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Tim Pitts
Dec 15, 2023
Prison Pickleball
Given the explosive interest in pickleball, combing the internet for current stories usually yields a treasure trove of ideas. This week...
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Tim Pitts
Dec 7, 2023
Big Night for the Landings Pickleball Association
Thursday was a big night for the Landings Pickleball Association (LPA) as the winners of the fall league were feted at a sumptuous...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 20, 2023
Tom & Dinah, Global Pickleball Ambassadors
Thanks to Landings residents Tom and Dinah Zapatka, pickleball is taking off in New Zealand. The game was first introduced in the North...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 16, 2023
Conversions: Some successful, Others Not So Much
It was a hopeful crowd surrounding Court 6 during the Men’s Doubles matches at the Special Pops tournament. They were assembled to watch...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 10, 2023
Special Pops Tournament Sets Records
The weekend was ideal for a record smashing Special Pops tournament: seasonal temperatures, clear skies and little wind. The weather...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 2, 2023
Exhibition, Introduction, Costumes and More
It was a busy weekend for Landings Club picklers. Chris Kader, Alex Fox, Bradley Morse and new pickleball professional, Patrick May...
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Tim Pitts
Oct 21, 2023
The Times They Are A-Changin’
As the present now Will later Be Past The order is rapidly fadin’ And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are...
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Tim Pitts
Oct 18, 2023
Landings Club Picklers Shine in Dink 4 Pink
More than thirty Landings Club picklers ventured off island for the Dink 4 Pink pickleball tournament at the Savannah Golf Club. The...
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Tim Pitts
Oct 13, 2023
The Pickleball Wars
Several years ago, there was a minor kerfuffle centered around Franklin Creek pickleball noise and neighbor insomnia. Homeowners closest...
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Tim Pitts
Oct 6, 2023
Charlie and the Pickleball Factory
If asked to name an individual who, after the court sports professionals, has had the most influence on Landings Club pickleball, many...
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Tim Pitts
Oct 2, 2023
She’s Back! (And a few other less important things)
It was a big week for Landings Club pickleball. Nancy Ambler, matriarch of the Ambler group that plays every Tuesday and Thursday...
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Tim Pitts
Sep 27, 2023
Cruises & Pickleball
I don’t know if Jerry Sandy plays pickleball. As I haven’t seen him at the courts, I doubt that he does. Jerry, as anyone who reads TWATL...
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Tim Pitts
Sep 18, 2023
Good for the Economy?
Is pickleball good for the economy? It sure looks that way, at least in the short term. In a recent study, the Sports & Fitness Industry...
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Tim Pitts
Aug 18, 2023
A Unique Pickleball Tournament
Last week, for the first time at The Landings Club, the pickleball pros hosted a Beginner’s Tournament. Open to any player who had never...
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Tim Pitts
Aug 2, 2023
Money Ball
Writing about pickleball at The Landings in the dead of summer is at best a challenging task. A lot of our players – the smart ones -...
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Tim Pitts
Jul 13, 2023
Twelve Months In
My first pickleball article appeared in the July 21, 2022 issue. Thirty articles and twelve months later much has happened in the...
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Tim Pitts
Jul 8, 2023
Danger, with a Capital D That Rhymes with P and That Stands for Pickleball
Several months ago, I jokingly mentioned to the court sport professionals that I might write an article about pickleball injuries. They...
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Tim Pitts
Jun 30, 2023
What To Do with Those Old Paddles?
If you are an avid pickler, you share an expensive habit with golfers. What golf fanatic doesn’t have a garage filled with hot new clubs...
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Tim Pitts
Jun 15, 2023
Women Rock the Courts
Women picklers took to the courts Sunday evening for a casual pickleball non-tournament. What was billed as an opportunity for women to...
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Tim Pitts
Jun 9, 2023
Take Your Children to Pickleball Day?
Being sidelined from pickleball does not preclude me from venturing down to the courts in search of a good story. Sometimes I find one;...
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