Thursday, April 25, 2019 (Court Day #259)
Today was Day 20 playing left-handed.
I pulled into the parking lot of Skypark in Scotts Valley right around 7 p.m. There were five courts set up. I didn’t have to wait long to get into a game and played solid through until I went home.
Janet, a woman whose name I can’t recall, Bruce (in blue), someone I can’t tell, Allan (shading his face) and Lauren.
Stuart was there. I have to remind Stuart that I’m playing left-handed on occasion. He likes to coach his partners.
It was a bit breezy, enough to affect lobs and gentle shots.
During one game, Bruce exclaimed from the sideline, “You jumped up in the air and swung and hit that left-handed! You are getting the hang of it!”
It was a frustrating evening. Drop shots were dropping into the net. Serves were inconsistent. Occasional shots were flying sideways off the court. Shots are still not reliably going where I want. And while some strokes are fine, for a few shots tonight, I had my paddle in a completely wrong position—like one quick shot where the end my paddle was pointed at the net . . . you won’t get many balls back that way!
I was in my car by 8:55 p.m. and on my way home.
Number of days on a court: 259
Number of total hours: 707.5
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