Wednesday, March 1, 2022 (Court Day #474)

I didn’t play last night. Instead, I went with my brother to go see the latest Spiderman movie for my nephew’s birthday.

After hiring a couple of new staff members, there were enough people at work for me to take the morning off. After dropping off my daughter at her work, I was at Derby Park a few minutes before 9 a.m. Rick and some others were already there and 3-4 nets were already set up.

Marking Courts & Nets

John P. and I went around measuring and marking the courts with the center point on each sideline so the nets could be properly positioned. (After crack patches were applied, a number were covered over.) We also marked the posts on the temporary nets at 36″ so the height could be set correctly. A few had been done before, but about half hadn’t been marked. I’d been meaning to mark the courts for some time, but John actually had a measuring tape with him! That made all the difference!

I warmed up on a court against Rick. John P. warmed up next to us with a man named Paul . . . short with long white hair and a goatee. John P. has been learning to play lefty since he’s having tennis elbow issues. Obviously, I can completely sympathize after all I’ve been through. John is doing pretty well considering.

I played pretty well today. My biggest problem was focus: “Boy . . . in the movie . . . Dr. Strange . . . wait, the ball was just served to me!” I was kind of going through the motions. I overheard Eric saying the same thing to John P., that he was not focused. “I think it’s the weather change,” Eric said.

Out at 12:15 p.m., then home, then off to work.

Paddles

There’s a bit of buzz in the pickleball universe about the new paddle from Selkirk which retails for $300. The most expensive paddle yet. But a one man cautiously said (maybe not PC anymore), “It’s not the bow and arrow, it’s the Indian.” I’m very happy with my Rogue 2 paddle that costs less than half that price.

Thursday, March 2, 2022 (No Play)

Good thing I played yesterday, it was raining today. Not all day, but heavy enough then later sprinkling enough to keep the courts wet.

Saturday, March 4, 2022 (No Play)

By vote in their state House, yesterday, Pickleball has just about become the official sport of the state of Washington. It just needs a signature of their governor:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2022-03-05/pickleball-to-soon-be-the-official-state-sport-of-washington


Number of days on a court: 474
Number of total hours: 2,254

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