Johnny Henson, Professor Pool My partner and fellow Professional Billiard Instructor Association (PBIA) and American Cue Sports (ACS) instructor, Steve Farmer, recently wrote the outline for this article. I feel that this is a subject that every player has been a victim of from time to time, myself included. When playing against a player who…
David Zapatka With the holidays behind us, there has been quite a bit of talk about how to introduce relatives to pickleball, the game we discovered and love. The debate about how best to do this centers around two concepts. The first is to begin teaching new players how to serve. The second is to…
Gary Pelphrey SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association Inc. (SPA) is proud to have eight teams (over 90 players) competing in the 2025 Arizona Pickleball Players League, showcasing the talent and spirit of our players. Teams include women’s doubles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles of different ages and skill levels. Everyone is invited to come watch and cheer…
Ret Convey Congratulations go to Nancy Sartor for her hole-in-one on Jan. 14. She used her 7 iron to send her ball 104 yards on Catalina 8 to score her ace. Well done, Nancy! We also congratulate Sue Dischner, our January Ace of the Month Gross who shot an 82, and Lynn Stewart, our January…
Frederick King Mitchell, Jr. Well, SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Senior Softball fans, here it is Jan. 25, SaddleBrooke Progress and SaddleBrooke Ranch Roundup deadline time. You’ll be reading this mid-February. Ranchers welcome! That’s what I said! Yeah, all you Ranchers, in case you didn’t know, are welcome to come on down to the SB softball…
Barb Schaepe SaddleBrooke Great Decisions started its 2025 season in January with presentations and discussions on International Cooperation on Climate Change and U.S. Changing Leadership in the World Economy. All meetings are held on Monday afternoons in the Mountainview East Ballroom, typically starting at 3 p.m. Dates, times, and topics of the remaining 2025 meetings…