Let's be blunt about pickleball with Travis Rettenmaier

Travis 'The Rattlesnake' Rettenmaier joins the pod fresh off a PPA Bronze with Zane Navratil. Travis shares the life-changing pickleball experience that led to him becoming a pickleball pro and MLP team owner. Travis is not shy to call out cheating at the pro ranks. He goes in on how new paddles have changed the identity of the game overnight. Recover faster. Play Longer. Get 10% off devices that help reduce the risk of injuries with code DINK10 at https://www.therabody.com/ Save 20% on Tifosi sunglasses with code DINK20 at https://tifosioptics.com/ Find an event near you and register to play in The Dink Minor Leagues at https://officialminorleaguepb.com/ Subscribe to The Dink 3x weekly newsletter https://thedink.beehiiv.com/ Want to work in pickleball? Join The Dink Team. We're looking for a full-time social media manager. Send us an email at [email protected] to apply. Pickleball's #1 subscription box is here https://www.thedink.shop/ To support Stop Alzheimers Now and submit your question for the pod visit: https://www.stopalzheimersnow.org/donate.html Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ 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 ------------------ 0:00 Still a skeptic of the pro game 8:50 Showing the love for St. Pete 13:12 A new facility on the way, showers optional 15:47 Pickleball is for the misfits 20:19 Most prestigious tournament in pickle 22:29 Is Fed actually #1? 25:18 Ben Johns' 1 weakness 26:14 Alshon's tennis beef 30:30 The infamous 2 vs 1 challenge with NML 35:21 The Jackie Moon of pro pickleball 37:20 A norm that drives you crazy 40:59 Zane wants to change all the rules 43:36 Cheating is very, very prevalent 48:20 Are there personal vendettas? 51:08 You can buy skill, buy force, buy spin 57:38 How did it work in tennis? Spaghetti strings 1:03:55 Controversies from the Red Rock Open 1:10:10 Travis carried Zane in LA and the top shit talkers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices