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Pickleball’s #1 Podcast with Top Pro Zane Navratil and Pickleball Creator, Nico The Lefty. Some would say it’s a “Picklers” dream podcast with the duo’s loud and unfiltered insights commentating on the good, the bad, and even the ugly sides of the sport as Pickleball undeniably rockets towards mainstream adoption. Weekly rotating topics, guests, tournament recaps, Pickleball pop-culture, player strategies, and more. No comment or topic can breach the PicklePod Non-Valley Zone, everything is in play. It’s on the PicklePod or it didn’t happen. Thomas Shields is the Founder Of “The Dink Pickleball” Media company and Zane Navratil is atop ranked pickleball pro who has won championships on the PPA Tour, APP Tour, and Major League Pickleball. RSSVERIFY

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Latest Episodes:

A Star is Born Mar 04, 2022

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Description: Anna Bright called her shot last weekend so we had to get her on the show. Coming off a historic pro pickleball debut, Bright tells us what it's like to become instantly famous in the pickleball world. The 2022 dance card is filling up fast for the former Cal tennis player, so shoot your shot while you have your chance. Tyson and Thomas wrap things up with some world class philosophy and geography.

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0:48 Anna Bright joins the pod after calling her shot at APP

8:30 An extensive tennis background turns into a pickleball addiction

14:20 Anna is coming after top pros and the guys are coming to partner up

23:30 It’s going down in the DMs

28:00 Questions for Thomas turns into Survivor business for Tyson

33:50 Anna signs off and partners up with Tyson

36:35 More updates from Austin

46:20 NML pickleball is no longer anonymous

52:00 Time to get your own pickleball court and having a third-place trophy

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The Pickleball Conspiracy Runs Deep Feb 25, 2022

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Description: The boys are back…flying solo, together, with no guest this week. Tyson has another idea to take over the pickleball world and this one comes in pill form. Thomas finally got his stuff back but is still feeling the pain from the audience. The PPA and APP Tours are both in action this week, but who has the better lineup?

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00:21 New name for the pod

6:58 APP Punta Gorda tourney is still stacked

10:20 Can PPA and APP coexist?

15:30 Thomas gets his stuff!

18:52 pickleball conspiracy theory

27:37 Singles chatter…no Ben in PPA…APP singles is stacked…could singles takeover?

37:00 PPA indoor picks leads to Simone talk

39:10 is Jay Devilliers the prototype pro? Does body type provide an advantage?

51:50 NDZ the predominant pickleball podcast

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Dekel Bar, Leader of the Pickleball Super Council Feb 18, 2022

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Description: A Dekel Bar highlight is always worth a replay, so we brought him back for round 2. There have been a ton of changes on the pickleball landscape since we last talked and we find out where Dekel stands. Tyson is a non-stop ideas machine and rolls out a foolproof strategy for pickleball dominance. The battle for Thomas’ belongings continues and we speculate on a 1000 player round-robin event.

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0:56 Recurring guest Dekel Bar back from Pickleball Getaways trip in Mexico

5:10 Dekel’s philosophy is to maintain flexibility as PPA and APP battle it out

10:38 Dekel joins APP Pro Council with hopes for a “Super” Council

21:48 Dekel = highlight machine

23:35 Pickleball pro decathlon, who wins?

26:05 When to go for that erne?

31:03 Hindrance shenanigans “LET’S GO!”

35:25 Tyson’s new fool-proof pickleball plan

42:45 Nonstop pickleball in the news

45:10 Mesa PPA introduction, Tyson talks FILA gear

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NBC and Golf Channel personality, Will Lowery, says he can be #1 in Pickleball Feb 11, 2022

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Description: We’ve all had that feeling after winning a game, that I can beat anyone in pickleball feeling. Will Lowery from NBC and The Golf Channel is currently living in that feeling. He is hooked on pickleball and wants to make a run at the world’s top 10. Thomas and Tyson catch up on the APP New York City Open news and find out Thomas made DUPR’s 50 Top player list for the Great Lakes region.

3:32 The pickleball workout is a real thing

10:12 Will plays Larry Fitzgerald 1-on-1 for $1000

15:24 Thomas tells the story of losing 11-0 to Ben Johns playing lefty

25:40 Golf vs pickleball, which is harder to go pro?

28:25 The challenge goes out, can Will score 5 points against Thomas?

31:00 Will wants to be next in the pickleball broadcast booth

40:52 DUPR ratings by region. Guess who made the list.

