Game on 11 December 2004

Game on 11 December 2004
~ Written by: Vicky ~

Last Saturday was a good day for tennis. The usual participants were there:
Ivan, Peter, Hara, Tony, Ken, Stanley & myself. The practice was
predominantly games in doubles.

Without my partner, Newman, I decided to concentrate my own training in (1)
controlling my stroke angle and distance & (2) backhand stroke. I tried a
lot of "down the line" shot, which means the ball ends up on the backhand
side of my opponent. I found that this is quite a powerful tool and created
a lot of winners.

Backhand stroke, as all of my opponents can notice, is my weakness...nowhere
to hide. Trouble is, I'm still struggling whether to use double backhand or
single one.

Some people said that my physical strength can easily support a single
backhand. However, it's quite difficult for me to master the technique in
such a short time...Though very tempting to shift as the movement is more
natural and faster than using a double backhand. Anyway, I decided to let
it be, in the court I choose to trust my body in using the best way at that
split second...

Stanley Chan's serve improved after his so-called "Disappointing Game" on
that Thursday. Seemed that he got used to the new balls already. This guy
should not be overlooked because he can really hit beautiful angles...

Tony at last decided to re-string his racquet. He told me that he would do
it this Monday 13th, but until yesterday the 15th, nothing happened. As the
opponent team in the very first match, I'd really love to beat
them...shouldn't push him to re-string...make life easier for me!

Ken was still working on his favourite serve, which if successful, contains
a lot of spin and thrust. Must say that his serve is a potent threat for
receivers...




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