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Aug 25, 2023
Absolute Chaos: Pickleball will Change FOREVER w Jimmy Miller
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Everything we know about the battle between the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball. Jimmy and Thomas break it down.
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Show Notes
0:00 Merchant vs the internet
5:32 Altaf’s claim to fame
9:34 The pressure of entering the senior tour
12:29 Hip thrusts for everyone
16:34 Altaf was snubbed for MLP
24:21 The race to sign Altaf
28:09 Pickleball in India
31:37 Best/Worst Zane memory
33:28 Any beefs on tour?
40:15 Rapid fire Altaf
43:28 Commitment to be a pro
48:59 Top 5 in all the wrong categories
51:58 Stop Alzheimer’s Now Campaign
59:39 Altaf’s social media team
1:02:20 How many matches to get an invite back to the pod?
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Nov 16, 2023
Grading the Nationals Experience w/ Connor Garnett
Connor Garnett is in studio to cover everything from Nationals in Dallas. The former investment banker made the switch to full-time pickleball in 2023 and it is paying off.
Garnett weighs in on the drop serve discussion and Zane explains why the serve is so difficult to regulate. Connor shares his experience with the progression draw and questions if JW Johnson and Collin Johns swap secrets to benefit the Columbus Sliders. Don’t miss Connor on this all-new episode.
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Show Notes
0:00 Explaining the rules to Connor Garnett
3:55 Banker in previous life
7:55 The decision to go full-time
10:36 Let’s talk about Nationals
16:45 The amateur experience with UTPR and sandbagging
22:01 Progression draw loved it, hated it and indifferent
31:05 JW the first new champ in 7 years
37:31 Haworth’s big upset
40:01 Collin claps back at DUPR
47:03 Do JW and Collin share secrets at MLP?
51:37 Lea Jansen wants to change the serve game
58:51 AJ and Fed at Nationals
1:06:58 The status of San Clemente
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Nov 8, 2023
Pros were literally scrambling to find legal paddles at MLP
Paddles were dropping left and right at MLP Dallas. Zane estimates that 90% of paddles were ruled out via PPL testing before the event. Affected pros were left searching for legal paddles. The boys recap the MLP action including Federico Staksrud’s blow-up on Saturday, the now infamous two-become-one rule, and all of the vuvuzela noise.
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Show Notes
0:15 Zane wants another shot at the DC squad
5:58 Not playing in Nationals
7:23 If Ben and ALW played men’s how far would they go?
8:40 A frantic call from Tropickleball about the Detroit Bounce tourney
10:48 Paddle drama is at an all-time high - assumed 90% fail
16:31 The law of diminishing grit
21:44 Two-become-one foot fault rule against Daescu
25:03 Vuvuzuela’s hard to listen to
27:49 Staks got out of hand, earned an Orange Card and a record fine
32:09 A shocker that the Black Diamonds didn’t make the cut
33:34 Shadows covered the court in Dallas
35:07 Alshon takes the MVP award
38:02 New 2024 schedule released
42:24 Thomas is struggling to find games in Austin
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