I played tennis last Sunday at 6:30pm and today at 7:30am. Both days were hot, in the 90s and humid. My sweat is raining down like a broken dam. The swimming pool temp is also very high, uncomfortably high.
🎾 Three 3.5 and one 4.5 on Sunday July 9
没有打过比今天更烂的🎾了
地球的吸引力🧲 好像特别强 [Lol]
肯定是大地🌍的错误 [偷笑]
Today perhaps is the first time that my hands weren’t too good.
All nines [Lol] 二手全九的烂牌🃏 with one has no point. The bottom hand, the opponents played 2N
整晚 除了9⃣️ 还是九 [Lol]
有朋友说 不错了 好过 23456 [偷笑]
也是: 要求低常乐, 人傻也常乐
Just played my second pickleball tourney (the rained out day from Thur)… feeling the urge to share this video: 2019 Wimbledon when Jelena Ostapenko hits Alize Cornet with a serve and … wins the point. Oh ya, rightfully so.
Ok, if you’re not familiar with USTA rules, you might feel for Cornet’s ‘outrage’ but in fact, I think she’s full of shxt – being on tour and being a pro for so long and doesn’t know this basic rule? Come on, get real and stop acting. Even I knew Jelena Ostapenko wins the point – thanks to my usta league days, which is regardless intensional or unintentional (this isn’t the point here).
Most weekend warriors, usually don’t bother with game’s rules other than to count scores. Therefore, many funny things happen, such as this one, when I played with other groups who don’t know much about the rules, they always refuse to believe, and won’t take the point.
I thought of this episode when I played today.
I’ve not played since my first a month ago. So I was rustic with the game as well as with the rules: I charged in without waiting for the return to bounce, and then three-pete by failing to call the score before I served.
Just so you know, not calling out the score before serve, warrens a void (couldn’t remember the exact word they used), regardless I/we won or lost the ensuing point.
As it happened, I lost all three times.
As it happened, the pro was watching, who provided concise commentary and affirmed the rule. One would think that would be the end of it.
As it happened on our court with three women and 1 gent, which was the first set of the day. After my first failing to call out the score (after I charged in without bounce), the man walked off the court and over to the pro between the points, and said something unintelligible to me. Although it looks like “mommy I want milk” -:), it feels odd, and a little guilty (might be it was me he went to complain??) – even this group isn’t all that competitive – if they’re, I won’t have made into playoff the last time, would I? – but good natured, I apologized, yelled out loud, that due to my lack of playing, not familiar with the rules, if that causes you discomfort, I apologize, totally hoping to smooth thing out and get on with the play.
After my third crime – totally dumb on my part, but again, I’ve told you repeatedly that I’m pretty dumb, haven’t I? The man argued loudly, with the pro too. A few moments have passed, with patiently waiting, I finally asked him, “How long have you played pickleball?” … so you might know the rule, better … so we may move on?
“As long as you’re.” He said. That, didn’t sit well with me. I asked you a valid question with respect, please return in kind.
Now, I’m wondering, who’s dumber, me three-peat or him saying as long as: in fact, how could he know how long have I played? My contempt is same as for Alize Cornet: garbage. Please be real and respectful.
They won the set 11-4. I played him again later, and at 6-4, he quit due to an injury. Whatever. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Teammates I played with
The last set with John was really enjoyable. He was my partner at the playoff and I felt I ruined his chances to win. He’s very polite and provides me with many pointers even as we played. I’m very grateful and feeling lucky, Thanks J! Actually, many players are willing to help me out, with rules and reminders. Some even says to my partner to “help her out.” THANK YOU ALL!
The other team in red won the tourney. Afterward, when I returned to court after washing the glasses my teammate lent me (THANK you mate!), he was there again with the pro, talking. After seeing me, he stopped, silently waiting for me to leave. What’s more could be said? Rule is rule, dude. SO petty. So non stop, like the bunny the energizer.
if you think women are petty and non stop nagging. Think again.
I’m petty and nagging in writing and posting this.
