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LWR Pickleball Club – January 2025 Happy New Year!

Membership: 1,982; Welcome 39 new members.

DUPR Fall winners: Spin Doctors, Kitchen Killers, Crazy Aces, Sweet Gherkins

DUPR Weekday League: LWRPC Club is in the top 3% in USA!
Our newly formed DUPR Division of LWRPC has 30 teams competing this winter. The mission statement, along with rules, managers’ contact info, and information, is at the top of our web page. www.lwrpickleballclub.com For a free DUPR account, go to: www.mydupr.comTo join our DUPR Club for free, please visit: www.mydupr.com/dashboard/browse/clubs/6806236412

DUPR Competitive Flex League: Winners: Barry Wolf & Jennifer Bright

Saturday Social League:
The season has started and will run through February, every other Saturday, with a playoff at the end. Thirty-six teams are competing. The Advanced Cup and Social Jubilee will be in January, as in the past.

CLINICS: 1/4 @ 8:30 am Free beginners’ clinic at LWR High School
1/15 @ 1 pm Novice $15 1/15 2 pm Intermediate $15, Register at:
https://lwrpc.tenniscores.com/?mod=nndz-TjNMa21PQ1d3ZEJIa1NRT1JNWExKWlpNOERmeg%3D%3D Login>Choose Forms>Select clinic

Instructional Academy:
For your game improvement, please visit our site www.lwrpickleballclub.com for a list of our instructors and trainers. On a personal note, I am now one of 3 DUPR Coaches listed in LWR.

LOGO TM:
Our club and logo are now Trade Marked ™. The sandhill crane logo has been a great success and is a club shirt favorite at $25. See our website for order info in the membership area while the supply lasts. Check available stock on the web page.

New shirt site available: I have partnered with KITCH Pickleball to offer our logo merchandise that will be directly shipped to you. I added a blue hoodie and a lady’s pink sport racer. To order, visit our club site at: https://kitchpickleball.com/collections/lakewood-ranch-pickleball

Recommended Sites:
• A new informative site: stacie@thepickler.com (or) https://sparklp.co/b83f5186/
• Local Connection site: www.mindarrive.com “Pickleball Connections” is dedicated to the enhancement of the pickleball experience by connecting players and communities.
• Facebook: “Lakewood Ranch Pickleball”
• www.mydupr.com
• www.mydupr.com/dashboard/browse/clubs/6806236412 (Our Club)
• www.USAPickleball.org
• www.pickleballtournaments.com
• Rule Book https://usapickleball.org/docs/2025-USA-Pickleball-Rulebook-Change-Document.pdf
• parksandrecreation@mymanatee.org G.T.Bray
Tip: Offensive Dink Strategies:
1) Mix it up! Move your dinks from short to deep, side to middle, trying to create an error on their part or an opening to exploit a put away.
2) Push the ball to their heels and middle past the kitchen line pushing them back. This may force a high return allowing for a winning punch shot.
3) As dinks start going cross court increasing closer to the net, I like to hit a topspin roller tight to the net pushing them below the net or off the court.
4) Consider sending an offensive lob over the outside shoulder of the opponent across from you. That may not be a direct winner but really messes them up.

Bob Haskin, IPTPA, PPR Certified Instructor, Team Onix, Lessons available