We had an absolute blast with pro player, Patrick Smith and we hope you enjoy watching/listening! Pat teaches about the importance of fitness and overall health in pickleball. He also shares his secrets on how to juggle so many pickleball tournaments with a full-time job! The Picklehead hosts ask how Pat decides between 1&2-handed backhand counters and how YOU can improve yours! Stick around as we play a little game with Pat, 1-word answers only… and try not to laugh at his answers! Thank you for supporting our podcast. We wouldn’t be able to do it without you! Please take a second to FOLLOW! It really helps us out.

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Time Stamp:

00:00 Intro

01:00 Pat Smith joins the pod!

03:00 Pat’s recent success & medals

03:50 How Pat found pickleball

08:00 Juggling pickleball & a full-time job

10:00 Pat’s fitness routine

11:35 Injury & pickleball

15:20 The importance of stretching

17:20 How taxing are pickleball tournaments?

20:00 Individual talent vs team chemistry

25:05 How Pat decides between 1&2 handed backhands

28:40 Game w/ Pat - One-Word answers only!

30:28 Pat’s near-future pickleball plans

32:04 Recap