Thursday, July 17, 2025 (Court Day #831)

I walked into Skypark at 6:49 p.m. It was busy enough that I’d had to park down the street and around the corner. 

I got into some mostly unmemorable games.

Later, Frabrizio and I played against Kirby and Mauricio. We lost the first game, but won the second, which finished up at 8:50 p.m. in the gathering gloom. (The lights still go off at 8:30 p.m. except Friday and Saturday nights which continue for an extra hour.)

And?

I’m still hitting out balls and speeding up at bad times. Better decisions and more patience.

I was tired and also not happy with my play. I did get three points in a row when my serves were returned into the net in that last game. 

8:52 p.m. Hmmm. Someone having some fun! I have no idea who this was!

Fun stuff!

One thing that was kind of neat tonight, was I had my first completely blind ATP. I was teamed up with David against the very talkative, newish guy, Michael, and Kirby. David was on my right and Michael was across from me. Kirby hit an excellent crosscourt shot toward my left. I ran to get it and with my back to the net, hit a backhand ATP for a winner. I’ve hit numerous ATPs over the years, it was the first one I ever hit with a net nowhere in my vision. I turned around just soon enough to see my shot land deep in the court behind Michael. Part skill, part luck!

Jamie Foxx’s House

Celebrity actor Jamie Foxx has pickleball on his property:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK193XQx7tO/

Number of days on a court: 831
Number of total hours: 3,232
Number of paid coaching hours: 150.5

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