Friday, August 24, 2018 (Court Day #188)
I arrived at Brommer Park at 9:05 a.m. under foggy skies. It would burn off in the early afternoon.
Mike sits while play starts to gear up at Brommer.
I got in a good game right off the bat and managed nearly all pretty good competitive games. As I was helping put away a net, Jane asked, “Are you still playing?” I told her that I was. (At least I was hoping though things we’re winding down some.) Nex thing I knew I was partner with John Connor against Jane and lefty Steve. Wow. Strong players. The breeze was behind our back and John and I both returned some serves long. It wasn’t a super long game, but challenging and fun. They were all laughing and enjoying the game. John and I lost 11-7. I held my own.
I grabbed by backpack and said my goodbyes. Dave Cox yelled over from all the way across the courts, “Andrew! Got one more?” I pointed at him and gave him the thumbs up. Dave and I were teamed up against Oleg and Dave DiBiase. I sure seemed to be back to my old self. Dave was the one making most of the errors. I wasn’t perfect, I had to apologize a few times, but I played well.
After today, I was happy. I wasn’t mulching quitting pickleball!
I had two positive comments about my serving. Rich (from Palo Alto) told me that my serving has gotten better and that I’m “mixing up” my serves. Unpredictability is good. And Jane exclaimed later, “What are you doing with your serves?”, then went on to say something about the balls not going where they were expected. The answer? Side spin. It makes them curve. Against Steve, I was just mostly hitting straight to his backhand (his right hand) which is a bit odd since I more often serve to a person’s left hand side, but then again, most people are right handed!
Training Session
Mid-morning, Karen Long asked if id seen the flyer posted by the court signup board. I said no, and she said Terry would be doing a workshop. Karen said they’d be mailing it out, but I grabbed my phone and took a photo of it anyway.
By late afternoon, I’d been bundled into the requisite group of four with John P., Eric, and Allan.
Also by late afternoon, my left hip was hurting. It was enough that I was limping a bit. It had stiffened up when I was sitting at my desk for about 20-30 minutes straight. Hopefully, it won’t be a lingering thing. I did opt to play in our softball game tonight. We lost, but it wasn’t due to my play. I got on base and didn’t make any glaring errors in left field. This will likely be my last season of softball after about 17-18 years. Pickleball is calling!
Number of days on a court: 188
Number of total hours: 518.5
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