tennis, life and a few things in between

A good win: Matt & I def Edwin & Nina.

On serve: dropped the racket low works well; FB.

1. Make a box
2. R arm pull away
   1. elbow out: trophy position
3. Toss high
   1. bring in right leg – shifting
4. Drop the racket low
5. NOoOo waiter’s tray
6. Pronate
7. Step in

… the birds are all over me -:)

• 3 serves fm B
• 3 serves fm L
• warm up
• 3 angles

I started the game, winning it love, then broke her serve at love too. Matt won his in two deuces, after being 0-40 down. However, after we’ve 4-0, I lost my next serve.

3 serves

The second set: Matt was serving at 5-2 but was unable to close. Serving at 5-4, 40-0, I was thinking happily that I should close it out with a love game. Then someone netted the ball. Luckily, I was able to close it out at 40-30.

… with birds

A long while ago, Nina asked me to play singles, and because we couldn’t align time, that was it. I see her practice all the time: low and deep forehand. Today, it’s my first time playing her: weak serve and doesn’t move, which isn’t an advantage in a singles game.

… serves fm B – pronate?

… from 3 angles

今天发球不错: 记着球拍要drop low低.

我开局就轻松拿下第一局 at love, 然后又以love game破掉了她的发球局. 下一局需要二个平分赢 0-40. 第四局也轻松赢. 然而,在我们4-0领先之后，我的下一个发球局就被破掉.

第二盘: 我们5-2领先但没能拿下. 我在5-4, 40-0领发球时, 高兴地想着能以love game结束这一盘多好 前后呼应. 结果有人回球下网了. 还好,我最终还是在40-30时赢 拿下第二盘.

很久以前,妮邀请我打单打.因为我们时间不合适;没下文.我经常看到她练习:正手击球又低又深.今天是我第一次和她交手: 发球很弱,而且不动–这在单赛中可不是什么优势.

This is the first time that I went to the court twice but didn’t get to play: the courts are just too wet, all have puddles from the rain.

I stayed after the three left, to practice some serve.

A lucky day

幸好有碗红豆沙. 不然今天的晦气能直接入选年度回顾.

怀疑是不是忘了拜神
两件霉事 精准爆头

第一件——
我人生第一次一天跑两趟网球场
结果,两次都没打成
理由: 场地不够干

对
我和球场之间,差的不是技术,是天气

别人撤了; 我留下
一个人在空场上练发球
像个被赞助商解约的边缘选手
连个观众都没有
只有风和自尊心在场

第二件——
七夜网球轮船训练营
听上去像合心意的宣传片
每到一个港口上岸训练
运动 + 旅行 + 专业指导
八卦的素材都替我写好了。

明天出发
星期一通知取消

是的
第二次

第一次报名后就感觉不对劲：
沟通像失踪人口
收据像都市传说
客服像练了隐身术

我临阵逃跑·
朋友去了
回来讲了三天三夜
天方夜谭
仿佛自己刚从大满贯资格赛回来

于是——
屡教不改的大妈 再次登贼船

然后发现：
这不是邮轮。
这是PPT。

这家公司堪称商业界的抽象艺术：
好主意
零执行
靠想象力维持现金流

他们不是办训练营
他们是举办幻觉

最绝的是——
每次取消都卡在“临出发”
精准
稳定
像发球双误一样有节奏

如果你觉得我二。
放心。
你只是还没见过某些“网球职业人”的现实操作
球可以不进
但捣乱必须稳定

今日战绩：
球没打成
船没坐成
情绪被拉满
唯一兑现的
只有红豆沙

结论：
以后拜神要拜对
报名要看执行力
网球圈的“职业”两个字——
建议加引号

去拜天 还是拜地 [捂脸]

^{the red nail polish}

My 4th mercenary adventure, playing with Rebecca: 7-6 ^7-4, 6-2, and the team win is 4-1.

51° air temp at 9 am, 69° water temp at 11:30 – all are just great!

Our opponents are experienced, and they picked on my partner, who held up firm. They can run me around all the time.

I couldn’t hold my serve in the first set, but did well in the second. We also decided to make an effort to hit the lady in the purple top, which worked.

Coach C practices with us for a little while, and he says I need to toss high for my serve

Taking a clinic: drop more when serving

Practicing with my new partner, Rebecca, for our Wednesday Alot league match #4.

I subbed for her in the last game on Feb 11 when she had to call it off that morning.

Uncoridated, we all have something purple on:

• his multi shades purple sneakers
• my nail polish
• her purplish out fit

One thing caught coach’s attention is my racket is ‘t dropping low enough at serving: drop more

I’m not turning when hitting forehand:

… on serving: drop more!

A convincing win over Joe and Sally w/ Matt: 6-1, 6-2.

My backhand was the biggest winner this morning, but I don’t know if I used bevel 2 or the old way.

Re serve: I’m trying…

~ 2 warm up serves
~ Sally and I won our serves
~ 3 serves afterward

… toss first; step in; waiter’s tray …

This match, I served first and won:

• 30-0, two serve winners
• 40-0, put away
• 40-15, net the ball
• 40-30, double fault
• game, with a backhand winner

A double winning day:

🔢 Tony & I def Matt & Jay, 7-6 ^7-3
🔢 Edwin & he def Dave L & Denny 6-0, 6-0

30 minutes before the start, Coach is waiting for his new students, and asks me if I’d like to hit. I declined because I wanted to practice a few serves.

In the match, keeping in mind his pointers from yesterday, I checked my backhand’s ‘bevel 2’ … but unable to see if I’m holding it correctly.

… my left arm is lazy, not just in pickleball.

1️⃣ serves
2️⃣ more serves
3️⃣ not stepping in after serve
4️⃣ warm up slowmo: bh / fh: left arm isn’t turning
5️⃣ warm up

Jay & I 和老情人Jay穿情侣装

Tony and I (again) were leading, 3-0, then I lost my serve. It became a close game. I was serving 6-5, 40-30. We missed a few sitters in the game (quite a few in the set) and went to a tie-break. We lost two points right off the bat but were able to take back the tiebreaker, a point at a time. At 5-2, I called a deep baseline shot out, but Tony said it was good – a reversal. Eventually, we closed it out 7-3.

During a game, Matt called let on his own serve, took my winning scoop drop shot away. Coach was nearby, so we asked him, who said, “Anyone can call the let.” AI confirms it.

11男一女 三个场地.

又是和Tony (为啥翻译托尼, 不应该茼尼/童尼?) 对 Jay. 我们3-0领先,然后我被破发.比赛变得紧凑起来.在比分是6-5, 40-30, 我们错失了几个轻松得分的机会(整盘比赛中错失的机会还不少), 比赛进入抢七; 最终我们以 7-3 赢.

家属和搭档 赢了 6-0, 6-0: 有人开心有人恼 💔

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