I really had an excellent experience at Pickleball Giant today. Wade and Megan were very helpful,…read moreattentive and knowledgeable. What a great way to compare various paddles on the mini court with the ball launcher, right in the store! In the past, I have only bought paddles online or in-store, without actually striking a ball. Shoes are hard for me to find and they have a nice selection. Will be back.

Pickleball Giant is the place to be for all things pickleball. The employees are extremely…read moreknowledgeable about the sport and do their best to tend to your needs. Especially if you are starting out like myself! You can tell there are a bunch of items for the pros as well. I 100% recommend going here instead of academy and all those other big stores that don't know what they are doing in terms of the sport. Thank you for a wonderful experience!!

Jerry Seinfeld "I'll tell you one of the great activities is…read moreskateboarding. To learn to do a skateboard trick, how many times do you gotta get something wrong til you get it right? ...And you hurt yourself, and you learn to do that trick, now you got a life lesson. Every time I see those skateboard kids, I think 'those kids'll be alright.' " Against the advice of pretty much every one I know, I've taken up longboarding recently. Longboarding is skateboarding but with a longer board. Why would a middle aged man do such a thing? Well, how many overweight skateboarders have you seen? Exactly, and that's why I figured I needed to be doing it too. It works different muscles and to me it's more fun than just walking away the pounds. I think I'm hooked! I stopped in at Alta Vista Skateshop today after church to buy a multi tool and to perhaps grab a little skateboarding subculture. I had a nice chat with co-owner Paul and he educated me on the quality of my recent craigslist longboard purchase in addition to ringing me up on a skateboard multi tool. I appreciated the education as he was very patient with me. He really knows his stuff and I plan to return to buy more and better stuff. I really liked all his inventory and you can buy a complete skateboard or have one built from scratch. They have clothing to buy, helmets, stickers for representing your love of skateboarding and much more. I wish I'd taken up skateboarding much sooner but I was listening to others more than listening to myself. Lesson learned for me and it's never too late to begin something new. This place is great! Who did I see? A shop co-owner, a patron on their couch and me, a small business owner. Skateboarding is super fun and this place can get you set up proper. Support small business whenever you are able. #smallbusiness #smallbiz

Awesome dudes working, helped me pick out the trucks i needed and even installed them for me right…read morethere. Switched out some old hardware I was using for free! Will definitely be coming back.

Not a huge selection, but everything is very high quality. Good service, knowledgeable staff, and…read moresomewhere to shoot (inside, no less) to make sure everything is set up right before you leave.

New to the world of archery very thankful for this shop helping me along the way…read more Very excited to get my bow new strings !

The owners are great people and have a great selection of athletic gear as well as AH merch.read more

Not worth the gas unless you go to Alamo heights. Small store and not a very big selection of…read moreanything.

Every time I've been to Swim Freak, Kat has always been so helpful. She is a swimmer as well so she…read moreknows her stuff.

Is never open and prices are very expensive, u can get same items online for 1/3 of the price or…read moreless

Been coming to Ranger Firearms for years, ever since they opened. I even remember when the…read morebusiness before Ranger opened was a liquor store. Over the years I have bought accessories, firearms, had firearms transferred from online sales to me through them, used their kiosk to purchase and file for a suppressor, and I even used their gun-smithing service for a buffer tube replacement on an AR-15. I live in walking distance which makes going in a breeze and I see some of the staff in the neighborhood from time to time which is always welcome. Just today I entered in the morning right after they opened, was greeted by the friendly and personable staff, instructed as to the process for completing my firearm transfer, paid, and was out and on my way in 15 minutes. The atmosphere is nice and hospitable as well, I always enjoy the friendly dogs and comfortable setting!

I was having my rifle appraised to sell to them. An employee with a lazy eye dropped my rifle on…read morethe floor. I should have made them buy it but I was so mad I left. I can't believe they have employees who have little to no regard to others guns.

Only a swimmer would understand the word freak association. It takes a dedicated athlete to wake up…read moreevery morning and swim. It takes an athlete to swim over 2 hours that morning. It takes an athlete to return later in the day to swim another 2 hours. Swim Freak helps those athletes with anything Speedo. From bags to goggles to swimsuits, this cute little store totally hidden off of Thousand Oaks is a swimmers dream. No more are the days when I go to Academy in the winter and ask why they don't have suits. Swimming is a year long sport and this store caters to that. The only problem that I have with the store is that Speedo is the only brand they carry. I wish that they could switch it up a bit and give a little more variety. But then again, everything I use to swim is Speedo - so they must be on to something.

When i went to the changing room I did te thing other check the mirror I expected nothing to happen…read morejust like all the other stores I tried but to my surprise IT WAS A TWO WAY MIRROR AND THAT IS JUST NOT OK

This place is a great addition to the Southtown/Lone Star District area…read more I came here during a First Friday on my way back home, and had a great time. During First Friday, they have a small outdoor sitting area that is great to chill and chat with friends. Inside, they have two small fridges full of exotic and cool beers. I was very surprised to see all of the amazing beer selections they have. There was also a food truck parked next to the sitting area and there were a few vendors selling all sorts of local handmade stuff.

This has become my favorite bike shop! No, I don't have an…read moreeBike, but you can still come here and shop, and they'll do some repairs on a regular ol' bike as well. Marty and Alicia are serving up the community doing great things here along S Alamo by King William! My favorite thing about this bike shop is the beers! They serve all kinds of local craft beers on the cheap around here. Come in for Happy Hour or First Friday, and see if you can find the craft beer grab bucket- where they discount craft beers that just aren't selling as fast as they'd like. It's some of the cheapest beer in Southtown on a warm First Friday night. The beer focuses on the local breweries. Plus, if you come by on First Friday, they have been setting up a bunch of artist booths, a coffee booth, musicians and stuff in the parking lot. You can come in, grab a beer, hang out while they work on your bike! They sell electric bikes and bike gear, and lots of local stuff for your bike. They're doing such cool things in this spot- it used to be a nasty old convenience store, and now it's a really cool addition to the neighborhood! Yay!