The Freestyle Boys with Rob Nunnery and Casey Patterson

Casey gets coaching from Rob. The guys discuss USAP's newest sponsorship partner. They chat about all the new faces amongst the rapidly changing pro landscape. What is up with these pickleball commercials? Rob plans to return to the pro scene for the next MLP event. The guys go through some listener questions. 0:00 Strategy / Casey's Coach Rob Sesh 29:00 What we need right now. The Official Pickleball Bra 33:30 Best Post Match Interviews 36:06 More Pickleball Exposure 40:55 Results 46:15 Even More New Faces in the Changing Game 53:50 Upcoming Events 57:20 Paddle Commercials are Stupid 1:00:00 Is Rob Back? 1:07:22 Q&A Links: FreestyleBoys.com Casey Patterson IG Freestyle Boys IG Rob Nunnery IG Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

Rob and Casey sit down after a short medical break and discuss Major League Pickleball Austin, Parris Todd vs Anna Leigh Waters, Warnick and Wright's on court drama and paddle challenges. Casey discusses commentating on a recent Pro Pickleball event and more. Chapters: 0:00 Robs Recovery 12:00 MLP vs Everybody 22:40 Pickleballs future is Team Specialization 33:00 On Court Drama (Wright/Warwick) 36:45 Parris Todd is Dominating 38:55 Paddle Challenge and Testing 43:30 JOOLA, CRBN and what is legal 54:15 WTF Tennis Channel? 1:02:00 OK Bye Casey Links: FreestyleBoys.com Casey Patterson IG Freestyle Boys IG Rob Nunnery IG Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

Rob discusses pickleball in the Big Apple and the NYSE. Casey gets coaching advice from Rob and the boys discuss the SI pickleball article as well as new USA Pickleball formats. Links: FreestyleBoys.com Casey Patterson IG Freestyle Boys IG Rob Nunnery IG Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

Rob and Casey discuss the latest results from North Carolina and St Louis before being joined by PPA NC Open gold medalist, party animal and time-zone training expert, Ryan Sherry. The beloved Sher-Bear discusses not sleeping for 90 hours prior to the event, partying in Vegas with the US Hockey team in the Hangover Suite and much much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

In this week's episode, the boys cover a wide range of topics from US Open results (and shortfalls), a paddle ban controversy and a deeper dive into some of Casey's playing and strategy questions. Enjoy! Links: FreestyleBoys.com Casey Patterson IG Freestyle Boys IG Rob Nunnery IG Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

Description: Co-Hosts Rob and Casey discuss the ever-changing landscape of pro pickleball, what it means to have GaryVee involved in the sport and how the pod will look moving forward! Links: FreestyleBoys.com Casey Patterson IG Freestyle Boys IG Rob Nunnery IG Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

JOIN THE FREESTYLE FAM This episode was recorded prior to the Dundon interview, but we wanted to get that one out first as priority. We recorded this episode from the Waters casa in Florida as we were in town for an exhibition at Mirasol Country Club. Links: Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball Pickleball Getaways The Freestyle Boys Merch Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:03 Results 5:00 News and Events 17:20 Freestyle 33:50 Jackism Sort Of 36:57 Tips Section 43:08 Hot Takes 47:52 Spicy Stories 57:36 Questions of the Week --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

Ben and Rob sit down with the most polarizing figure in the sport of pickleball currently, Tom Dundon. With the purchase of Pickleball Tournaments, Pickleball Central and the PPA Tour, Tom shares his vision for the sport and the challenges we all face. JOIN THE FREESTYLE FAM There's chaos in the picklesphere and a lot of organizations are scrambling. We discuss the latest updates and happenings and what it means for the sport of pickleball. Links: PPA Tour Pickleball Central Pickleball Tournaments Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball Pickleball Getaways The Freestyle Boys Merch --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

