Word of the Month: Sempiternal

David Zapatka While reading The Metaphysics of Ping Pong by Guido Mina Di Sospiro recently, I ran across this long sentence, “…I certainly didn’t suspect a number of things: that I’d be soundly beaten by my teenage son; that shortly thereafter I’d become obsessed with table tennis; that my obsession would fuel a grueling initiation…

SBRMGA Match Play Tournament 2023

Tom Graham The 2023 SaddleBrooke Ranch Mens Golf Association (SBRMGA) Match Play event began Jan. 12, finishing at the beginning of March. This year we placed 86 members in the field. These were flighted generally within a few handicap strokes resulting in five flights plus the important Championship and Senior Championship flights requiring the member…

Relishing Pickleball: The Overhead Smash

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, it’s time now to learn about the overhead smash after learning about lobbing the past few months. Mary Littlewood says the overhead smash is the most aggressive, offensive shot in all of pickleball. It’s usually hit off the…