You’re going to have a new favorite player after hearing from special guest Chris Haworth. Despite having wins over Ben Johns and Federico Staksrud he is humble and hungry in his pickleball journey.

Haworth shares his road to becoming one of the best singles players in the game and what he is focusing on to become one of the best doubles players as well.

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00:00 Getting to know Chris

7:25 The Chris Haworth style

10:52 When did consider yourself a pro?

14:00 Dealing with a lack of pros in OKC and a lack of singles attention

18:03 Chris’ pickleball coach

25:03 The breakout win over Ben at Nationals and signing with Babolat

30:33 When will we see a Haworth signature paddle?

32:46 Making the switch from tennis to pickleball

35:40 The “tall guy’s” approach to pickleball

43:34 When ‘dead dinks’ are most beneficial

47:20 What are you working on for doubles?

51:15 It’s not a solved game, will scoring change?

58:14 The OCC run and Chris’ biggest singles strategy

1:02:46 Will you continue to play on both tours?

1:05:22 Do pros keep an eye on DUPR?

1:11:03 The home run strategy is still incentivized

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