Tape placement
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Grip build
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Overgrip
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Apparel
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Tape placement for Kyle Koszuta's current paddle is pending. See the 9 other pros with sourced setups in the pro lead and tungsten tape guide.
Previous-era setup
Earlier setups, with dates
These setups are sourced but belong to an earlier paddle or sponsor, so they are not carried over to the current setup above.
Fever 102, earlier Friday AMA report
Earlier Friday AMA, exact publication and play dates unresolved
Historical report
Friday reported Mesa use at the time of the AMA. Later Aura Pro coaching footage makes current Fever carryover uncertain; exact shape, cosmetic and personal build remain unknown.
Paddle
Friday Fever 102 family, per Friday AMA ↗ via Qualified Friday shop listing Fever 102 Elongated and Widebody. Player shape and cosmetic unknown; historical report, no stock promise.
Brand-reported: Historical brand report of Mesa use that week. The exact date, shape, cosmetic and latest match use remain unverified.
Official medal PDF linked by US Open Past Results, page 1. Downloaded and visually checked the gold/silver/bronze columns. Official schedule dates open Pro finals April 18, split-age men April 12, Champions men April 15; Champions is explicitly ages 50-59.
Official medal PDF linked by US Open Past Results, page 1. Downloaded and visually checked the gold/silver/bronze columns. Official schedule dates open Pro finals April 18, split-age men April 12, Champions men April 15; Champions is explicitly ages 50-59.
Window: Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 9, 2026. Selected verified results, ordered by finish and then date. This record may not cover every tournament appearance. Tournament results do not establish which paddle was used.
Questions fans ask
Kyle Koszuta setup FAQs
Who is Kyle Koszuta?+
Kyle Koszuta is a professional pickleball player and educator known as ThatPickleballGuy.
What Friday product is associated with Kyle Koszuta?+
Friday identifies Koszuta as a collaborator on the Aura Pro and describes his signature Cobalt colorway. The product connection alone does not establish his latest match paddle.