David Zapatka Two months ago, we wrote an article on being the best partner. This month is about being the best you on the court by focusing on your skills to strengthen your side of the partnership. Open space—The best players I’ve played against in my pickleball-playing career have been the ones who could create…
Jim Carlson Pickleball at Sun Lakes Cottonwood has been on full display year round! Even in the summer months, the action does not stop. Before dawn on a recent Sunday, at 6:05 a.m., courts were at capacity! Pickleball can be enjoyed and discovered at all ages. Our club has more than 30 members who are…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Are you a player struggling to improve your billiards game? If so, do you find it hard to differentiate between practicing and playing? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you’re not alone. As a coach and mentor to many students, I feel the lack of true focus…
Kim Hutchinson Have you played pool before and forgotten the rules? Has it been years since you played and you’re afraid you might embarrass yourself? Were you never that good but really enjoyed playing? Then the IronOaks Lady Breakers might be just what you need! We are looking for some new members and want to…
The Lucky Shot Pool Club would like to thank the Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation for their recent generous donation. The funds were used to re-cover the pool tables at our facility in Cottonwood. Earlier this year, the club completed phase one of the two-phase remodel. This included replacing outdated motifs with new wall-mounted billiards…
When tennis players reserve court time, they are allotted for 1.5-hour play. This equates to three sets of 30 minutes. When players switch courts during the odd number of games (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11), except for game 1 for the pros, many take a brief drink and prepare to battle onward. During their…