The Club Times: July/August 2024

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opponents “attackable” zone. This keeps you in trouble for the most part. You will lose 60 to 90 percent of these points. You need to change your shot selection when your contact point is knee height and lower. This zone is called the “un-attackable zone”. When your contact point is in the “un-attackable zone”, you need to send the ball to your opponent into their “un-attackable” zone. In order to do this, you need to hit the ball with a lot less speed. Your goal is to have the ball land near your opponent’s feet. Learning when and how to hit softer shots will be a game changer! This takes a lot of practice and patience! If this is something you struggle with on the pickleball court, give me a call! I would be happy to get out on the court with you! Sunday ALTA Ladies League First week of matches is Sunday, September 8 Last week of matches is Sunday, October 20 Senior ALTA Ladies League First week of matches is Thursday, September 3 Last week of matches is Thursday, October 15 Thursday ALTA Ladies League First week of matches Tuesday, September 5 Last week of matches Tuesday, October 17

Pickleball Tip Win More with Softer Shots QUESTION: What is the biggest thing you can adjust to your pickleball game? ANSWER: When your point of contact to hit the ball is low, you should hit slow! Let’s suppose you have played a lot of games of pickleball. Your style of play is hitting most of the balls hard and fast. You are having fun! However, you feel like you should be winning more often. Hitting hard and fast is normally a good option when your contact point is waist height or higher. These are what we call “attackable” shots. The problem I see happening a lot, is that people are hitting the ball hard and fast when the contact point is knee height and lower. When you hit these low balls hard and fast, you put the ball in your Note From Carmen: Fall 2024 ALTA captains should not accept any new players for their team unless it has been communicated between all parties involved (this includes my knowledge, the previous captain and new captain know that the players would like to move teams). We are all in this together and to keep growing the program, communication is vital. Fall ALTA Important Dates Deadline for all ALTA Ladies leagues is July 11 ALTA lesson begin the week of August 14th

Wendy's Tennis Tip ‘Communication is key’. Use short words or phrases like yours, mine, got it, go, switch, and I’m here to your partner. By doing this, you and your partner will have better success with court awareness (knowing where each of you are on the court during point play), and can promote better strategy to capture the big ‘Win’. See a full list of Wendy's Clinics in the Lineup section!

Drill & Play: Game Improvement Drills Thursdays | 6-8 pm Fridays | 9-11 am

Learn how to hit more shots to your opponents' unattackable zone!

Must be 3.0 or better

Pickleball Events

PATRIOTIC PICKLEBALL PARTY July 4 | 9-11 am TROPICAL SUMERTIME PICKLEBALL PARTY July 19 | 6-9 pm BARBECUE PICKLEBALL PARTY August 23 | 6-9 pm