PicklePod - Collin Johns On Why He Plays Pickleball Different Than Anyone Else

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. To support Stop Alzheimers Now and submit your question for the pod visit: https://www.stopalzheimersnow.org/donate.html Win a pickleball facility and a lifetime of pickleball gear! https://picklryourcity.kickoffpages.com/ Shop performance-driven comfort from Vuori https://vuoriclothing.com/thedink Not only will you receive 20% off your first purchase, but enjoy free shipping on any U.S. orders over $75 and free returns Find and book private courts in your area with swimply.com Rep the latest in dink branded merch at https://repthedink.com/ ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/signup/ -Follow us on IG *@thedinkpickleball* -Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi... -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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