Days of rest in between play sessions are more and more important as you age. Your body will still be able to perform at the highest level, but it takes longer to be able to do it again. When you first started, you didnt have months (now years) of repetitve and cumulative stress on your "pickleball anatomy." If you perform any task over and over for months, itll start to add up. I am sure you are correct about your level of play being more taxing, but also consider how much less fresh your body is compared to when you were 3.0s. So, listen to your body and dive into recovery as much as you have paddles! At home cupping, massagers, red light, foam rolling, stretching, supplements, getting good and real food, and avoiding inflammatory processed crap...it all makes a difference! Also, depending on the pain and condition involved, you may not be able to just go to the gym and strengthen it away. Rest/recovery can really be the key! From - A chiropractor and a fan of your content 😊
I read this whole comment as I’m laying in bed recovering from a pinched nerve in my shoulder and neck from playing too much pickleball. Listen to your body. Rest and play another day.
As much as I would love to play every day (if I had the time, of course...), I can't. I turned 50 earlier this year, and a rest/recovery day after a day of playing (especially if I played 2+ hours) is really important.
Scotticus07, one question. I thought with activities where one is not injured, the longer you go with proper recovery, the stronger your body gets because of repetition and training. Do you actually wear your body out? It this due to high intensity? For example, with mountain hiking, one can do this for a lifetime until one gets very old or come down with serious illness. Should not PB be similar? Is there a limited 'life span' for PB relative for each person? Curious.
I am now 61 and have been athletic all my life. Martial Arts for 20 years, weight training. Now play pickleball and can hang with the 30 year old's but I cannot do as many hours/days as them. My advice: Take care of your body. Train hard but get your rest days in. Also educate yourself on nutrition - cut out the ultra-processed foods. Watch some of Dr. Suneel Dhand Videos is a good starting point.
would love to some some videos of you guys drilling / training. Also look into starting strength for your arthritis issues, I've had a lot of the same issues (I'm 31) and starting strength literally saved my body from breaking down, all the best guys.
Same is said in tennis In doubles - ask your partner what side do they return better and then play from the other side With rackets - pick the most powerful racket that you can control Same with string tension - pick the lowest tension that you can control
As a longtime watcher of your channel and a short time player, both about 2 and a half years, I love the way you have built your business. I was in Eagon a few weekends back and was hoping to see you at CHIPS. Not really, at the time I had no idea where you played. Then I heard you reference it, and I thought that would have been neat. Maybe next time. Lots of great outdoor courts around that area. Being a 60 year old, I would love to see some older players on the podcast and get their thoughts on the game. Keep up the great work. I like the setup with your brother!
I enjoyed the podcast. When I was at the Las Vegas Cup, the referees were telling the pros that they had to verbally say time out or physically show a time out sign to the referees and the referees had to acknowledge it, otherwise they would receive a technical warning. The singles match between Hunter and Fed, Fed received a technical warning when he hit the ball with his paddle very high to Hunter. Fed had the head referee to call Don Stanley to the court. Don Stanley talked to the head referee and to Fed. Fed wanted to argue with Don Stanley. Don Stanley announced that Fed had received two technical warnings which resulted in Fed losing a point. Hayden received a technical warning in the Johns match when he hit a ball with his paddle high into the air after missing his shot. I made it to the kitchen. You and Aizec should win, but it maybe closer than Aizec thinks. Sounds like all four of you have found a paddle that fits your game, so it will come down to how much you playing/drilling time you get with your partner and paddle. I would like to see the video on the Babolat player playing. Thank you and have a wonderful week, Chris and Aizec.
I'm staying with Vatic prism flash. I love playing against power paddles and creating resets just over the net, and disrupting drives. Placing shots > power.
Love this pod. Learned a lot about pickleball and paddles, but will you dig a little deeper into the Onix patent thing and share your thoughts? I think it might have big implication on the whole paddle industry...
Did you play with the J2K 16mm or 14mm in the tournament? Also the black and orange melin A-game hat you have on in this video! I need it lol but don’t see it on there website!
