A New Pickleball Addiction w/ Workaholics Creator, Kyle Newacheck

07/29/22 • 57 min

Description: The multifaceted film, tv, and music video director/actor Kyle Newacheck has a new obsession, and her name is pickleball. Hear how he got started playing the game on the set of his new show ‘What We Do in the Shadows' and how he is spreading the addiction with his Workaholics co-stars. Kyle and Tyson both have a nemesis in their 70’s sparking a conversation about pickleball bringing generations together. We sprinkle in a little pickleball shoe science to educate another newcomer to the game.

Show Notes:

7:45 GQ Article tries to take pickleball down a notch

9:55 Kyle Newacheck joins the pod

14:00 We keep losing to 70 year olds

21:20 Newacheck wants to go pro...in 10-15 years

23:10 Introducing pickleball to the workaholics guys

29:30 Is pickleball as big as we think it is?

37:28 Very stoked to be able to play in Jordan’s - pickleball show science

41:50 How do I start installing a pickleball court in my backyard?

46:12 Tyson catches Kyle up on the Tour Wars, sounds like WWE vs WCW

52:00 People “flipping out about the sound of pickleball”

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Show Notes:

7:45 GQ Article tries to take pickleball down a notch

9:55 Kyle Newacheck joins the pod

14:00 We keep losing to 70 year olds

21:20 Newacheck wants to go pro...in 10-15 years

23:10 Introducing pickleball to the workaholics guys

29:30 Is pickleball as big as we think it is?

37:28 Very stoked to be able to play in Jordan’s - pickleball show science

41:50 How do I start installing a pickleball court in my backyard?

46:12 Tyson catches Kyle up on the Tour Wars, sounds like WWE vs WCW

52:00 People “flipping out about the sound of pickleball”

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Shots Fired in the Tour Wars w/ Special Guest Ryan Trefry

Description: Ryan Trefry is the Director of Pickleball at Bell Bank Park in Mesa, AZ. He runs the 41 court facility that has hosted tournaments for both the APP and PPA Tour. We talk about pro tour drama and what the next move is in the pickleball chess match. Ryan runs some of the biggest amateur tournaments in the country and knows what separates the pros from the pretenders. He is setting up Bell Bank Park to be a leader in youth pickleball with opportunities to compete and train.

Show Notes:

1:30 The Challenge USA, watch it, then rewatch it

6:14 Ryan Trefry’s So Cal Roots and OG Pickleball

10:37 The Tyson Apostol Open at Bell Bank Park

13:10 Pickleball’s debut at the Maccabiah Games

14:32 PPA Selkirk Labs Showdown vs MLP Newport

20:19 Room for growth in professional sponsorship

27:17 Haters will say its fake, they need to see the speed in person

32:10 What’s the next move in pro tour chess?

41:09 Definition of a ‘pro’ pickleball player

48:17 Let’s add a verification check mark to DUPR

50:10 Building youth pickleball at Bell Bank Park

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It Feels Right with Rob & Stone

Description: Veteran top-ranked pickleball pros Rob Nunnery and Adam Stone sit down to talk about anything and everything that just feels right. From the future of the pro game to improving as an amateur to whatever tv show is hot in the streets, Rob and Stone cover it all.

Fresh off Major League Pickleball Newport, Adam, and Rob have a lot to discuss. Rob is the center of a controversy that could change the MLP rulebook. MLP and the PPA go head to head in a competition for viewership. Adam and Rob share their Texas origin story and what their futures look like in pro pickleball.

Show Notes:

1:54 Adam Stone and Corrine Carr got married in Peru

5:58 From living in a car to the pro pickleball level

12:15 Major League Pickleball Recap

23:45 Lowest Hanging Fruit in Pro Sports

29:14 Knee surgery rehab - the ‘Yellowstone’ binge

36:40 Digging in on the short-term alternate rule

49:15 As MLP expands, teams and partnerships will need to evolve

1:00:05 Stone is feeling comfortable in the broadcast booth

1:11:45 Lost wedding ring in a glacier lake in Peru

1:17:00 Corrine Carr’s take on pro pickleball

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