Collin Johns: Cheating vs Innovation, Tour Wars, Net Cords

Pickleball’s most analytic player joins the pod for some high-level paddle talk and low-key trash talk. Johns shares his opinion on the new round of paddlegate and why testing will always be chasing innovation. He weighs in on the Tour Wars cease-fire and how pickleball has benefitted from competition over the last 3 years. And finally, Collin addresses his haters about covering 30% of the court and his feud with net cords. To support Stop Alzheimers Now and submit your question for the pod visit: https://www.stopalzheimersnow.org/donate.html Win a pickleball facility and lifetime of pickleball gear! https://picklryourcity.kickoffpages.com/ 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 Swimply is like AirBnb for pickleball courts. Find your perfect court at https://www.swimply.com/pickleball?utm_source=Partner&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=Launch&utm_id=Dink -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ Show Notes: 0:00 Collin and Zane get into business 3:36 The new paddlegate 9:01 The current level of testing 12:54 The difference between innovation and cheating 20:39 Jilly B calls out 'biggest cheater in the game' 31:30 The players’ responsibility 38:48 The Johns’ status during the Tour Wars 45:30 Recapping the merger  51:52 Matt Wright’s longevity - CJ’s potential partners 57:52 The benefit of the Newman/Wright breakup 1:01:00 The Johns winning strategy 1:08:23 FanDuel lost money setting odds on the Johns 1:09:45 Bryan Bros interest in pickle 1:15:48 Steve Kuhn’s official resignation 1:18:39 Why the net cord hates Collin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices