'O great creator of being grant us one more hour to perform our art and perfect our lives.'
~Jim Morrison
Had fun last night for 2 hours straight. I didn't play any matches, just practiced. No video. So "in" the moment, didn't remember to record myself. Will try for next week for video.
With P, like last week, he attacked, I blocked. I didn't mix in too much RPB or SH with P. 1 hour straight. We were doing FH and BH for 55 mins. We started on pushing drill for 5 mins before someone called next. I thanked P and left. We are close in level, give or take 1. With the tensor rubbers, I still cannot push low, balls pop up high. Need more work. I sometimes push/float to the middle of the table, and sometimes I did my oldschool pushing and angled it extremely to one side. Caught P flatfooted a few times with these angled pushes.
Went to hit with "Mommy"... I am a little above her in level so I always only blocked for her to develop her strokes. Lately she has been taking lessons and is trying to get a RPB. I mixed in SH BH and RPB with her, but mostly I TPB for her. 45 mins.
Hit with an older gentleman for 15 mins before i had to call it quits. Apologized to him but i was beat. I also walk home which is at least 20 mins, so I needed some energy LOL He told Mommy that he likes to push-block with me, he prides himself on having a good push-block but knows I'm a little above his level. He is pretty steady in block/push-block. I mixed in SH BH and RPB.
My friend M was sitting on side watching and he repeated what he has said to me in the past. When I started hitting with the American Hinoki WRC 9mm in trying to learn a RPB, I had used the blade as SH and surprisingly for an oldschool penholder, my SH BH is decent.
*monster's ears perks up* ;-)
I told him my SH FH is da suck compared to my SH BH... he asked me to hit a few FH and of course, Murphy's Law, hitting in front of him, I was ok LOL Most times though I'm all over with my SH FH, no control. Convinced it's my "Shuki cocked wrist" (SHOUTOUT to Shuki! Where you at bro?) But for now, I'm concentrating on SH BH and RPB.
Had fun, good training with P. Glad to help out other members with their strokes.
Was intending to go 2x to TT this week. Friend from Toronto visited and Tuesday, Mrs OSPH and I took her out to dinner.
Aiming to go 2x to TT next week. And maybe work on FH stroke and FH loop both SH and PH.
As always, may all the net and edge balls go your way DTT CCers!
P.S. Not being humble, just stating facts, or at least what I think are facts about my game/strokes ... Mommy told me the coach she takes lessons from says I have good strokes. I guess we are our own worst critics, but someone watching me hit for a few mins thinks i have good strokes, where i hit for quite a few years and know myself and my strokes... i still am da suck LOL
But as Denzel Washington as Robert McCall said in The Equalizer, "Progress not perfection." I am making a little progress in my RPB and SH BH.
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