I read a study of Diet Mountain Dew. DMD drinkers had a slightly lower mortality rate than non-DMD drinkers. It was highly correlated with slightly lower body weight. Even high quantity consumers had lower mortality. DMD is good for you.
@7:00 everyone knew that speed up was coming, it was the only dink you put both hands on the paddle for.
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I have tried dozens of paddles including Kevlar, titanium, thermoformed etc. I always go back to my Engage Pursuit Pro for important games! Power is still king for paddles if you can play!
I’m a sports medicine doc. If someone told you deadlifting is causing arthritis in your knees I would not continue taking their advice. Newer studies shows weightlifting actually improves joint health. If you are worried about arthritis and body health stop drinking Mountain Dew and I promise you will feel better. Studies even show degenerative arthritis has an autoimmune component which is caused but guy dysbiosis which Mountain Dew will definitely cause.
I think you could play more in the beginning because you weren't injured yet. Now you keep playing even though your body never fully recovers from compromised, sore muscles and injuries or you didn't solve the root of the problem.
100% they need to just get the call right. Not being able to challenge because you’re out is so stupid. Refs shouldn’t even need to look. There should be an employee watching at all times who immediately knows the call from just watching film. Whenever the refs need a clarification they just ask. Quick and easy. Just get all the calls right.
I think starting with a power paddle to learn quality baseline strokes for someone that didn’t come from tennis is not a good approach. I also think “all the power you can control” is meaningless if trying to learn tennis-like strokes because if you are learning strokes then by definition you can’t control anything with a proper stroke. 🤔 I think a valid question is “do you need proper tennis strokes, stances, footwork for pickleball doubles?”. I think the answer is probably no, or at a minimum not very high in the important skills. Dylan Frazier didn’t come from tennis and it shows in his homegrown strokes. Does it matter … nope. So that said, let’s say your goal is still learning tennis level baseline strokes. Here is more proof that baseline stroke technique matters little in pickleball, or at least it’s not something commonly taught. You can’t learn higher level tennis strokes without discussions that include stance options, spacing, swing path including follow through, coiling and uncoiling, racquet lag or not, forehand internal and external shoulder rotation, etc. Chris posted a two handed backhand lesson with no discussion of basics like stance, spacing, paddle head drop or not, timing of shoulder uncoiling after planting on a leg first, etc. Tennis strokes take thousands of reps, so the case one could make is in rec pickleball get good at shorter, punchy guided shots from the baseline, and power paddle might help with that. Will these guided shots match the control and accuracy of full flowing follow through strokes? No, you learn that on golf drives and forehands in a tournament when you get tight …start guiding and there goes the control. So what’s my point? You have to define the goal more clearly than “start with the most power you can control”. If the goal is taking a non-tennis player to quality baseline tennis strokes with shortened backswings but still full follow throughs, then I say James is wrong. You are trying to teach full swing for control, power can be added later. Start with power paddle and get short, guided forever. If the goal is slap the best you can, and there are 5.0 pickleball players all over with quality slaps, then just match power to preference. I guess the other clarification is are you talking baseline, kitchen or both. When I hear power I just assume baseline … those few shots you ever hit from the baseline in doubles. I think it was Julian Arnold in one of Will’s videos where he wasn’t using the new Volair Mach 1 Forza. Will asked him why and he said control mattered more (think he was talking about doubles). Rachel Rohrabacher is using Selkirk Halo … is that is all the power she can control? No.
Yeah, James IS wrong. Consider that 1/ he came into the sport as an experienced competitive college tennis player 2/ he can’t control and modulate his shots to control the kitchen game and overall play 3/ a control paddle will build your game from the ground up and provide much more feel than a power paddle - as the paddle does less for you, you learn how to swing and generate power and proper pickleball ball striking - it’s easier to dial it back and let the power paddle work for you once you have your foundation solid. So patience, young Padawan. Enjoy the journey 😉
In regards to feeling more and more sore… I was a college basketball player and I really started noticing more soreness and injuries in my late 20s and early 30s. At that point, you have to be more conscious of recovery. When I started playing pickleball at age 43 I could def go longer and more often than I can now at 46 and a near 5.0. While I think there’s something to the intensity, I would argue that we get more efficient with our movement as we level up, so we may actually move less. My thinking is that it’s more the overall wear and tear that makes bouncing back harder and harder, but I’m not certain.
