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.

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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

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