2019 年温布尔登网球公开赛,耶莱娜·奥斯塔彭科 (Jelena Ostapenko) 发球击中艾莉兹·科内特 (Alize Cornet),并……赢! 哦, 是的, 确实如此. … Cornet 婊 职业生涯这么久 还不知道这个 基本规则? 演啥戏呀 😂 (非常好笑的是 有二次🎾 发生 对方不肯相信我的解释 硬是把分塞给我们)
想起这个是因为第一局一矮胖男 喊打喊杀的和教练争论一个规则.
Pickleball injuries could cause $500 million in medical costs, analysts say I’m not surprised: it’s easy to pick up and play, that’s why it’s so popular. How many of them are doing proper warm up and stretch afterward?
It has been four weeks since I stepped on to a court. Although the pain I suffered was all too fresh, but the joy of playing tennis is overwhelming. 好了伤疤忘了痛 The injuries come with it, requires compromise. Finding that perfect balance is the key.
No matter how much warm up prior to and stretch after the game, injury seems unavoidable. Now I do jacuzzi/spa before the game too. Hope this helps.
The 4 weeks layoff is very apparent: I feel tired after an hour hitting. I didn’t even try to serve.
The down side of playing on the har tru (sandy) is we’ll have to swipe the court afterward.
Happy to be able to use my arms in the pool -:)
It rained like crazy in the night. Lightning and thundering during the night. I hesitated whether to swim … But I felt good and was eager to use my arms again. Timing isn’t good tho -:)
Bridge‘s score goes by the tricks taken. It has two kinds of points: above the line (in tourneys) and below the line points. The later is earned for fulfilling the bid contract.
For the time being, I only record below the line points.
Each suit 花色 has a scoring value. Getting to 100 points = making a game. Two games = rubber.
~ NT 1st trick 40, 2nd trick+ 30
~ ♠️♥️ 30 pt each – majors
~ ♦️♣️ 20 pt each – minors
Playing NT requires a little skill because there isn’t a trump suit. If a lowly 2♣️ is led and others don’t have ♣️, no matter how high the card is played, the lowest 2♣️ wins the trick.
This above hand, I opened with 1N, which is wrong, should be a level 2 opening, like 2♣️.
We made the game, winning 10 tricks.
More on scoring:
Overtrick points
Slam bonus
Penalty points
Double is one of bidding tools used in bridge, which means you dare your opponent if you don’t think s/he can fulfill the bid or the contract.
If they make their bid (# of tricks unaffected) they’ll score additional points.
If they fail to make the contract, their opponents will award extra points.
This hand, the player to my right opened with 1 ❤️, I doubled; to my left 1 ♠️, my partner doubled. 2 ❤️ was played. I led with 2♣️. They made two. 😂 They were too nice to tell me what my penalty was.
Here is the takeout double, one of the conventional tools.
This hand with 15 pts plus the ♣️ singleton: pass, me 1 ❤️, pass, 2 ❤️ from my partner. Looking at my ♦️ and especially ♠️, I didn’t go to 4 but we ended up making four.
Without the second arm to use, I’ve been practicing dolphin kicks lately. Today I tried front crawl and free without arms. It’s an interesting discovery. In the 22 yards pool
~ 19 front crawl kicks
~ 31 dolphin kicks
~ 100 free kicks
I did many laps, so the figures should be reliable -:)
Oh my goodness, the fragile and delicate little ants can bite!
My arm was resting on the edge of the jacuzzi on Tuesday and suddenly felt a pitch. I looked over and saw a tiny fire ant running away. At first I didn’t think of it much but soon it became a small itchy lump. On Friday, a tiny white formed on the lump where it’s still itchy.
Oh well, learnt one more thing!
An update: 6.20 a week later, still itchy and the lump is still there.
Some advices from friends:
Last week, my hands were mostly hearts, and tonight are mostly diamond ♦️.
One lesson that engraved in my mind tonight is 13 points for bidding are really important.
For example this hand: my partner and I both passed the initially round but when our opponent to my right bid 1♦️, I followed with 1❤️ and the hand ended up with 3❤️. Although we’ve 9 ❤️ (J 10 7 4 3 and my partner has ❤️K 9 8 6) but we don’t have ❤️A & Q, actually we don’t have a single A – there goes 4 tricks. My lacking void or singleton put us in debt further.
整晚的♦️
这手 3❤️ … 输的没有然后了