JOIN THE FREESTYLE FAM There's chaos in the picklesphere and a lot of organizations are scrambling. We discuss the latest updates and happenings and what it means for the sport of pickleball. Links: Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball Pickleball Getaways The Freestyle Boys Merch Chapters: 0:00 Intro 4:08 News and Events 13:43 Freestyle 20:27 Hot Takes 24:00 Tips Section 35:14 Questions of the Week 50:30 Spicy Stories --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

JOIN THE FREESTYLE FAM After Robs Freestyle trip to Hawaii the Freestyle Boys are back to discuss the drama at Nationals, a potential new pickleball reality tv show, the F1 championships, New Paddle controversy and introduce a new Rec Play Tips section. Links: Rob Nunnery The Cost of Pro Pickleball Pickleball Getaways The Freestyle Boys Merch Chapters: 0:00 Intro 6:15 News and Events 13:10 Pickleball Reality TV 16:58 Nationals Recap 29:10 New Rec Play Tips Section 34:16 New Controversial Paddles Breakdown 41:28 Freestyle 47:18 Hot Takes 49:37 Pro Strategy 52:00 Questions of the Week --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

JOIN THE FREESTYLE FAM Surprise! Betcha didn't expect the Freestyle Boys to publish a new episode this fast! In a marathon episode, the guys cover a ton of ground from 2022 partnerships, senior pro pickleball, the future of MLP and catch up on a big chunk of the listeners questions. Also, NFTs! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 5:15 News and Events 37:10 Results & Upcoming 45:50 Freestyle 46:42 NFTs 1:06:25 Hot Takes 1:14:05 Questions of the Week --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The Freestyle Boys are bringing the latest episode to you from the La Quinta Resort the morning of Championship Sunday. Referenced Links: https://www.patreon.com/freestyleboys https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message https://www.majorleaguepickleball.net/ https://www.mimiscafe.com/ https://www.pickleballgetaways.com/ https://www.elog.com/ https://www.ppatour.com/ Time Stamps: [0:00] Ben and Rob are at the PPA Masters Tournament in La Quinta, CA on Championship Sunday. They discuss the All Whites Uniforms requirement, AJ Koller's interpretation of “Stack em up, light em up”. Ben brings up Jack's favorite breakfast spot, Mimi's Cafe. [9:24] The guys theorize a card that would let you skip any line ever and global pre check when flying. [12:05] MLP Partnerships are reuniting as Ben and Rob are playing together again next month as well as Andrea Koop playing with Ben in an upcoming tournament. [13:08] Ben talks about how the MLP tournament exposed the ability to get to know other players better than any other tournament. They also discuss how owner involvement and team housing really made the difference in the tournament outcome. They mention the future outlook for MLP and how teams and format may go. [19:47] Rob talks about the trends of pickleball in the news and Vanity Fairs pickleball write up. Ben brings up the new InPickleball Magazine. An exciting new subscription based pickleball magazine unlike anything else currently out. [22:26] Ben recently taught a lesson he wasn't expecting to do but he was surprisingly convinced to do it and has a method for deciding on when to do them in the future. [24:50] Rob tells Ben about another network talk show, The Today Show, that did a pickleball segment after Ben had done his segment on Live with Kelly and Ryan. [26:33] Ben has a demand of the MLP Prichard Cup for the future. It must be drinkable! [28:00] Ben explains Spin Continuation and what spin is best for what shots and how to do it. [39:39] Tyson McGuffin and Ben have a singles gold match and Ben and Matt Wright play mens doubles gold at the Masters. [31:47] Michael Winney asks Ben and Rob some questions of the week including favorite movie and favorite book. [37:56] The listeners were upset at no Jackism the last episode. The boys give us this weeks Jackism, “Don't Activate Me!”. [40:00] This episode's spicy story Ben tells us about Zane Affleck's experience with a coffee shop's creamer selection. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The Freestyle Boys record a pre-match early morning episode before going to battle at MLP on Sunday. Referenced Links: https://www.patreon.com/freestyleboys https://blqk.coffee/ https://www.elog.com/ https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message https://www.majorleaguepickleball.net/ Time Stamps: [0:00] Rob and Ben talk about how Ben always gets “The Shiver” from SeaBiscuit's first win. [1:37] Ben brings up Rob's 6-2 singles results in their most recent Major League Pickleball Match and they break down the match and Tournament. [7:15]Ben and Rob introduce BLQK Coffee and talk about their social giveback as well as a few other MLP Team owners similar missions. Steve Khun who created MLP and how well the tournament is going as a result of Steve's perfectionist demeanor. [11:18] Ben fanboys over Elon Musk and the remote possibility that he might attend the MLP tournament at Dreamland in Dripping Springs Texas. [12:55] The media is insane at MLP including a new Pickleball magazine and Apple+. The guys discuss who the main characters of pickleball are including the Sher Bear himself, Ryan Sherry. [14:34] Mike Bettencourt get his props for being the “Most dedicated listener” and is the first beta tester for Ben's new website and Crypto Currency Management Service Elog.com [17:53] Ritchie Tuazon, co-owner of BLQK Coffee and Owner of Major League Pickleball team Team BLQK joins the conversation to talk about his favorite moments of the tournament so far. [24:28] The guys discuss their favorite places in Austin Texas for food and entertainment. Richie asks about Ben's 12 Handicap in his golf game and Rob discusses his previous golf experience prior to pickleball as well as some of the other Pro Pickleball players who play golf. [29:15] Rob talks about the creation of MLP and DUPR's Fantasy pickleball event and how it's amazing that it came together in a very short period of time for people to be able to use before the first MLP event. [31:15] Ben brings up The Freestyle Fam Patreon and some of the amazing benefits that The Freestyle Fam patrons get including bonus episodes, exclusive merch and the ability to direct the show. They also talk about ways people can provide value to companies and other entities and become an important part of that entity organically. [34:44] Ben was Doc Holiday for Halloween and tells us how he got really into the costume but stayed responsible for the weekend. [35:55] Questions of the Week: Ritchie asks about the upcoming matchup for Team BLQK today against the Pickle Ranchers. He asks Ben what Pro he would go on a backpacking trip with. Ben's answer was easy. Ritchie follows up with what Pro he would pick to have to build a house with. Lee Whitwell gets the admiration of the room for her recent performance at MLP. Episode Summary: The Freestyle Boys record a pre-match early morning episode before going to battle at MLP for Team BLQK on Sunday. They invite BLQK Coffee co-owner Ritchie Tuazon to sit in and fire off some questions about the event as well as some very unexpected theoretical questions for Ben Johns. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The boys are back and this time it's in Savannah, GA for the Hilton Head APP and Jack's freestyle birthday weekend. Oh, and Dekel Bar gets on the mic for a special cameo with Rob! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The Freestyle Boys are back and recording just a couple hours before their gold medal showdown at the PPA Texas Open. They discuss gold medal match strategy, the results from the MLP draft, singles strategy/analysis and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

