The #1 Player on the APP, recent TRIPLE CROWN winner, Will Howells joins the pod to discuss how he got into pickleball, how he got so good so fast, and what he learned from his MLP Finals loss to build on this year. Hear what he's learned from some of his past partners, which has included: Anna Leigh Waters, JW Johnson, Jack Munro...and Jilly B, of course! Find out how he's risen to the top spot (and stayed there).

Also, Jill and KW break down the upcoming US Open. Take a look at the brackets and discuss who will most likely take down the legendary tennis Hall of Famer, Andre Agassi, in his pro debut.

For more info on Tres Palapas and upcoming Jilly B camps, check:

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SEGMENTS:

0:00 Intro

1:45 Last chance for Mexico!

4:30 Be the Hunter not the Hunted

10:10 Clarifying “The Breakup”

16:02 US Open Preview: Is Andre Agassi good enough?

21:50 Calling all Michiganders

24:20 Help us name this segment

25:40 THE Will Howells

29:45 The Triple Crown

35:48 Will’s Keys to Winning

38:30 On Court Personality and Attitude

49:43 What were the takeaways after losing MLP Finals?

52:20 Gary V and playing for the 5’s

56:20 APP vs PPA players

1:05:20 Outro

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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast.

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Did Anna Bright make a huge mistake?! Jill and K-Dubs break down what happened, what it means for the field and which partnerships we might be seeing in the future. Find out which host got hospitalized last week. APP Fort Recap. Is dinking dead? Learn how The Fort is setting a Guiness Book of World Records.

*ALW/CP Losses Since 2024:

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SEGMENTS

0:00 Intro

1:38 Catching Up

8:00 Anna Bright should have partnered with THIS female player

15:40 APP Fort Recap

24:00 You didn’t spend $1,000 to feel comfortable

28:30 Is dinking dead?

34:44 Brad Tuckman, Founder of the FORT

39:08 Public Private Partnership

43:20 The Un-Country Club

45:22 $10mm raised in 14 days

49:30 200 employees?!?!

54:15 Every court is streamed?!?!?

58:00 PB’s FIRST ever stadium—Guinness World Record

1:00:29 What does it mean to be the home of the APP Tour?

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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast.

Reach out: thispblife@gmail.com

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Is PWR the biggest scam ever in pickleball? Here are the facts: you be the judge. Are we going to see a 20mm prize money purse in 2026?! We think so! Register for The Fort - April 2: https://book.playthefort.com/programs/master-class-with-app-pro-jill-braverman-co-ed-2sessionRegister for Montclair, NJ May 20-21: https://www.montclairpickleballbc.com/jill-braverman-pro-campsSEGMENTS:00:00 Intro1:10 Is this pickleball’s hottest new paddle? 4:13 Fort Lauderdale & NJ clinics added! 6:07 Dr. Cynthia = lifesaver 9:00 APP Sacramento 13:50 Bad calls in pickleball25:30 How to win in the wind 26:43 Twinning is winning: LEOREVER for the Win 28:00 PWR: Is it the BIGGEST SCAM in pickleball? 41:20 “APP players” on the PPA47:10 UPA HUGE CHANGES to player salaries & prize money for 202651:50 TPL is changing______________________________________________________Subscribe to the blog: https://www.jillianbraverman.com/blogIf you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and SpotifyListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fwListen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleballhttps://tinyurl.com/thispblife--------------------------------Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast. Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com --------------------------------Follow Jilly B:⁠https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball⁠ https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball https://twitter.com/jillybpbhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball⁠Follow K Dubs:https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLFhttps://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/⁠https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatimehttps://www.facebook.com/wallagolf--------------------------------Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel)🏓 Thrive ⁠https://thrivepb.com/ JILLYB (10% off)🏓 Gamma ⁠gammasports.com ⁠ JILLYB25 (25% off until November)💠Hesacore GripsJILLYB (10% off)https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b💰 Proband ⁠⁠https://proband.com ⁠⁠ JILLYB (10% off)💰 https://KETONE.com/JILLYB 30% off your first subscription at KETONE.com/JILLYB🚦Kineon Red Light Therapy (30 days risk free)https://Kineon.io (Code JILLYPB)💰 Bemer ⁠⁠https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill 🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% offhttps://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0🏓 GRUVN ⁠https://Gruvn.co JILLYB (10% off)🏓 Vatic https://⁠vaticpro.com JILLYB ($10 off)🏓 Bread n Butter ⁠https://bnbpickleball.com JILLYB (15% off) 🏓 Six Zero ⁠https://sixzeropickleball.comJILLYB10 (10% off)