A lot of paddles are going to fail

For the first time ever, a winner of the PicklePod listener contest joins the pod. He is a former free diver and competitive surfer who outlines the flow state benefits of pickleball. Zane explains the new scrutiny around his signature paddle and gets coerced to auction off a seat at his wedding. Plus a story featuring Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox and ayahuasca in Costa Rica. Learn more about Honcho Pickleball League here: https://www.honchopickle.com/ View open positions at The Dink here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thedink/jobs/ To support Stop Alzheimers Now and submit your question for the pod visit: https://www.stopalzheimersnow.org/donate.html Shop performance-driven comfort from Vuori https://vuoriclothing.com/thedink Not only will you receive 20% off your first purchase, but enjoy free shipping on any U.S. orders over $75 and free returns Rep the latest in dink branded merch at https://repthedink.com/ ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/signup/ -Follow us on IG *@thedinkpickleball* -Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi... -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ Show Notes: 0:00 Honcho Pickleball League and pickleball job openings 4:15 We introduce Connor Irwin, kinda 11:00 Flow state and pickleball 16:41 A new standard for the grit test 22:43 A coaching relationship or serial killer material 27:05 Pros are still young and when to tag an opponent on the ground 35:45 DJ Young is turning things around 39:10 Mindfulness in pickleball, Ayahuasca with MGK and Meghan Fox 46:27 The Kumbaya era is over 52:18 Best pods in pickleball 55:12 Did Ben Johns like losing? 1:03:10 Playing poorly on Adderall 1:08:24 Zane wants to auction seats to his wedding 1:20:10 Stop Alzheimer’s Now questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices