It Feels Right Pickleball Podcast

Rob and Stone break down their draft board and prep for MLP season two. Rob is shipping off to Boston for the first stop of the Pickle 4 Ballpark Tour in Fenway this weekend. Stoney is short on sleep as a new dad and has a close call on reaching Central Park ahead of the draft.

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Show Notes:

0:00 Intro

5:00 Getting a job in the big city

12:04 Dad life for Stoney

18:15 Shipping off to Boston

25:30 Stone’s rankings ahead of the MLP Draft

35:21 Guys can affect the game more and are being drafted higher

40:46 Challenger-level analysis 

48:25 Hard Eight’s Outlook for season 2

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'Mr. Andiamo' Julian Arnold joins It Feels Right. Arnold is $60K richer after he and the LA Mad Drops won the MLP Season 1 Super Final. Julian makes predictions. about where he will be drafted in July and shares the details on his new partnership with Riley Newman. 

Show Notes:

0:00 Julian relives the Mad Drops run

7:10 Team construction is crucial in MLP

15:40 What it’s like to play for the Mad Drops and Drew Brees

19:25 No guarantees for Premier Level in 2024

23:40 Julian will play with Riley Newman for a few tournaments

29:34 Adam Stone sets the line on hypothetical matches

35:24 Pros/Cons to pickleball ‘special friends’

40:23 Julian’s paddle company Volair

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We’re sandwiched between season one and season two of MLP 2023. Some players are moving up, others are moving down and some are dropping out altogether. Rumor has it that Parris Todd will jump into the mix for the second half of the year. Tune into It Feels Right for some in-depth MLP talk.

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Show Notes:

0:00 Big pay bump for the super final

10:40 Will MLP add more teams in 2024

13:58 Less incentive for fringe players to play MLP

18:44 Rob is hitting his stride in 2023

22:34 Men’s players that could make the leap to Premier

27:35 Men’s players that might fall to the Challenger Level

31:14 Parris Todd is expected to play in MLP season 2

35:35 Susannah Barr should be in the Premier Level

39:20 Stone’s adjustment to the Power Air and a peek at the 006

43:32 The $50k match went to Stone and Tim Parks

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Rob and Stone are joined by the Iceman AJ Koller for an MLP San Clemente courtside podcast. AJ announces his new paddle deal with Takeya and addresses the state of paddle technology. Koller grades pros on their non-tennis abilities and the guys admire James Blake’s skills during MLPalooza. 

Show Notes:

0:00 The $50k match actually happened

5:05 AJ announces his deal with Takeya

10:05 Paddle tech is making pickleball too much like tennis

13:20 Anything but tennis - grading not tennis scores

17:56 Analyzing the MLP San Clemente Super Final

21:05 Line calls are still a concern in crucial moments

26:00 Julian Arnold will need to step up

31:30 Who thinks they can be number 1?

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Lea Jansen joins the pod after an incredible women’s finals match at the Texas Open. She has a new workout routine, a new tracking coach, and a new paddle and is determined to be number one by the end of the year.

Lea thinks she’s cracked the code on reaching gold. Find out her strategy on a new episode of It Feels Right.

Show Notes:

0:00 NYC crowd rallied behind Sobek

4:40 The Texas Open Frat Party

10:36 Will rowdy crowds affect top pros

15:12 Heat and wind delay play in Texas

25:20 It’s Lea Jansen time

34:10 Done with the disrespect

38:25 Breaking down an epic finals match

44:30 Lea a fan of the raucous crowd

49:25 A tracking coach on the sideline

54:12 Listener questions

1:02:03 Number one by the year’s end

1:11:15 Pick a partner to go number one with

1:20:40 Can anybody beat the Johns bros

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Baby Stone is in the building. AJ makes his first podcast appearance as the guys cover the busy summer months ahead. Rob is in Big Apple for the NYC Open where the guys shared some not so fond memories. The Rolling Stone will be in the booth at the PPA Texas Open and MLP San Clemente. A new segment is born, the hypothetical bookmaker, where Adam sets the line for pickleball hypotheticals.

