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…
QCMGA Foursomes-Alternate Shot, September 17 Paul Schupmann SIL Flight 1: 1st J. Mike Neely and George Prest 76, 2nd Bob Spetter and Bill Sheppard 77, 3rd Steve Mooneyham and Vance Gross 79 SIL Flight 2: 1st Gene Knox and Jay Allred 73, 2nd Reed Nelson and John Terveen 74, 3rd Steve Arendt and Randall Conn…
QCLGA PYP 2-Person Shamble, September 26 Flight 1: 1st Alice Dyke, Sonia Heeren; 2nd (tie) Mary Newman, Sung Whitehead/Kate Schwartz, Jean Kienitz Flight 2: 1st Terri Bacon, Judith Olsen; 2nd Bonnie Anderson, Jacquie Owens Flight 3: 1st (tie) Brenda Allred, Kathy Printz/Dena Knox, Kathy Thompson Flight 4: 1st Cheryl Opsal, Andrea Jondal; 2nd Karen Conroy,…
Gayle Montgomery Net Ts & Fs, Sept. 19 Flight 1: 1st Linda Malone, 2nd Dannette Palmer, 3rd Frieda Gagliardi, 4th Elaine Wood, 5th Lee Schmidt Flight 2: 1st Debbie Valenzano, 2nd Millie Harrie, 3rd Chaille Womack, 4th Bonnie Hansmeyer Low Net Flighted, Sept. 26 Flight 1: 1st Dannette Palmer, 2nd Jill Wibbenhorst, 3rd Linda Morud,…
On Oct. 8, 10 Parkinson’s patients, their caregivers, and pickleball volunteers gathered at the Quail Creek pickleball courts for a session of the Intro to Pickleball for Parkinson’s study. Mary Riley, former teacher and coach, current personal trainer, pickleball addict, and Parkinson’s patient, talked about her diagnosis, treatments, and benefits from playing pickleball. She discussed…
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…