I'm very confused by what you guys are saying here because it seems to directly contradict what you've said before. Over the last few months I've seen you mention in multiple videos that power paddles are overrated for rec players and that they should use control paddles. In fact I'm pretty sure I've heard you say word for word what you say at 42:09 about what paddle you would recommend for a total beginner, except that earlier you said you would recommend a control paddle and now suddenly you're saying you would recommend the total opposite! What's changed??
Playing my GB PPE off and on for a year. Swing mechanics with the GB really take time to adjust to. I'm a rec only guy so when the better players are in the rotation, I'm glad I have it. Battle of the "Podders" I'll watch it. Playing for 8 yrs, started at 62. Arthritis reared it's ugly head.
Which Kyle? Kyle Koszuta? The Olson brothers vs. Koszuta & Braydon Unsicker? Kyle is a pro rated over 6 and is much better than Aizec. Braydon is rated higher than Chris. It's not even.
@AizecOlson Ohhhh, I really only watch your podcast and clearly a lot of ThatPickleballGuy. I looked through the Pickleball Effect channel and found out it's Kyle Trenga. I change my vote to you and Chris based on DUPR! Thanks for replying so quickly.
Aizec, that’s not how you pronounce the word “nuclear”. You’re saying it like George W. Bush. You’re saying “nukular”, but it’s “nuclear”. Pronounced like the words “new” and “clear” back to back. “Noo-klee-urr”, rather than “Noo-Kya-lurr”.
I thought James' point was people can learn to control a power paddle but, because of genetic limitations, cannot generate power they do not physically possess with a softer paddle?
You got it, I made the switch as well. I play 5.0 and it still took me probably a good 10 hours to adjust, but it’s so worth it once you can control the paddle
Can all the noobs please stop saying they beat a better player in doubles? Like everyone knows you only play 2v1 in doubles and they keep thinking it’s a 2v2 sport. Like I would massacre Ben John’s and some 4.0 player if I had a 5.0 on my team unless Ben John’s literally ran into his team mate to hit the ball 2-3 times.
Haha, 28, getting older. Observe Djokovic and take care of your lifestyle. One can’t be random with diet and nutrition as well as other elements of life. And yes, the younger one is, the easier one gets away with a poor(er) lifestyle…
Will wanted to take time off to focus on his own work. He's also been traveling a lot the last few weeks, so he's been unable to record any podcasts since episode 100. We mentioned this over the summer when Will came back from Cambodia.
Regarding the Power Paddle bit - I feel like a large part of the discourse the two of you are getting at comes down to terminology. I think in most people's mind (and I suspect James' podcast was aimed at your more everyday folk), power paddles are still more of your BnB Shogun's etc, what I suppose are called All Court Paddles now, and not the Gen 3 paddles (which are a whole different ball game in terms of power). In that light I do agree with him a lot. My personal experience - I used a Spartus apollo when i first started (table tennis background) and found it really hard to gauge how much power i needed leading to over swinging. Switched to a Shogun and found it much easier to control my hits, dinks and resets cause they felt more consistent.
« Love Mountain Dew and drink lods of it… oh, I got arthritis in my knees and back »… Mmmm, are you not connecting the dots… Sugar and chemicals into your systems with no breaks… Yeah…
I’ve been dealing with this looooong before I started drinking Mountain Dew haha. Also went to the doctor and mentioned that. They said it has nothing to do with it.
