Archive for August, 2009

Fighting Off Negativity

Posted by Jim Bill on August 8th, 2009 under Match Reports  •  3 Comments

3rd and 4th Matches with Richard Price
8/03/09 and 8/04/09 12 noon
Chico Racquet Club
Scores: 6-4, 4-6 and 2-6, 6-3
3rd Match
I hit deep balls. Richard answered by blocking them back and they fell rather deep often. What do I do with these balls? Sometimes the balls fell somewhat short, but were shoulder [...]

Falling for a Sad Story

Posted by Jim Bill on August 2nd, 2009 under Match Reports  •  5 Comments

6th Match with Derek
8/02/09 Sunday 9A.M.
Chico Racquet Club
Score 6-1, 1-6
I went out to play this match with a little bit of a sore and tired shoulder. This was the 4th match in four days. I definitely think I was playing lackadaisically. Part of this was due to my sore shoulder and [...]

Making Progress

Posted by Jim Bill on August 1st, 2009 under Match Reports  •  3 Comments

Notes on Three Matches
7/30/09 & 8/01/09
Chico Racquet Club
Match #1 with Sydney Thursday morning.
General Overview:
I hadn’t played Sydney for a couple of months. The score: 0-6, 1-6. It would seem that I got squashed here. But not really. I figure there were at least five deuce games and [...]