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Show Notes:

0:00 The Inagural Baby episode

5:30 Do we need a rankings update? Tours 2.0?

16:30 Rob takes NYC and injury flashbacks

22:00 Jr Mint Munro to pair with Rob in England

27:20 The Rolling Stone has a busy 2023

33:15 The Grandstand broadcast feel

39:41 Stone has the extra info and it’s what the people want

44:15 The hypothetical bookmaker

48:20 Tim Parks is eager to jump on the pod

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One of the best pros in the women’s game Andrea Koop joins the pod. Koooooop spills the deats on a new $50k bet between MLP owners on an upcoming exhibition match at MLP. Koop weighs in on paddle testing, shares hilarious stories from her pickleball journey and explains the origin of the Beer City Open.

Show Notes:

0:00 Manscaping

6:13 Koop is the ultimate partner

12:28 Koooop’s illustrious tennis bakground

14:40 Beer City Open - Need my own tournament

 22:14 The new MLP bet for $50k

27:54 Paddle situation

32:13 Should the ball color change?

37:50 New women entering the pro scene

45:30 Pablo’s her special friend

52:15 BLQK Cubs and the minor league format

59:05 Koop had to bail on AJ - Gold from Altaf

1:06:05 Nunnery and Stone will be on the mic in Beer City

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Travis Rettenmaier tells it like it is. He shares about the Red Rock paddle challenge, the world of pickleball chirping, and what happened to the infamous 2 vs 1 NML match. Rettenmaier is an expert in the tennis-to-pickle transition. He analyzes Jack Sock’s debut performance in Charlotte.

Show Notes:

0:00 Rob goes country

2:43 Travis Rettenmaier joins the pod 

5:10 Jack Sock’s debut in Charlotte

13:36 Red Rock Open paddle test review

18:02 Dont want the game to get ‘too fast’

25:00 World-class chirping

29:20 The young players show professionalism

34:50 Viewer questions - St Pete community

40:00 The infamous 2 vs 1 fiasco

43:30 What’s the future look like for TR

46:35 Put some respect on Steve ‘The Beaver’ Deakin

51:03 The ideal pickleball player in 5-10 years

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Lea Jansen is the guest on an all-new It Feels Right. She addresses her recent apology video and explains why Jack Sock's forehand was strange for tennis but perfect for pickleball.

Rob is fired up after a successful west coast trip and Adam is ready for Baby Stone to arrive. 

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Show Notes:

0:00 Finding structure

6:40 Rob’s West Coast venture

10:30 The ATP ground level view is a game changer

14:14 Celebrity pro-am in Nashville

16:12 Adam Stone will test the Selkirk arsenal to find with his new paddle

21:12 It’s go time for Baby Stone

26:24 Lea Jansen joins the pod

32:40 Enough good players to swap out partners

42:35 Jack Sock’s debut at the PPA NC Open

48:50 A tennis flaw that is a pickleball weapon

57:02 “She’s not enough sorry”

1:01:15 Eyeballs are eyeballs

1:05:40 Playing for your livelihood

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Greg Dow might be the most interesting man in pickle. From getting his bag stolen in Boca to a mysterious feud, Dow will keep you guessing and laughing. Sit back and enjoy one story after another from Greg.

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Show Notes:

3:05 The sh*ttiest hotel possible

8:30 Broke into my room and stole my bag

13:12 AJ Koller gave me his shorts

17:25 Brendon Long’s breakout at Red Rock

21:24 Bad blood between Brendon Long and Ryler DeHeart

29:10 Brooklyn Aces and Hurricane Tyra Black

41:50 Paddle delamination challenges

50:53 MLP’s ideas for advancement

58:02 Pickleball fistfights - tell the backstory or get mic’ed up

1:08:02 The intricacies of Greg Dow’s game

1:12:45 Candidates for pickleball’s villain

1:17:55 Shoutout to Scarpa and the love for pickle

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