@@AizecOlson Mmm, trust me, it doesn’t help at all. And I hate to say it, but most doctors are NOT healthy and don’t understand health. The system is a business and healthy is not profitable. Finally, because you weren’t consuming Mountain Dew before doesn’t mean you weren’t doing something in those lines? Obviously I don’t know all the details. Just trying to be helpful in this way. PS: Djokovic wrote a book by the way (and wasn’t really winning until he made some important changes in his life - only mentioning him because I’m a nobody and he’s proven it works by his results). Love the pod 👍❤️
Days of rest in between play sessions are more and more important as you age. Your body will still be able to perform at the highest level, but it takes longer to be able to do it again. When you first started, you didnt have months (now years) of repetitve and cumulative stress on your "pickleball anatomy." If you perform any task over and over for months, itll start to add up. I am sure you are correct about your level of play being more taxing, but also consider how much less fresh your body is compared to when you were 3.0s. So, listen to your body and dive into recovery as much as you have paddles! At home cupping, massagers, red light, foam rolling, stretching, supplements, getting good and real food, and avoiding inflammatory processed crap...it all makes a difference! Also, depending on the pain and condition involved, you may not be able to just go to the gym and strengthen it away. Rest/recovery can really be the key! From - A chiropractor and a fan of your content 😊
Absolutely!!
I read this whole comment as I’m laying in bed recovering from a pinched nerve in my shoulder and neck from playing too much pickleball. Listen to your body. Rest and play another day.
As much as I would love to play every day (if I had the time, of course...), I can't.
I turned 50 earlier this year, and a rest/recovery day after a day of playing (especially if I played 2+ hours) is really important.
Scotticus07, one question. I thought with activities where one is not injured, the longer you go with proper recovery, the stronger your body gets because of repetition and training. Do you actually wear your body out? It this due to high intensity? For example, with mountain hiking, one can do this for a lifetime until one gets very old or come down with serious illness. Should not PB be similar? Is there a limited 'life span' for PB relative for each person? Curious.
Yes please post a game with the Babolat guy -- we need to see him play!
I am now 61 and have been athletic all my life. Martial Arts for 20 years, weight training. Now play pickleball and can hang with the 30 year old's but I cannot do as many hours/days as them. My advice: Take care of your body. Train hard but get your rest days in. Also educate yourself on nutrition - cut out the ultra-processed foods. Watch some of Dr. Suneel Dhand Videos is a good starting point.
would love to some some videos of you guys drilling / training. Also look into starting strength for your arthritis issues, I've had a lot of the same issues (I'm 31) and starting strength literally saved my body from breaking down, all the best guys.
Same is said in tennis
In doubles - ask your partner what side do they return better and then play from the other side
With rackets - pick the most powerful racket that you can control
Same with string tension - pick the lowest tension that you can control
As a longtime watcher of your channel and a short time player, both about 2 and a half years, I love the way you have built your business. I was in Eagon a few weekends back and was hoping to see you at CHIPS. Not really, at the time I had no idea where you played. Then I heard you reference it, and I thought that would have been neat. Maybe next time. Lots of great outdoor courts around that area. Being a 60 year old, I would love to see some older players on the podcast and get their thoughts on the game. Keep up the great work. I like the setup with your brother!
Can't wait to see some of the recorded games, especially the Aizec vs Chris game so we can see the banger strategy in action
It's a good thing to accept what's going on in your body and make changes. It's normal to grow old, but you can stay young at heart forever.
I enjoyed the podcast. When I was at the Las Vegas Cup, the referees were telling the pros that they had to verbally say time out or physically show a time out sign to the referees and the referees had to acknowledge it, otherwise they would receive a technical warning. The singles match between Hunter and Fed, Fed received a technical warning when he hit the ball with his paddle very high to Hunter. Fed had the head referee to call Don Stanley to the court. Don Stanley talked to the head referee and to Fed. Fed wanted to argue with Don Stanley. Don Stanley announced that Fed had received two technical warnings which resulted in Fed losing a point. Hayden received a technical warning in the Johns match when he hit a ball with his paddle high into the air after missing his shot. I made it to the kitchen. You and Aizec should win, but it maybe closer than Aizec thinks. Sounds like all four of you have found a paddle that fits your game, so it will come down to how much you playing/drilling time you get with your partner and paddle. I would like to see the video on the Babolat player playing. Thank you and have a wonderful week, Chris and Aizec.
Augie plays with a Prism V7, not a Prism Flash. And now they offer an Augie signature Prism V7.
Thats not true. He definitely uses the purple flash.
@HM-gm1kn the Prism V7 is the shape.