48:12 Frank Anthony Davis has a bone to pick with USA Pickleball

51:23 Everybody including the PPA is coming to AZ in February

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Lee Whitwell is here to save Pickleball Feb 04, 2022

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Description: PicklePod gets a visit from Major League Pickleball MVP, @ladyofgibraltor, Lee Whitwell. Tyson vents about pickleball ratings and Lee shows us how to find a fair game and expose sandbaggers with the DUPR rating system. Thomas has been busy cracking the NML code and we’ve got to talk about Michael Phelps vs Larry Fitzgerald.

04:25 A geography lesson from Lady of Gibraltar

10:52 A case of beer brought Lee into pickleball

15:00 The MLP experience

19:00 How DUPR ratings work

28:49 Battle of the sexes doubles match coming this year

42:59 Thomas cracks the NML mystery

45:40 PPA Desert Ridge Recap

52:59 Phelps vs Fitzgerald

59:09 A new website thedinkpickleball.com

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Pro Rob Nunnery stands us up, or does he? Jan 28, 2022

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Description: PicklePod says aloha to one one the top pros in the game, Rob Nunnery. He tells Tyson and Thomas about his new pickleball director role. We get an insider look at what life is like in the professional game and how things have changed in the last two months. Rob shares his life before pickleball and Thomas has an offer for NML.

0:10 We were stood up.

5:10 Who the hell is NML?

17:15 Rob joins the show

24:14 The most normal life before pickleball

40:15 What life is like after signing with the PPA

46:41 Rob’s new job “hanging out on the beach”

53:15 Players to watch in 2022

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The Tour Feud According to Casey Patterson, Olympic Volleyballer Jan 21, 2022

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Description: US Olympic volleyball player Casey Patterson weighs in on the recent developments in pickleball. He tells the story of his experience with similar situations in early pro volleyball and offers advice on how pro pickleball players can leverage the changing landscape. The guys come up with a pitch for the bad boy of pickleball and recap last week’s episode.

00:10 Updates and recapping last episode

10:10 Tyson’s audition for The Dink’s job opening

17:30 News about the APP and MLP breaks live on the pod

21:40 Michael Phelps vs Larry Fitzgerald

29:10 Casey Patterson joins the pod

37:10 Growing your personal brand as an athlete

44:30 Casey weighs in on the recent developments and what players should do

1:01:10 The bad boy of pickleball

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More details on the drama and Thomas was robbed Jan 14, 2022

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Description:

0:10 Day trading and crypto with Tyson

3:10 Thomas might have been robbed

6:55 The latest in the MLP/PPA/APP drama

10:10 The competing tours and business speculation

19:40 Predictions

27:30 APP Mesa Open picks

46:55 Tyson McGuffin’s take on all the news

50:00 Tyson’s million dollar check and brain teasers

54:00 Thomas complains more

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Breaking down the pickleball chaos Jan 07, 2022

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Description: First recurring guest Zane Navratil joins the PicklePod to break down all the chaos that’s happened since last episode. We discuss the massive investment in the PPA, the new contracts and how the players are reacting. Zane talks about where he stands and how the APP, USA Pickleball and MLP are impacted by the recent developments. It’s a crazy time to be in pickleball, and Zane is right in the middle of it.

0:10 Welcoming Zane back to the pod and talk about his move to Austin

5:10 Zane’s new business and domain speculation

10:10 Discrepancies with the Dink Awards

12:55 Tom Dundon, Pickleball Chaos, PPA Contracts

31:55 The APP’s Response

36:55 Zane’s take on the spin-serve rulings (that never end)

45:10 Zane drops and the guys give updates

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The Waters turned down Dink sponsorship Dec 17, 2021

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Description: Mother-daughter duo and 2021 National Champions Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters explain why they passed on a Dink sponsorship. Yes, Anna Leigh is tired of the age thing. We learn about the early days of their careers and find out some new details around Anna Leigh’s 2022 partnership with Ben Johns. Drill to play ratios are discussed before the guys drop some breaking news about Simone Jardim.

0:10 The Waters explain why they aren’t sponsored by The Dink anymore

4:10 What it’s like being “the young phenom”

8:25 “The Dink Guy”

10:30 The story of the Waters and Pickleball

20:10 Drill to play ratios

23:40 The time AL showed up to a random court and is gambling happening?

35:10 The Waters drop and the guys weigh in on their future

39:00 Nationals results and big news about Simone Jardim

45:40 The guys close out the episode with recent news

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