Play Your Best Pool: Three Simple Steps to Improving Your Game Johnny Henson, Professor Pool There are three things that can help every billiard player play much better in a short period of time 1. Players must realize that they can’t teach themselves. Books, videos, and the tip of the day from other players will…
Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On Nov. 18, 2025, members of the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) traveled to the Kiva Club in Vistancia, Peoria, Ariz., for a friendly inter-club competition against the Trilogy Billiards Club. Seven players from PebbleCreek and eight from Trilogy competed on three 9-foot Brunswick tables equipped with a fast cloth, which…
Blair Dreyfus GOOD MORNING POOL PLAYERS! That actually works well if you can imagine Robin Williams’ voice intoning those words and remember the movie Good Morning, Vietnam—a favorite of mine. Anyway … I’m having a hard time believing that it’s been a year already and this article could be my last as our Billiards Club…
Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On Nov. 21, 2025, five ladies from the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) made their first-ever away match, traveling south for a friendly clash against four ladies from CantaMia (CM). The clubs played two spirited short-rack 8-ball singles matches that went right down to the wire. Short-rack 8-ball keeps the familiar…
David Zapatka Dinking is often misunderstood as purely defensive play—a soft, patient exchange while you wait for your opponent to make a mistake. The most effective pickleball players know that dinking can be a powerful offensive weapon. Aggressive dinking transforms you from a passive participant into the player dictating the pace and creating opportunities to…
Erv Stein After our seemingly endless torrid summer season, our PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) conducted our first fall season post-reseeding tournament event honoring our veteran golfers on the afternoon of Nov. 13, 2025, utilizing our Tuscany Falls West course. With the long-awaited return of our snowbird members, 115 golfers teed-off in foursomes utilizing…