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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Red Rock Open – Live Random Thoughts

April 7, 2022April 10, 2022 admin 32 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

New partners. New matchups. Smaller field. There should be plenty to talk about when the dust settles in Utah this weekend. Keep up with the action here!​

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Fantasy Previews 

PPA Tour Red Rock Open – Fantasy Draft Preview

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 admin 6 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Major partnership drama on the women’s side. A Matt Wright absence. We get you ready for Red Rock with the fantasy draft preview!

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Takeaways 

PPA Tour Austin Open – 5 Takeaways – Opposite Directions

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 admin 18 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways discussing the Waters and Irvine/Parenteau going different ways, tournament reps, Jay and Tyson, Ben and AL, and the Senior Pro world in the PPA

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Fantasy Previews 

PPA Tour Austin Open – Fantasy Draft Preview

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 admin 9 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

AL and Ben separated. Dekel and DJ together. How do we see it all shaking out this weekend in the fantasy draft preview?

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Recaps Takeaways 

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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Fantasy 

PPA Tour Riverland Open – Fantasy Draft Preview

March 9, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 4 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

It’s the PPA Riverland Open hosted by Simone Jardim. A couple of weeks after the Carr/Jardim band got back together,

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Recaps 

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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Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Indoor National Championships and APP Tour Punta Gorda – Random Thoughts

February 24, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

No live blog this weekend with two tournaments happening at the same time. We’ll see if we can get some

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Recaps 

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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Opinion Random Thoughts 

REPORT: Ben Johns to JOOLA?

February 11, 2022March 31, 2022 admin 19 Comments Ben Johns, franklin, JOOLA, pickleball, pro pickleball

UPDATE TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE (April 1): Ben Johns has announced he is signing with JOOLA. It is clear at this

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    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

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