Unique pickleball drills that fueled rapid rise to top proAugie Ge’s unique entry into pickleball had an unfortunate beginning but became a blessing in disguise. After losing his biostatistics job, Ge went all-in and pro pickleball. His own brand of obscure drills and tennis/ping pong background have led him to a PPA Silver Medal, MLP Premier Level, and an Arizona Pickleball League title. Ready to wield something as bold as your backhand? Swing by Warstic’s collection and let your paddle do the talking. https://warstic.com/collections/pickleball-paddles Subscribe to The Dink 3x weekly newsletter https://thedink.beehiiv.com/ Want to work in pickleball? Join The Dink Team. We're looking for a full-time social media manager. Send us an email at [email protected] to apply. Pickleball's #1 subscription box is here https://www.thedink.shop/ To support Stop Alzheimers Now and submit your question for the pod visit: https://www.stopalzheimersnow.org/donate.html Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/signup/ -Follow us on IG *@thedinkpickleball* -Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi... -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ 0:00 Introducing Augie Ge 4:24 Augie’s blessing in disguise 9:18 Early pro days and Zane’s wedding 13:10 The social bump after good results and salary talk 17:55 Credit to HeyShay 21:47 AZ Pickleball League influence 25:41 The Silver Medal run with Jaume in NC 27:51 Power ranking the lefties and 30:56 Unorthodox training methods and unique wall drills 34:04 Do you train grip changes? 38:11 Table tennis crossover and extra emphasis on the volleys 41:46 Augie’s win over Zane 46:14 MLP Forecast for the DPC 49:20 Augie’s college tennis experience and April schedule 54:10 ALW’s dominance and 100th title 1:00:02 Do you watch when not playing? 1:01:40 Voicemails