Body Helix is a Greensboro, North Carolina company that spent 15 years building a reputation in medical-grade compression gear before expanding into pickleball paddle design under founder Fred Robinson, a 101st Airborne veteran who personally leads R&D and product testing. The company claims to have introduced the first paddle with internal holes (the F1 TerraCore) and continues to innovate with designs like the Falcon Elongated, which layers EPP foam with cork dwell pads beneath a carbon fiber face to reduce vibration and increase control. Paddles are sold under both the Body Helix and FLiK Pickleball lines, globally sourced but machine- and play-tested with high-level US players, alongside the brand’s original compression sleeves and braces.