Thursday, June 28, 2018 (Court Day #164)
I had some late customers and couldn’t leave work right away. I got to Scotts Valley about 7:15. Things were in full swing. (No pun intended!)
Eric was no place to be seen. Then I remembered that he’d said—when talking about pickleball—that he had a jazz gig tonight. (He plays upright bass.) I found myself, yes, once again, on the bench by myself as the only odd man out. Thankfully, it only lasted about 5 minutes.
I spent the entire two hour evening playing in games with Brennan and Bruce. It’d started with Matt as the fourth, Matt being the tennis instructor I’d seen only once before. He was the guy battling a stomach ache way back when at Skypark. Matt was having a rough night. He had his moments and got better, but balls were going out or into the net more than he wanted. I wasn’t having a fantastic night either, but not too bad. And my play got better.
After Matt opted to head home at a particular moment of exodus later in the evening, Mark Dettle took over his spot. We played a few games with Mark.
Played wrapped up at 9:15, two hours after I’d arrived.
One of my Achilles Heels continues to be hitting balls that would otherwise go out. Another is hitting the ball sideways in a face-to-face fast volley battle at the net instead of simply hitting it straight back to my opponent.
I could feel my right ankle a bit midway through the evening. I think I may opt to wear it again . . . though it’s a hassle.
Number of days on a court: 164
Number of total hours: 449.5
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