About Third Shot Drop

Alice & David (above)
Victor & David (above)
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​Alice at a Kingston Humane Society fundraiser.  
Third Shot Drop has raised funds
​for the K.H.S for years.
Third Shot Drop is a labour of love.  Founded in 2016, David Bussiere, and his wife Alice have been playing since 2013.  The focus of Third Shot Drop is teaching new players and helping existing players get better.  The 90 minute "New Player" & "Up Your Game" sessions have been extremely popular in Ontario and Quebec.  

Third Shot Drop also organizes hundreds of hours each year in organized indoor and outdoor play options for players.  All events are sold out and extremely popular.   They do virtually no advertising, relying instead on referrals of satisfied players.  David has a network of over 1600 players and growing.

David feels that players need to be better informed prior to purchasing their paddles.  Players will often buy equipment online or from an old style retail store without fully understanding a product's benefits or short-comings.  The Third Shot Drop pop-up store is always open courtside for clinics and events.  This no obligation service offers players a unique on court opportunity to try out brand name paddles at all price points before making their purchase.

​David is a certified level II insured instructor with the IPTPA.  He is also Onix Canada's marketing point person, produces and creates content for a Youtube channel "Pickleballywood", and runs a successful online and court-side store.  It is busy but fun, and he is enjoying it.  In 2019 he became the coach for the Kingston Special Olympics pickleball team.  David is also very interested in world politics, can say something in over 20 languages, and loves all types of music, especially Jazz and the American Songbook.  

​David grew up in Montreal, Alice grew up in Kingston.  They live with Murphy the dog and Ollie the cat, and can be at Lake Ontario in 5 minutes, outdoor pickleball courts in 7 minutes.  Alice enjoys kickboxing, and has completed half marathons and triathlons.  When Covid is not a factor, Alice & David love travelling and have been to Europe and all across the United States and Caribbean.

Victor Carquez is an Onix sponsored player, and is a well known pickleball personality.  Victor & David have played in tournaments and their highest level win was the Quebec provincials, where they captured the silver medals in 4.5 open mens doubles.  Victor is well known for bringing snacks and drinks to pickleball, he is also an acclaimed chef.   Victor is a positive thoughtful friend to David and Alice.  He will make you laugh!

Robert is the equipment manager and also loss prevention for the pop up store for Third Shot Drop.  Robert is a Kingston legend, loves to help take down nets, and enjoys chatting with players on the sidelines and during the game.  Make sure you say hello to Robert if you see him.
Continental Grip!(above)