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
