Why do tennis players hate pickleball? Plus MLP Draft 2024 (Ep. 38)

Why do tennis players hate pickleball? Plus MLP Draft 2024 (Ep. 38)

Author: This Pickleball Life with Jilly B and K Dub April 12, 2024 Duration: 1:26:07
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MLP Draft Grades, APP Delray, Playing w/ the (second?) Best Player in the World and visiting the Julie Johnson Academy! Plus, how to REALLY make the most of your partner's 3rd Shot.


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SEGMENTS:

0:00 Coming Up

1:21: Upcoming Clinics

2:40 Bad Week for KW

4:40 ICYMI Women’s NCAA

12:30 PPA Paddle Testing

13:49 April Fools

17:45 Why do tennis players hate pickleball so much? 

25:25 The Julie Johnson Pickleball Academy 

31:35 Dealing with Slice Spin

33:16 The 3rd Shot Drop is Dead

35:50 Partnering w/ Andrei: a mixed doubles mental reframe

38:24 Different ball, different strategy

42:30 A game of Runs

46:47 Megan Fudge and Epic Fist Pumps

52:20 Joy Rider Challenge

52:45 The Difference w/ the APP 

54:12 Performance Biohack of the Week

56:50 How PPA Seeding “works”

58:52 When your partner takes the 3rd, what do you do?

1:02:50 MLP Draft Grades

1:25:36 Maggie Brascia is Everyone’s Daddy 



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