Sports Commentary

Thanks to the Friends of Spring Valley Library, I have access to Arizona Highways magazine.

Open up a copy of the Rules of Golf or on your smart phone, load and open the app USGA Rules of Golf. Start with Rule 1-2a, Conduct Expected of All Players.

Recently, I played in a pickleball tournament, have enjoyed a two-hour playing group and played in two tennis tournaments and a league match, so it’s been an interesting time of getting a feel for what I enjoyed about each and what I maybe didn’t like quite as much.

Using the team building exercise, “Two Truths and a Lie,” see if you can spot phony claims as I attempt to use it to provide a clear picture of my “hike” on the north side of Granite Mountain from the Williamson Valley Trailhead.

By now, most of you think I am a little different. Sorry to disappoint you, but I am VERY different, not a little!

I’m only 68, but when you’re out on the court from five to six hours a day, six days a week, your body starts talking to you here and there.

Catalina State Park lies adjacent to the Coronado National Forest, offering many trails inside the Park and beyond.

I have had the privilege of assisting many high schools in the area with their golf programs (teams), providing professional coaching/instruction these past six years.

It’s been a whirlwind of tennis activity for some of our local and former local tennis players on courts from the Phoenix area, to Texas to Portugal.

Most hikers to the “top” of Granite Mountain never get near it and for good reason.

Balance, rhythm, tempo, and timing are crucial to any golf swing. You cannot be taught these fundamentals, but you can learn how to incorporate them to improve ball contact.

Two weekends ago (April 6 to 9), Andrew Bogdanov won his first singles and doubles ITF professional titles at Indian Wells, California which moved his world ranking in the wheelchair quad division to No. 38. His doubles ranking is now at 31.

I wasn’t sure what to expect as I drove into Red Rock Crossing.

Here is another in our series to highlight some of our local Golf Professionals who have significant impact on the Prescott area golf scene.

They needed help with the scoring system, which side to start serving from, not stepping into the kitchen and occasionally letting the ball bounce once instead of serving and approaching; but the name recognition and skills of the former best players in the world of tennis, Andre Agassi (52) and Andy Roddick (40) playing against John McEnroe (64) and Michael Chang (51), as teammates in a singles and then doubles competed for $1 million dollars in what was dubbed the Pickleball Slam in Hollywood.

First ascents often boost egos. Therefore, we set our sights on Red Mountain in the New River Mountains.

Here is another in our series to highlight some of our local PGA Professionals who have significant impact on the Prescott area golf scene.

It’s not often a town the size of Prescott has a player who makes the big time in professional tennis, but we are lucky enough to have a person who has done just that, Andrew Bogdanov, after only three professional tournaments under his belt.

Hoping for a great wildflower season, we set out on the Pipeline Canyon Trail at Lake Pleasant.

Here is another in our series to highlight some of our local PGA Professionals who have had a significant impact on the Prescott area golf scene.

When you make contact with a tennis ball your racquet and the way you swing or bite into the ball will have some very different effects on how it reacts when it lands on the surface of the court and bounces to your opponent.

The segment of Wolf Creek I hiked on two separate day hikes lies between “Trail” 202 and Forest Road 67 south of Mayer.

Life is tough enough just by itself in testing our everyday determination and commitment of going to work/school, taking care of our spouse, kids, food, clothing, shelter, learning a trade, getting along with everyone, climbing the ladder, vacations, activities, managing life in general at each stage.

Today, we discover more about Mack McCarley’s past as told with his own words. Enjoy and learn more about the Godfather of Prescott Golf.

Brady Butte rises to almost 6,400 feet above sea level, offering views unparalleled in Yavapai County, perhaps all of Arizona.