Tom Webb (Chief Marketing Officer at the #APP ) spoke on PicklePod about how #Pickleball is growing internationally 🌍, saying that “when the U.S. sneezes, the world catches a cold 🤧.” On RacquetX, he spoke on this topic again, adding: “The rest of the world is maybe 2-3 years behind the U.S. in terms of participation numbers 📉.” What do you think? Do you agree with him? 🤔
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During a recent interview on the PicklePod podcast, #PPA pro Lea Jansen compared playing singles to a romantic relationship off the court: “Singles is like that ex-boyfriend that you really loved, but who wasn't good for you." 💔🎾 Do you agree? 🤔

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Check out Zane Navratil's spicy take in the latest PicklePod! 🎙️ He's like, "Hey, let's talk #Pickleball vs. pro baseball!" and suggesting that pros should chill with the super-powerful paddles, just like how MLB players switch to wood bats. 🏓⚾ Do you vibe with that? Should the pros tone it down with the power paddles? Let's discuss! #Pickleball #Podcast #News

🎙️ On the latest PicklePod episode, Collin voiced his one real concern about the Vulcan ball and wishes for some upgrades over time. 🤔 He believes the new ball might be a game-changer in the recent upsets on the #PPA Tour. 🏓 What's your take on this? 🔥

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On the PicklePod, Zane and Thomas discuss how their games change when using the new PPA ball.

➡️ The Dura plays fast, it is harder to control.

➡️ Many top-level teams resort to a slower speed of play.

➡️ Think of the Johns brothers in men’s doubles. They know a counterattack with a Dura is hard to return so they will extend dink rallies and wait for the other team to speed up.

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“I was more focused this time. I heard it, but it didn’t really bother me”, said Zane in PicklePod.

Should Vuvuzela’s be banned at Pickleball?

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Pro Player Zane Navratil reported in PicklePod Podcast that the pros were scrambling to find legal paddles for #MLP Dallas ➡️ “I talked to some of the guys doing the testing and it’s leads to three questions. Did something change from MLP testing? Are they screwing it up? Are paddle manufacturers changing something?”

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“One of the big things for us is that we built our personal brand on being the best doubles team in the world together. So what a lot of people forget is that at #MLP you’re not going to have the luxury of being able to play together”, Collin Johns said in PicklePod.#Pickleball #PPA #Podcast #Pro #News

“You have more extended firefights in Women’s Doubles,” multi-time doubles champion Collin Johns said in PicklePod.“A lot of people complain that the dink rallies last forever in Men’s Doubles. The reason is if you want to speed the ball up there’s a high level of risk. There are more players with hot paddles that can get on top of a counter punch”#Pickleball #PPA #MLP #Podcast #News

“The deflection tests (in #PPA ) are not great. We need to throw the ball into the paddle at a given speed and see how hard it come off the paddle. It doesn’t matter how thin or thick is the paddle or what surface is. Here’s what the limit is and if it exceeds it you’re not allowed to use the paddle,” Johns said in PicklePod.“I’ve talked to Carl Schmetz a bit on that. They (PPA) want to move to that test, but it’s going to be more expensive and more time consuming. Once we get to that test, I think would make more sense if players and tours to establish the limit”#Pickleball #MLP #News

“That’s the main thing”, said Zane on PicklePod, referring to the fact that most players do not care about referee certifications. Do you agree with him? 🤔#Pickleball #Pro #News #Podcast

The #MLP signed player said that he expects to be paid significantly less at the end of his 3-year contract, so he proposes a solution:“MLP and #PPA need to show the next round of investors that this is taking off. In my opinion, they just need to hit certain metrics of growth and basically get another round of funding”, Zane said on PicklePod.#Pickleball #News #Pro #Podcasts

Zane Navratil stated on PicklePod that if there are sit outs at the next MLP event, teams will be able to replace the absent players with Challenger Level players.“You don’t know which players will be available from Challenger League. Gabe Tardio, Stefan Auvergne, Megan Fudge, and Susannah Barr could be the top picks”, said Zane.#Pickleball #MLP #PPA #Podcast #News

McGuffin texted Thomas in the new episode of PicklePod and gave him this spicy response about his beef with Tyler Loong.#Pickleball #Pro #News

“There’s more money there. They’re gonna have bigger database. They’re going to be able to know who’s playing better”, said the MLP signed player on PicklePod.Is the end of APP and other Pickleball tours?#Pickleball #MLP #PPA #APP #News

“I think anger and frustration out of the the pay differential from some people that signed with #MLP could be a problem. There have been talks of uh of of sitting out”, Zane said on PicklePod.#Pickleball #Podcast #News

Very insightful interview with Tim Parks (owner of the SoCal Hard Eights) talks about the business of pickleball, how to build a professional league and some sports betting. If you haven't heard it yet, definitely tune in! #TimParks #SoCalHardEights #PicklePod