Now that I'm only playing once every week or two, I feel like I'm playing a LOT better. I'm probably playing worse. But I feel better about it. I defintely have more juice in my legs. I'm all over the court as much as before, but I'm recovering much faster. Maybe the cooler weather deserves credit for that.
I'm getting my serve over the net with greater consistancy. Getting good pace on it, too. Still not getting it in very often. But that will come. Maybe.
I'm loving my backhand slice. And my passing shot. I'm still not comfortable enough with the topspin off the backhand, so I don't even try it most of the time.
Last time out, I was finally starting to feel good about my positioning on the baseline forehand. I'm still figuring out how to use my racket again (after not playing for a decade), so my shots are still not as flat as I'd like. But I hit enough good ones to keep me interested.
Rick, the buddy I play tennis with, is progressing very nicely as well. His serve is getting much better. The backhand is still spending too much time in the net, but his forehand is a rocket most of the time. Does a good job of spreading the ball around. Keeps me running. He's falling in love with the net, so I gotta get my lob groove back.
We need lights on our subdivision's court. We can only play on weekends now, since it's dark when we get home from work. We've been told there were some new lighted courts in Cary. May have to check them out.
Posted by danisaacs at November 12, 2002 09:16 AM