Prince O3 Hybrid Shark racquet, and Sidi Genius Mk 5.5 cycling shoes.
Tried out my my new racquet today. The difference between a cheap racquet and a serious racquet is immediately obvious. When the ball made contact with the racquet It sounded like a racquet should.. not ping.. but putt.
The hitting was firmer, cleaner, more accurate, yet sensitive to the subtlest gesture given to the racquet. The racquet made my movement more economical, less running about, and an abbreviation of swing was necessary. lest the ball end up exploding!
With the other racquet I had to run all over the place, and really belt the ball hard to get it to return from tha wall ¾ quarter of a courts length away. Today I didn’t have to move from the spot. The ball returned like a yoyo, shot after shot.
Its just as well I didn’t have to move much, because I don’t think I am able to. Despite doing nothing yesterday, my knee is still giving me problems.
I simply did too much too soon after 2 months of doing nothing. My knee probably needs three weeks without running or tennis to heal. But i’m trying to get back to fitness. It’s frustrating.
What I will try to so is some cycling instead. It’s lower impact on the joints. Hopefully this will give my knee a chance to get back to 100%, whilst maintaining cardiovascular fitness through cycling.
Back in April I switched to the bike when recovering from a different injury. The arrangement worked so well that I bought cycling shoes and clipless pedals. Essentially I have always been better on the bike than running.
Cycling used to be my thing. Maybe it will become so again in the future. Really I just want to do lots of stuff. Varied. Diverse. Keep it interesting – Running Tennis Parkour Cycling and any other sports that come accross my path – Just enjoy health and fitness and the freedom it offers. We have so little freedom in our lifes. Exercise and fitness is one of the few sanctuary’s people have available sometimes.