After an entirely too long hiatus, the Freestyle Boys are back at it talking the latest in the world of pickleball, along with a new video project they are working on called, okbye. Also, merch! Very soon. Also, rate and review the podcast and we might send you Jack's world famous banana nut bread. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

JOIN THE FREESTYLE FAM The Freestyle Boys are back in their mobile studio from Hermosa Beach with the one and only Casey Patterson. Ben, Rob and Casey take a deep dive into the parallel paths that pro pickleball and pro volleyball have traveled. We discuss whether pickleball in the Olympics is even a worthwhile pursuit and Casey shares the effects it had on pro beach volleyball. It's a fascinating episode, listen in! Chapters: 0:00 Who is Casey Patterson? 3:45 Casey's introduction to Pickleball 11:04 Finding a Doubles Partner 15:59 The Early Days Beach Volleyball vs Pickleball 20:05 Pickleball in the Olympics 33:47 Relation To Other Sports 37:55 How To Practice Like A Pro 43:13 What's Lacking in Pro Pickleball? 49:21 Pro Player Sponsorships 54:30 More Parallels Between Volleyball and Pickleball 1:01:33 How Pickleball Can Grow Up --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

JOIN THE FREESTYLE FAM The guys are back for their longest ever episode. This episode they discuss Nationals Qualifications, APP Stipends, and the future of the Spin Serve. Chapters: 0:00 Intro (The Longest one yet) 12:35 Clarification on Nationals Qualifications Process 18:07 Painted Pickle / Electric Pickle 22:08 APP Stipends for 2022 25:57 Results and Rob in New Jersey 40:19 Upcoming Events 41:05 Freestyle 47:05 Tournament of Champions 54:44 Jackisms 56:35 Hot Takes 1:04:06 Spin Serve Final Decision 1:10:20 Strategy 1:21:54 Question of the Week --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

JOIN THE FREESTYLE FAM Ben and Rob are in Newport Beach, California this week breaking down the Takeya Showcase Pro Pickleball Association tournament, the new video review system and Ben and Simone's loss. They also discuss a way that pickleball could be in the LA Olympics by 2028 and much more. Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:35 Upcoming Casey Patterson Episode 5:30 Spikeball and Future Guests 10:25 News and Events - Video Replay Thoughts 17:40 New YouTube Channel Name 23:32 Results - Ben and Simone Lose 26:05 Upcoming Tournaments 27:28 Freestyle 40:40 Jackisms 43:36 Hot Takes 48:18 Questions of the Week 56:46 Spicy Stories --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

Major League Pickleball is a new team event debuting in November that will include the top 16 men and top 16 women in the sport. Ben Johns and Rob Nunnery do a simulated draft of what the selections might look like. Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The Freestyle Boys are back to talk developments in pro pickleball, a freestyle trip to Hawaii, results from the Seattle Open and much much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The Freestyle Boys are back to discuss Nationals requiring a vaccination, Major League Pickleball coming in November and a recap/preview of the latest tournaments. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The growth of pro pickleball is dependent on attracting more eyeballs and attention to the sport. In this episode, Ben and Rob discuss the future of pickleball with fellow Franklin Family member and legendary Hollywood producer, Randall Emmett. Topics include new celebrity pro-ams, gambling in pickleball and personality conflicts in the sport. Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The Freestyle Boys are back with a lot of ground to cover over the last month. They discuss what gambling will mean for pickleball, the huge number of tournaments scheduled for 2022 and some questionable on-court etiquette. Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The Freestyle Boys discuss the latest tournaments, barriers to pro pickleball, new tournament formats, egregious entry fees and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

The Freestyle Boys are back at it with their takes on the US Open pickleball experience, rolled ice cream, bubble tea, anonymous bloggers and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

Ben and Rob sit down with Steve Kuhn to talk pickleball, Dreamland, DUPR and the future of the sport. Ah, FREESTYLE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

Join world #1 pickleball player, Ben Johns, and his co-host Rob Nunnery as they recap the US Open. They also discuss controversial topics around pickleball rating systems, the pro tours and where the sport is headed in the near future. Listen in! [Disclaimer: This podcast episode has not been sponsored by DUPR or Franklin Pickleball. The hosts, as professional athletes, are individually and externally sponsored by Franklin Pickleball and DUPR.] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

In our first official episode, we discuss the latest hotspots in the pickleball world (hello Austin, TX!), the latest results (PPA Red Rock and APP Delray) and the latest controversy (paddle testing). Let's do it! [Disclaimer: This podcast episode has not been sponsored by DUPR or Franklin Pickleball. The hosts, as professional athletes, are individually and externally sponsored by Franklin Pickleball and DUPR.] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message

We give you a preview of what's to come on this pickleball podcast as well as a breakdown of who your co-hosts are, including world #1, Ben Johns. We discuss the latest updates in pro pickleball from past results, to previewing tournaments, to pairings, to strategy and more. Join us for a candid conversation where nothing is off limits. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-freestyle-boys/message