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In this edition of Kitchen Konversations, we sit down with the founder of DUPR, Steve Kuhn and professional Pickleball player Lee Whitwell. We discuss why DUPR is the solution to making competitive pickleball more competitive, how tournaments can improve, and where they see pickleball’s monumental growth taking the sport.
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EPISODE TRACKLIST
0:00 Intro from The Kitchen's Jason Aspes
2:10 Introducing Steve Kuhn and Lee Whitwell from DUPR and how Steve came into Pickleball
5:00 Why DUPR?
6:24 UTPR vs. DUPR
9:37 How DUPR helps in the club world
11:45 The math behind DUPR
13:22 Narrowing the competition gap
15:00 Steve's background in finance, numbers and poker and how it relates to DUPR
18:45 How do you get your DUPR score?
20:44 DUPR considering rec games vs. tournament matches
21:24 DUPR's 'Half-life' and how time proximity matters
24:04 The issue of sandbagging in Pickleball tournaments
25:53 Connectivity and leveling the playing field
28:11 The science behind DUPR
32:00 What are 'Compass Draws' and why they are better for tournament play
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