tennis!
well.. y'day was my first try to play tennis!
bought a racket at GART Sports and rushed to Shailu's place y'day evening.
Seeing the ease with with Agassi and sampras play, on TV... I was planning to challenge Leader paes and Bhoopathi in a couple of days! but man! what a horrifying realization! oof! my cricketing instincts allowing me to only hit sixers of the tennis ball! we had only 3 balls.. so spent most of the time running around to collect the balls!
I was initially thinking that serving will be real difficult! but i guess if I try not to hit the ball too hard, I can land in a few serves! but the suck big time in returning. I always seems to edge the ball! or sky them past a couple of courts!
After 2 hrs of giving agany to Shailu! we stopper! Shailu being the sport, has offered to play every weekend, even after seeing my brilliant technique :)
After the game! went back to Shailu's place. Shilpa made tasty Dosa's with onion chatni and aalu palsy.. yummy :)
Hope I can keeps the balls in the court next time around! Also we better buy a dozen balls, easier that way! dont need to run around for the ball every time u hit it out :)
Nother update! finally signed up for Swimming lessons at YMCA, starting from 19th.
bought a racket at GART Sports and rushed to Shailu's place y'day evening.
Seeing the ease with with Agassi and sampras play, on TV... I was planning to challenge Leader paes and Bhoopathi in a couple of days! but man! what a horrifying realization! oof! my cricketing instincts allowing me to only hit sixers of the tennis ball! we had only 3 balls.. so spent most of the time running around to collect the balls!
I was initially thinking that serving will be real difficult! but i guess if I try not to hit the ball too hard, I can land in a few serves! but the suck big time in returning. I always seems to edge the ball! or sky them past a couple of courts!
After 2 hrs of giving agany to Shailu! we stopper! Shailu being the sport, has offered to play every weekend, even after seeing my brilliant technique :)
After the game! went back to Shailu's place. Shilpa made tasty Dosa's with onion chatni and aalu palsy.. yummy :)
Hope I can keeps the balls in the court next time around! Also we better buy a dozen balls, easier that way! dont need to run around for the ball every time u hit it out :)
Nother update! finally signed up for Swimming lessons at YMCA, starting from 19th.