Pickleball
Mar. 3rd, 2023 13:31![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bill_schubertWell, I've now played another racket sport. Tennis, badminton, squash, racquetball, ping pong and now pickleball.
As they say it takes minutes to learn and play and years to master. That is pretty accurate. The game is a lot of quick and dink and lots of tactics especially in doubles. I've just about got the rules down. Zero touch with the paddle. I can't hit it consistently twice in a row but spent some time against a wall and got a little better. Lots of the sports feel does carry over so I've got a bit of an edge there. I'm signed up with the Georgetown Pickleball Association now. After an hour and a half running around on the court my back is fine so I guess it is good for me too.
Not sure if I'll do it today or not but our light rope out back burned out at one end. I had the company send me a replacement plug so I need to splice that in having, of course, never done that before. A little electrical work. But, I think, a nap first.
Then I bought some ridiculous steaks for dinner. We haven't had a really good cut of meat in a long time and I spent what we used to spend on two dinners out. Hopefully I won't burn them.
And now I'm going to enjoy some quiet Friday afternoon.
As they say it takes minutes to learn and play and years to master. That is pretty accurate. The game is a lot of quick and dink and lots of tactics especially in doubles. I've just about got the rules down. Zero touch with the paddle. I can't hit it consistently twice in a row but spent some time against a wall and got a little better. Lots of the sports feel does carry over so I've got a bit of an edge there. I'm signed up with the Georgetown Pickleball Association now. After an hour and a half running around on the court my back is fine so I guess it is good for me too.
Not sure if I'll do it today or not but our light rope out back burned out at one end. I had the company send me a replacement plug so I need to splice that in having, of course, never done that before. A little electrical work. But, I think, a nap first.
Then I bought some ridiculous steaks for dinner. We haven't had a really good cut of meat in a long time and I spent what we used to spend on two dinners out. Hopefully I won't burn them.
And now I'm going to enjoy some quiet Friday afternoon.
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