Pickleball
Photo courtesy of Tim Hoiles.

Well, I finally found an exercise I enjoy enough to do three to five days a week – Pickleball. It is funky, it is different, it is weird. Think ping-pong racket, badminton rules, and a perforated plastic ball like a wiffle ball but slightly heavier. That is pickleball, created in 1965 by Joel Pritchard, congressman from Washington State to engage his family in a fun activity they could all enjoy.

I believe this will work for me, but I will still need more exercise for this 69-year-old body weekly to please a doctor of mine. He is never satisfied and always looking for more exercise and sugar deprivation.

I have been taking lessons from an instructor for three hours a week for the last six weeks and researching the best equipment. So far, I’ve bought racquets, balls, bags, and shoes – trying them out and deciding on the ones that will work for me.

When I was young, I played a lot of tennis so that experience has helped me a little with my stroke and follow through, but the rest of game is a mystery and I have a lot to learn. I won’t be challenging anyone to a game just yet.

I will keep you posted on my progress, stay tuned.

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  • Tim Hoiles

    Tim is a Colorado native, who graduated from Fountain Valley High School and attended Coe College. He was the Publisher, of Pampa Daily News Pampa, Texas 1974-1978, and Publisher of Victor Valley Daily Press Victorville, California, 1978-1990. Tim was also a member of the Freedom Newspapers board, which became Freedom Communications, Inc. from 1970-2004. He has served various non-profits in Pampa, Victorville, and Colorado Springs. He strongly believes in The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, and the ability of the moral and ethical free human spirit to live a working life without hurting others. He is married to Lorie and has puppies that keep their day hopping. Tim has a wide range of passions he shares on The Maverick Observer, a nonprofit he started in 2020 to provide conflict-of-interest-free news.

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Tim Hoiles
Tim Hoiles
Tim is a Colorado native, who graduated from Fountain Valley High School and attended Coe College. He was the Publisher, of Pampa Daily News Pampa, Texas 1974-1978, and Publisher of Victor Valley Daily Press Victorville, California, 1978-1990. Tim was also a member of the Freedom Newspapers board, which became Freedom Communications, Inc. from 1970-2004. He has served various non-profits in Pampa, Victorville, and Colorado Springs. He strongly believes in The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, and the ability of the moral and ethical free human spirit to live a working life without hurting others. He is married to Lorie and has puppies that keep their day hopping. Tim has a wide range of passions he shares on The Maverick Observer, a nonprofit he started in 2020 to provide conflict-of-interest-free news.

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