053: The Challenges of Becoming a Pro Pickleball Player With Rob Nunnery

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Rob Nunnery is a name I’ve been following in Pickleball for sometime now. I first heard about him when he starting blogging about his journey to becoming a professional Pickleball player in one year. Despite a number of challenges, Rob is making great progress with his game and he even his started a Pickleball podcast with the number one men’s player Ben Johns.

Show Notes

In this episode we discuss:

Why Adam Franklin of Franklin Sports introduced Rob to the game of Pickleball
What Rob wanted to accomplish in his first year of playing Pickleball
The blog Rob writes to document his Pickleball journey and how it helps him
Why he has found it a challenge to find professional Pickleball partners
How competitive tennis players are different from competitive Pickleball players
Rob’s meniscus tear in his knee in March of 2020 and why he decided against surgery
His biggest accomplishment on the Pickleball court and why it involves the number one men’s player Ben Johns
What Rob needs to work on to improve his game and his future Pickleball goals
The Freestyle Boys Podcast with Rob and Ben Johns