Two Elite Pickleballers... and Ben Johns | Retirement, Illegal Paddles & Legacy - Ep. 34

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Tyler & Jimmy, two of the top pickleballers and podcast hosts in the world, are joined by the one and only Ben Johns. 

The boys talk everything from illegal paddles to retirement. This is not an episode you will want to miss!

***We had some connectivity issues while recording this podcast, so we apologize for sometimes talking over Ben and for the annoying echos here and there. We appreciate you guys and we hope you enjoy the episode!***

Let us know what topics we should cover in future episodes, thanks for following along! 
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0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Formula 1 Meets Pickleball
9:00 - Ben’s Take on the Delam Paddle Situation
17:05 - Ben Talks the Tour Wars
23:00 - How Ben Would Run MLP
24:24 - Ben Talks Rally Scoring
28:00 - Creating a Winning Legacy
37:33 - Is Collin Replaceable?
43:30 - Tyler or Erik Lange?
44:30 - Tyler & Ben Talk S1 Super Final Loss
48:42 - The Future Greats of Pickleball
51:30 - Why Ben Doesn’t Like Playing Indoors
52:05 - Eye Protection
53:50 - Ben’s Baseball Past
55:30 - How Ben Shapes His Game
56:58 - The Legend of Mills Miller 
59:00 - Is Ben Returning to the Podcast Game?
01:00:30 - Ben Talks Life After Pickleball
01:02:30 - Ben Talks Handling Loss
01:04:10 - Ben’s Kryptonite 
01:05:42 - The Future of Pickleball Statistics
01:09:10 - MLP Discussion