Training hard today. Whos played???
playing nearly everyday but not reporting it all, the thread is a bit deserted at the mom. Where are NL and OSP ?
Today i was playing very well. Against my strongest teammate, after a few drills we had a match and this time although i lost 1-3 , I was very close, and with a bit more luck and/or a few details it could have been another outcome.
I beated another guy 3-0 very easily, he's not strong but somehow until now he was giving me some trouble. so a good result. and even better, i beat a junior guy, a chopper JSH style, couldn't beat him even once for months and months, and thats the 2nd time (in a row) I get him. By the tightest of margins, like last time, 9 in the decider, but for months when he was winning, it was often by a tight margin. He looked a bit upset, obviously his confidence took a hit. Because he's the one who's supposed to get better, not me !
I lost 0-3 to a more advanced experienced player (2-3 levels above me), a very agressive short pips oldfashioned PH. He trashed me in the 1st 2 sets. But in the 3rd, i played better, started to understand how to get his serves and managed to score 8 points, almost all of them winners. and I missed a near penalty. So .... i hope in a short future i'll start to snatch a few sets from him to begin with.
All my training with coach is starting to pay off. Definitely i'm 1 level up from last year, or even a few months ago. Now if I can fix a bit more my replacement after my serve and after a short stroke (often after receiving), and improve the FH flick , I believe I will win suddenly a lot more tournament matches. There is also a lot of margin for improving in serve/receive. Beyond that , incremental progress will be more difficult, but I still believe i'm not too old to get better YET.