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Podcast: The Pickleball Show with CurtisReese -Discuss the fast growing sport of Pickleball!
Episode: Mike Barker - VAIR - THE Pickleball show with Curtis Reese - August 2025
Description: Is DUPR Dead? Mike Barker's VAIR Rating System Might Just Bury It Guest: Mike Barker, Founder of VAIRHost Curtis Reese sits down with entrepreneur and former semi-pro football player, Mike Barker, the brain behind VAIR (Visually Assisted International Rating system), which is shaking up the world of competitive pickleball ratings.In this episode, Barker explains why he launched VAIR, a next-generation system that aims to eliminate the "Wild West" nature of current pickleball ratings. Unlike systems based solely on wins and losses, VAIR uses a Visually Assisted and AI-powered approach to...