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Thanks for asking, jc. I lost my first three matches quite handily, then switched back to my preferred string and won 2 since. Tonight is the last of the season and I'd love to make it to .500.
― Yelploaf, Saturday, 1 June 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
one month passes...
i played in a local tournament ~ had 6 matches in 8 days
lost the finals of my division, which was best of 5 sets; my opponent was literally half my age and had had a bye and two walkovers to get there; no sour grapes honestly, it was fun
― johnny crunch, Monday, 15 July 2019 01:43 (four years ago) link
four months pass...
played at my club last night w a friend of mine, we are well-matched & its always competitive & fun -- like half an hour after we started, maybe the two best players ive ever seen came on the court next to us ~ one had the same forehand as delpo just loud & heavy and the other guy was also just crazy good, a snapping stroke w flat easy power
it honestly threw us both off a little & during our changeovers we were like damn we are not playing the same sport lol, cool to see though
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 14 December 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
one year passes...
in 7 months or so I’ll be working part time, and am going to be looking to get back into this in a major way
I’ve been playing with a couple of people I’ve met in boston off and on for a couple of years now…we’re all 4.5ish level…last time I played USTA was when I was 19 or 20 probably, was a 4.5 then and am probably playing the best tennis of my life now. just a smarter and more consistent player now I think
was just vacationing on hilton head SC and got a lesson from a great teaching pro I like down there, mainly working on my forehand and forehand volley. for some reason my backhand has been the solider side lately. he says I can probably hang with some 5.0s but in a tournament setting Im sure I’d be humbled pretty quickly considering the last sanctioned match I played was over a decade ago
been getting really into pickleball lately too, and am just now starting to see the game and am able to hang with real 4.5s (in doubles, hardly play singles due to general culture leaning toward doubles - will probably seek out some singles tournaments once I have more free time next summer). great game, tons of badminton skills that are transferable once you play at a decent enough level
― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 December 2021 03:34 (two years ago) link