#2: Mark Peifer - 2023 Pickleball Rules Update

#6 Carl Schmits - Delaminating Dilemma

The Kitchen Podcast Network presents The Drop, hosted by The Kitchen's Jared Paul and Jason Aspes. The Kitchen team dives into the hottest topics in the sport and brings on the most important players, decision makers, and movers and shakers in pickleball.  Carl Schmits, the USA Pickleball's Managing Director of facility development and equipment standards sits down with Jason Aspes to discuss all things paddles. From delamination, testing on the tours, to the new EVA paddles, and advancements in sound dampening technologies. Carl is one of the most knowledgable people in the world when it comes to paddle technology and where things are headed. -------------- The Kitchen is the largest pickleball community in the world. You can find us on all social channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and our FREE newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠www.thekitchenpickle.com⁠⁠⁠. Also, FOLLOW us on: Instagram: https://bit.ly/TheKitchenIG TikTok: https://bit.ly/TheKitchenTikTok

#5: Collin Johns - Elite Status

The Kitchen Podcast Network presents The Drop, hosted by The Kitchen's Jared Paul and Jason Aspes. The Kitchen team dives into the hottest topics in the sport and brings on the most important players, decision makers, and movers and shakers in pickleball.  Collin Johns is the #1 rated Men's Doubles pickleball player in the world. He and his brother, Ben Johns have won 5 PPA titles in a row and there is no signs of slowing down their absolute dominance on the court. Collin joins the Kitchen to discuss his new paddle, the Electrum Model E Elite, the paddle drama around delamination, how moving to Austin, TX has improved his game, and his thoughts on MLP. -------------------------- The Kitchen is the largest pickleball community in the world. You can find us on all social channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and our FREE newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠www.thekitchenpickle.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/www.thekitchenpickle.com].

#4: Robert Quicksilver - USA Pickleball Chairman of the Board

The Kitchen Podcast Network presents The Drop, hosted by The Kitchen's Jared Paul and Jason Aspes. The Kitchen team dives into the hottest topics in the sport and brings on the most important players, decision makers, and movers and shakers in pickleball.  Robert Quicksilver is the Chairman of USA Pickleball, the governing body of the sport in the US. Robert spoke to us about the rise in popularity in the sport, where he sees the future of the sport going, and USA Pickleball's vision and plan of how we are going to get there. We touched on topics such as paddle testing and regulation, the introduction of gambling on pickleball, and rally scoring. -------------------------- The Kitchen is the largest pickleball community in the world. You can find us on all social channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and our FREE newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠www.thekitchenpickle.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/www.thekitchenpickle.com].

#3: Ben Johns chooses Joola over Franklin!

The Kitchen Podcast Network presents The Drop, hosted by The Kitchen's Jared Paul and Jason Aspes. The Kitchen team dives into the hottest topics in the sport and brings on the most important players, decision makers, and movers and shakers in pickleball.  On April Fool's Day, Ben Johns drops the biggest bomb that the Pickleball world has seen in quite a while. But this ain't no joke! In a massive upset, newcomer Joola sways the Pickleball G.O.A.T. from legacy sports brand Franklin. Ben sits down with us to discuss how the deal came to be, to geek out on paddles, discuss what the future holds for the sport and so much more! Congrats Ben! -------------------------- The Kitchen is the largest pickleball community in the world. You can find us on all social channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and our FREE newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠www.thekitchenpickle.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/www.thekitchenpickle.com].

#2: Mark Peifer - 2023 Pickleball Rules Update

The Kitchen Podcast Network presents The Drop, hosted by The Kitchen's Jared Paul and Jason Aspes. The Kitchen team dives into the hottest topics in the sport and brings on the most important players, decision makers, and movers and shakers in pickleball.  In this episode of Kitchen Konversations, Mark Peifer, the head of the rules committee for USA Picklebal, gives an update on all the rules we will be seeing changed in 2023. Most notably is the end of the spin serve as Mark explains the thinking behind the rules changes and what we should be looking out for in the new year. -------------------------- The Kitchen is the largest pickleball community in the world. You can find us on all social channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and our FREE newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thekitchenpickle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/www.thekitchenpickle.com].