Accompanied by my paddle fanatic friend of almost 40 years, Melissa McDougald, we dive into the Arundel Paddle Club.We tour the hut and cover the uniqueness of the club, the amazing setting and meet some of the colorful members.

Our first Hut, Sweat & Beers Episode for the Pod.

We (virtually) visit arguably the most Old School Paddle Hut in America, the Cedar Club in Wisconsin. Their hut is a 2 car garage that's still attached to a house. Beyond the hut, there is a super fun culture and we discuss it all with David Brock.

We catch up with two of the youngest players on the tour in the Top 50.

Ranked 40 and 53, respectively and both under 25 these guys are primed to make moves the next couple of seasons!

We discuss with Dan:

• His spin on speed of play
• Getting engaged to paddle royalty
• His double life as a hydraulic engineer for submarines

Luke and I discuss the highlights, lessons learned and give a sneak preview into what's in store for Season 2.

We cover with these absolute paddle fanatics:

* (Unofficial) Marc Powers Brown Baggers Fan Club
*Differences between the Paddle Leagues in CT vs Boston
*Getting from low 20’s to low single digits PTI
*Griffin bribing a former National Champ with IPA’s to come out of retirement for a tournament this upcoming season 

Tyler drives and Andre braves the rain and bugs to cover:

- Ladies of the NJ Banana Crew

- Lack of Support from Cutters Rule

- 80's Puffer Fashion

- The Infamous Hot Dog Lady

- Learning to let Martin Bostrom take the Overheads

Fantastic in depth interview. Dean covers among other things:

• Proper Warmup
• Modalities vs Fundamentals such as strength training, nutrition and hydration.
• Deloading Pre-Tourney
• Club players coming back too soon after rest but no rehab
• Pain vs Damage
• Ready to Play Protocol

Great discussion with Alex about some of the greats before this generation including Brian his former partner Brian Uihlein, father of spin.

We also covered his distinguished career including being ranked #2 twice, once with Easterbrook and once with Arraya. Alex had a who's who of partners IN ADDITION to the 3 players aforementioned including Fiedler, Stulac, Parsons, DeRose and Fraser.

We cover a lot of paddle topics. The genius of Steve De Rose, fitness becoming a big part of the game, paddle courts in NYC and yes speed of play.