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APP Tour St. Louis and PPA Tour North Carolina – 5 Takeaways – To the Summit

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 admin 5 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Combining the takeaways for both tour events from this past weekend

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Minto US Open – 5 Takeaways – A Real Rivalry?

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 admin 11 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, margaritaville, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Simone Jardim, US OPEN, USA Pickleball, usapa

5 takeaways from the US Open, including a little bit of an add on from the Crbn fever weekend article

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APP Tour South Carolina Open – 5 Takeaways – Different Faces, Same Placement

April 18, 2022May 23, 2022 admin 4 Comments APP, app tour, JW Johnson, pickleball, pro pickleball

5 takeaways from SC – JW’s winning ways, singles madness, Angela Simon senior golds, Adam Stone’s down year and Bobbi Oshiro putting the pickle world on notice

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PPA Tour Red Rock Open – 5 Takeaways – Partnership Shakeups

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 admin 18 Comments pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 takeaways from Red Rock where we discuss the partnership shakeups, the Waters as favorites again, the challenge system and women’s pro depth

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APP Tour Legacy Open – 5 Takeaways – OG. Oh My!

April 4, 2022May 23, 2022 admin 21 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

5 takeaways from the APP Legacy Open. We lead Kyle Yates and then get into some problematic line calling, Zane Navratil getting back on top, a little senior and even super senior talk, and a final world on the big Ben Johns news.

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APP Tour Delay Beach Open – 5 Takeaways – Two Tours

March 20, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 2 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

5 Takeaways from Delray Beach Open

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PPA Tour Riverland Open – 5 Takeaways – Benny Backdraw

March 14, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 31 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It was a windy one at the PPA Riverland Open this weekend. Like, a real windy one. At times what

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APP Tour Plantation Open – 5 Takeaways – JW Separating from the Pack

March 7, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 2 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We did not get a repeat Anna Bright performance this weekend as we’ll get more into in the takeaways. In

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PPA Tour Indoor National Championships and APP Punta Gorda – 5 Takeaways – Shine Bright Like A Diamond

February 28, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 12 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Two tournaments in one weekend makes for a lot of pickleball over the course of a few days. We’re going

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PPA Tour Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam – 5 Takeaways – Stale Results Already?

February 21, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 8 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, Pro Pickleball Assocation

PPA tourney #2 is in the books for 2022. We’ll open the takeaways with some numbers from a commenter on

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