Game 52: 8th May

6-0

6-1

6-0 

All with different partners

Rating: Further Consolidation


Venue: usual venue (centre court)


After a long dark night of the soul I came out smashing.

The fact that I was being targeted for an obvious weakness and it was working pissed me off so much, I went into this match mad and with the mantra that I would smash everything.

I was playing with people from work and we decided to try fast fours but soon we just played full sets.

There was a lot of thought of what I'd been doing wrong, I mean I play, I train against a wall most weeks for an hour, I watch LOADS of youtube videos and waht I came to was that I was thinking it over too much. It was like a learner driver trying to start a car and move it, working through checklists without that automatic feel. In Cynefin terms I was in the Complicated domain rather than Clear.

I was thinking so much about perfection that my timing and positioning was totally off.

SO.

I just let myself feel rather than overthink. 

  • See a ball? Smash a ball.

not, 

  • Get into trophy position
  • Watch your feet.
  • Are your shoulders turned enough?
  • Is the raquet in the right position?
  • remember to drop the racquet
  • chop towards the ball but remember to pronate
  • etc
  • etc
I didn't get many lobs but those that I did for smashing I smashed, a few Viboras and a good few misses on Bandejas but hey I didn't overthink it.

Overall game was solid, serving was consistently good. Just a good level but those Bandejas.....





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