Last updated : March 2019 April 2021
WOW WOW WOW. After months of struggling with Gout, ankle pains and ball of foot, I am on long term medication since January 2021.
- I was able to pick up the mid-court return/drop after my partner served
- Opponents drops are fine.
- We won a lot of points dropping to opponents
- No unforced error from serving
- baseline – fore/backhands reaching there fine
What to improve from here?
- Points lost : me playing the net, smashes into the net
- warm up before the game and stretch after!
- driving is not still not fast enough
Things to do :
- Engage/grip racket before smash – i am doing this ok
- Trick ppl – this is something i cannot do – meaning the faking shots etc
- Lob super high and deep into the baseline – this is very successful against tired guys as well, they can’t seem to go backwards
- Drop really fast – only 20% success rate, with the rest of the shots hitting the net, or opponent is already in front of the net
- Drive forward really fast – this is always something i wanna do, but almost never successful, because i didn’t drive hard enough, and in the end, i gave control to opponent by this action.
- When you have energy, when there’s a lob, your feet are faster, and able to adjust your body a few times before you hit it. It’s amazing when you move tiny adjustments, you are able to hit it much more effectively.
Basics
Grip : Need to take note of the grip – david kept telling me my grip is not right!
- Could be my position
- or my lack of turning my body to prep for the shot, and i compensate by adjusting the grip
Warm up
Run around the block 2x
Whether you’re quick to respond during drives, at warmup will sorta determine if you’ll be sharp in-game.
In-Game
I had an idea that i always threw away first game for warmup – but that’s not true if you warmed up properly, and if you did some exercise mid week.
General fitness
Run daily – 2km a day is 10 km per week! 40 km per month!
Adding 0.3 km a day = 6 more click a month!