Hey hey, I'm a bit late, but great work. Time to make some changes in my philosophy about doing things. sounds_sounds has a great point in that respect.
Thanks! Better late than never. sounds_sound's philosophy to always say "yes" has had a great impact on me. A couple of months ago a new friend asked me to play tennis with him. I've really never played before but s_s's advice won the moment. I've been playing 3 nights a week ever since and it's been a fantastic new part of my life. Saying "yes" is a powerful thing.
It sure is. Nice to hear you have picked up tennis. It is a great sport. I personally play twice a week or so.
I can't friggin stop. Started about 2 months ago and I've been playing 3-4 nights a week. I literally just finished playing about 30 minutes ago. My body aches every day from hard-fought points, but it's fantastic. I was considering taking up golf, but it's way more expensive and even though you're tired when you're done, you really don't get any exercise. Tennis rules.
I agree, tennis rules. What kind of court are you playing on?
I almost always play on a hard court, though there are several fake-grass courts where I play. This is astroturf with sand on top. I played clay once but I really didn't like it. It was too slippery imo. I enjoy how fast the games on hard courts are. I recently had my racket re-strung after two years of having it. It was AMAZING how much faster and more accurate my shots were after it. I also got new grips because I sweat a lot, -big help. I played with a friend the other day that played in High school and college and I was afraid he was going to beat me easily. I hung in there, but lost 4 to 6. -We only played one set. Point is, I'm getting better. It's so nice to have something to do that gives me exercise, scratches my competitive itch and allows me to progress in my abilities. I love it. How about you? What do you play on?
Restringing and new grips help a lot. You got to it faster than me. I had it restrung after a string broke after 3 years. I had to borrow the trainers racket to continue... I play on fake-grass. I have never played on anything else since clay and real grass courts are quite rare around here and hard court is only used inside, while I like to play outside. Nice going in winning 4 games. Now on to getting better and better :)