These guys mention augie playing with a prism every other week
@@tihollisyes Prism V7....not the Prism Flash.
@@800over I’m just saying they love to hype him up it’s funny
Oh, I remember that babolat guy - it's crazy.
The amount of fatigue I feel 100% depends on the level of play. I’ve started noticing this a lot more lately
Maybe off topic, but can you comment on what your strategy is when you are the player being 'frozen out' in a doubles match?
I'm staying with Vatic prism flash. I love playing against power paddles and creating resets just over the net, and disrupting drives. Placing shots > power.
Name for the series! 3 to 5 at best.
We need a training montage Rocky style for that upcoming show match. Embrace the eye of the tiger.
Love this pod. Learned a lot about pickleball and paddles, but will you dig a little deeper into the Onix patent thing and share your thoughts? I think it might have big implication on the whole paddle industry...
Your brother looks like he’s wearing a gallon bucket of rainbow sherbet on his head. 😂 love the pod!
😂😅
Man. Y’all really hate my hats 😂
Did you play with the J2K 16mm or 14mm in the tournament? Also the black and orange melin A-game hat you have on in this video! I need it lol but don’t see it on there website!
Aizec, that Melin is 👌🏼
Love your idea for a new channel series - to 5.0. You'll beat the pb effects guys in 3.
I read a study of Diet Mountain Dew. DMD drinkers had a slightly lower mortality rate than non-DMD drinkers.
It was highly correlated with slightly lower body weight.
Even high quantity consumers had lower mortality.
DMD is good for you.
I’m 56 and I play 3-4 hours a day. I’m a 4.0+ When I play other 4.0’s I am can only play 1-2 hours.
it's interesting that both Chris & Will say "what not" alot! 😅😅. check the old podcasts & start counting....😂
Any updates on Ronbus Ripple now shipping?
I'd watch a 3/5 series!
any opinion on the j2ti
If you're doing a late review on J2K, you might as do it with the J2Ti?
Love my j2k but out of the box one side was way more gritty than the other
Aizec...try using resistance bands
I do!
@7:00 everyone knew that speed up was coming, it was the only dink you put both hands on the paddle for.
I have tried dozens of paddles including Kevlar, titanium, thermoformed etc. I always go back to my Engage Pursuit Pro for important games! Power is still king for paddles if you can play!
I’m a sports medicine doc. If someone told you deadlifting is causing arthritis in your knees I would not continue taking their advice. Newer studies shows weightlifting actually improves joint health. If you are worried about arthritis and body health stop drinking Mountain Dew and I promise you will feel better. Studies even show degenerative arthritis has an autoimmune component which is caused but guy dysbiosis which Mountain Dew will definitely cause.
J2K Support Hawai’i 🙏🏾🤙🏾
Bring back pickleball will
You guys will beat Kyle and Braden! 🤙🏽🇬🇺
I missed the last Melin discount code by a day. Any chance you’ll do that again? 😂
If you stopped eating so much sugar it might help with ur knee and back problems by reducing inflammation.
When youre showing gameplay can you quickly point out whos who its hard to tell love the vids tho
I think you could play more in the beginning because you weren't injured yet. Now you keep playing even though your body never fully recovers from compromised, sore muscles and injuries or you didn't solve the root of the problem.
Hey Aizec is not in focus!!
Which J2K are you referring to? The Ti?
J2k is the Kevlar version
The K in J2K means Kevlar.
Can tell who's the boss, Chris Iso crisp, bro is 480P 😂
Love the PB Studio!
Chris is the one that setup my camera and that’s all I’m gonna say… haha 😅
I had to let him know who the important one is. 😎
Came here to say the spirit of Will is now on Aizec. 😮
I think the drama with proton is over and you should make an unbiased review for us to enjoy 🤩
I’m pretty sure the owner hasn’t given Chris clear answers to questions he has asked them so he can’t in good conscience do a review with it.
100% they need to just get the call right. Not being able to challenge because you’re out is so stupid. Refs shouldn’t even need to look. There should be an employee watching at all times who immediately knows the call from just watching film. Whenever the refs need a clarification they just ask. Quick and easy. Just get all the calls right.
