MAKE YOUR OWN "PICKLEBALL BALL PICK"

 

COACH JOE'S BALL PICK


SOMETHING HOME MADE THAT I USE TO PICKLE-UP BALLS FOR PRACTICING OFF THE COURT WITHOUT BENDING OVER. IT ALSO WORKS AS A GREAT BACK SCRATCHER. .


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