Pickleball Fire Podcast

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182: 3 Tips to Improve Your Game with Senior Pro Jen Lassandro Sep 19, 2022

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Jen Lassandro and her doubles partner recently reached the podium in a senior pro event, upsetting a couple of the top teams. In today's episode she also talks about how to stage a big comeback, when to hit an Erne, and what you can learn from watching the pros play.

181: Stop Playing Pickleball to Win with National Champion Brett Noel Sep 12, 2022

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On the podcast, I talk with Pickleball pros about how to improve your game from a strategy and technique perspective. But I love talking to National Champion Brett Noel as he discusses how to get the right mental state to improve your game.

180: Pickleball for All: Everything but the Kitchen Sink with Author Rachel Simon Sep 05, 2022

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Near the pandemic's beginning, Rachel Simon and her family were like many people: bored and looking for something to do at home. Then she found Pickleball and wrote about it in an article for the NY Times called Is Pickleball the Perfect Pandemic Pastime? I truly believe she helped fuel the explosive growth of the game, and now she has written a book Pickleball for All: Everything but the Kitchen Sink.

179: The Next Generation of Pickleball with 16-Year-Old Pro Jayden Broderick Aug 29, 2022

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I believe Jayden Broderick is the only teenager I have spoken with on the Pickleball Fire podcast, other than Anna Leigh Waters, who was 14 at the time. Jayden is now 16 but just picked up a paddle two years ago and is now competing against the professionals in singles and having success.

178: How One Pickleball Player Became Pain Free with Turbo Darcy Aug 22, 2022

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Do you have a drawer full of wraps for your knee, ankle or other body part? I know I do so I wanted to hear how Pickleball player Turbo Darcy was able to toss those in the trash and be pain free on the court.

177: How to Develop Fast Hands in Pickleball with Teaching Pro Phil Metz Aug 15, 2022

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Phil Metz does not play Pickleball competitively, but he does teach with one of the best-known professionals in the game, Simone Jardim. Today Phil talks about the importance of paddle position in developing fast hands.

176: 3 Tips for how to Speed Recovery after Playing Pickleball with Senior Pro Tim Ringgold Aug 08, 2022

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If you play a lot of Pickleball, you will want to listen to this podcast. Senior pro Tim Ringgold explains how to recover faster after playing and what to do on your days off from the game.

175: The Pickleball Spin Serve: Will it will be Legal in 2023 with Morgan Evans Aug 01, 2022

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I don't usually have breaking news on the Pickleball Fire podcast. But I interviewed Morgan Evans and he has an update on the spin serve and what's going to happen in 2023. As you know, there was a lot of controversy in 2022 about the spin serve. Zane Navratil's chainsaw serve was, we'll call it outlawed, while the Morgan Evans spin serve was not.

174: Bend Your Knees Louise - A Pickleball Primer with Authors Jackie Freeman & Karen Worthy Jul 28, 2022

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Bend your knees Louise, step back Jack. I love how this short rhymes can help your Pickleball game. Authors Jackie Freeman & Karen Worthy have brought them to life in a Pickleball primer for children of all ages and grandparents of course.

173: How to Improve Your Ball Tracking with Vizual Edge's Zack Strock Jul 25, 2022

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We often practice shots such as the third shot drop or forehand roll. But have you considered what you can do to improve your ability to track the ball? Zack Strock from Vizual Edge gives us some tips on how to do just this.

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