Roxanne Housley, Social Chair The Quail Creek Pickleball Club’s Social Committee hosted a social for 72 players on July 1. Before play began, three ladies, Betty Rongner, Debi Gutknecht (playing the autoharp), and Debbie Nelson, sang “America the Beautiful,” and then everyone joined in singing “God Bless America.” It was a very patriotic day filled with…

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David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, we will now learn about the selection for the third and fourth shots of a rally. Third Shot: Serving Team “The third shot of any rally—a shot hit by the serving team—determines which doubles team will gain the…

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Johnny Henson As a young adult, I did a lot of stop, stunt, and draw shots. Most players back then believed you could not control your cue ball without shooting a lot of these types of shots during your table play. A good player at a pool hall told me to quit trying to draw…

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