I think starting with a power paddle to learn quality baseline strokes for someone that didn’t come from tennis is not a good approach. I also think “all the power you can control” is meaningless if trying to learn tennis-like strokes because if you are learning strokes then by definition you can’t control anything with a proper stroke. 🤔
I think a valid question is “do you need proper tennis strokes, stances, footwork for pickleball doubles?”. I think the answer is probably no, or at a minimum not very high in the important skills. Dylan Frazier didn’t come from tennis and it shows in his homegrown strokes. Does it matter … nope.
So that said, let’s say your goal is still learning tennis level baseline strokes. Here is more proof that baseline stroke technique matters little in pickleball, or at least it’s not something commonly taught. You can’t learn higher level tennis strokes without discussions that include stance options, spacing, swing path including follow through, coiling and uncoiling, racquet lag or not, forehand internal and external shoulder rotation, etc. Chris posted a two handed backhand lesson with no discussion of basics like stance, spacing, paddle head drop or not, timing of shoulder uncoiling after planting on a leg first, etc. Tennis strokes take thousands of reps, so the case one could make is in rec pickleball get good at shorter, punchy guided shots from the baseline, and power paddle might help with that. Will these guided shots match the control and accuracy of full flowing follow through strokes? No, you learn that on golf drives and forehands in a tournament when you get tight …start guiding and there goes the control.
So what’s my point? You have to define the goal more clearly than “start with the most power you can control”. If the goal is taking a non-tennis player to quality baseline tennis strokes with shortened backswings but still full follow throughs, then I say James is wrong. You are trying to teach full swing for control, power can be added later. Start with power paddle and get short, guided forever. If the goal is slap the best you can, and there are 5.0 pickleball players all over with quality slaps, then just match power to preference.
I guess the other clarification is are you talking baseline, kitchen or both. When I hear power I just assume baseline … those few shots you ever hit from the baseline in doubles. I think it was Julian Arnold in one of Will’s videos where he wasn’t using the new Volair Mach 1 Forza. Will asked him why and he said control mattered more (think he was talking about doubles). Rachel Rohrabacher is using Selkirk Halo … is that is all the power she can control? No.
Yeah, James IS wrong. Consider that 1/ he came into the sport as an experienced competitive college tennis player 2/ he can’t control and modulate his shots to control the kitchen game and overall play 3/ a control paddle will build your game from the ground up and provide much more feel than a power paddle - as the paddle does less for you, you learn how to swing and generate power and proper pickleball ball striking - it’s easier to dial it back and let the power paddle work for you once you have your foundation solid. So patience, young Padawan. Enjoy the journey 😉
In regards to feeling more and more sore… I was a college basketball player and I really started noticing more soreness and injuries in my late 20s and early 30s. At that point, you have to be more conscious of recovery.
When I started playing pickleball at age 43 I could def go longer and more often than I can now at 46 and a near 5.0. While I think there’s something to the intensity, I would argue that we get more efficient with our movement as we level up, so we may actually move less. My thinking is that it’s more the overall wear and tear that makes bouncing back harder and harder, but I’m not certain.
Kyle and Brayden all the way. The weak link (Chris) is like an anchor dragging your team down
where is will?
he is part time now. if you want your dose, you should visit his channel. he's got some good, different content these days.
I'm very confused by what you guys are saying here because it seems to directly contradict what you've said before. Over the last few months I've seen you mention in multiple videos that power paddles are overrated for rec players and that they should use control paddles. In fact I'm pretty sure I've heard you say word for word what you say at 42:09 about what paddle you would recommend for a total beginner, except that earlier you said you would recommend a control paddle and now suddenly you're saying you would recommend the total opposite! What's changed??
I'm gonna go with the Asian invasion for the win over BK kickers
Playing my GB PPE off and on for a year. Swing mechanics with the GB really take time to adjust to. I'm a rec only guy so when the better players are in the rotation, I'm glad I have it.
Battle of the "Podders" I'll watch it.
Playing for 8 yrs, started at 62. Arthritis reared it's ugly head.
Speaking of health, y’all might consider avoiding energy drinks and soda
Sorry Chris, don’t think you got anything on Will. Although, you might get him in a looong match because of he can’t focus for a looong time.🤣🤙🏽🇬🇺
Which Kyle? Kyle Koszuta? The Olson brothers vs. Koszuta & Braydon Unsicker? Kyle is a pro rated over 6 and is much better than Aizec. Braydon is rated higher than Chris. It's not even.
Not Kyle Koszuta. We’re talking about Braydon’s podcast cohost
@AizecOlson Ohhhh, I really only watch your podcast and clearly a lot of ThatPickleballGuy. I looked through the Pickleball Effect channel and found out it's Kyle Trenga. I change my vote to you and Chris based on DUPR! Thanks for replying so quickly.
@@mathaddicts100 of course!! We appreciate you watching our content ❤️
Aizec, that’s not how you pronounce the word “nuclear”. You’re saying it like George W. Bush. You’re saying “nukular”, but it’s “nuclear”. Pronounced like the words “new” and “clear” back to back. “Noo-klee-urr”, rather than “Noo-Kya-lurr”.
I thought James' point was people can learn to control a power paddle but, because of genetic limitations, cannot generate power they do not physically possess with a softer paddle?
That’s me. It’s easier for me to learn to control a power paddle than it is for me to generate power with a control paddle.
I’m going from the R2 Nova to the R2 Ripple - trying it out for another week but trying not to overthink how much better I was with the Nova 😅
You got it, I made the switch as well. I play 5.0 and it still took me probably a good 10 hours to adjust, but it’s so worth it once you can control the paddle
Can all the noobs please stop saying they beat a better player in doubles? Like everyone knows you only play 2v1 in doubles and they keep thinking it’s a 2v2 sport. Like I would massacre Ben John’s and some 4.0 player if I had a 5.0 on my team unless Ben John’s literally ran into his team mate to hit the ball 2-3 times.
Chris! You should ask Sarah to redo the intro art to add Aizec!
All the sugar in his diet might be what’s impacting his joints so much. Learn about high blood sugar and joints
I miss Will.
Haha, 28, getting older. Observe Djokovic and take care of your lifestyle. One can’t be random with diet and nutrition as well as other elements of life. And yes, the younger one is, the easier one gets away with a poor(er) lifestyle…
So is Will not going to be a regular co-host on the podcast anymore? Please address this.
Will wanted to take time off to focus on his own work. He's also been traveling a lot the last few weeks, so he's been unable to record any podcasts since episode 100. We mentioned this over the summer when Will came back from Cambodia.
@@PickleballStudio appreciate the color!
This was addressed maybe 3 months ago.
Regarding the Power Paddle bit - I feel like a large part of the discourse the two of you are getting at comes down to terminology.
I think in most people's mind (and I suspect James' podcast was aimed at your more everyday folk), power paddles are still more of your BnB Shogun's etc, what I suppose are called All Court Paddles now, and not the Gen 3 paddles (which are a whole different ball game in terms of power). In that light I do agree with him a lot.
My personal experience - I used a Spartus apollo when i first started (table tennis background) and found it really hard to gauge how much power i needed leading to over swinging. Switched to a Shogun and found it much easier to control my hits, dinks and resets cause they felt more consistent.
« Love Mountain Dew and drink lods of it… oh, I got arthritis in my knees and back »… Mmmm, are you not connecting the dots… Sugar and chemicals into your systems with no breaks… Yeah…
I’ve been dealing with this looooong before I started drinking Mountain Dew haha. Also went to the doctor and mentioned that. They said it has nothing to do with it.
@@AizecOlson Mmm, trust me, it doesn’t help at all. And I hate to say it, but most doctors are NOT healthy and don’t understand health. The system is a business and healthy is not profitable. Finally, because you weren’t consuming Mountain Dew before doesn’t mean you weren’t doing something in those lines? Obviously I don’t know all the details. Just trying to be helpful in this way. PS: Djokovic wrote a book by the way (and wasn’t really winning until he made some important changes in his life - only mentioning him because I’m a nobody and he’s proven it works by his results). Love the pod 👍❤️