The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies)

bbigby64

You might need to have an MRI after 8 weeks of this. Perhaps, try doing shoulder exercises and applying heat regularly. It might improve shoulder flexibility.

Yes, I gotta improve my second serve ... learn to produce a good kick serve. I gotta start visualizing and go for it, and stop being so tentative. I get my second service over but it is weak. I'd rather get it over than double-fault. Half the time, my opponent over hits and commits an error. I know that I can't rely on that, but I'd rather make my opponent beat me rather than beat myself with a double fault. However, if I'm up 30-0 or 40-15, or better, then I should go for a reasonably strong second service.

By the way, I play on clay mostly so the ball slows down, and points can be difficult to finish. It's also hard to hit aces because of the clay, unless you are someone who can generate a tremendous amount of power.

I rarely play on hard court anymore, although I played on hard court for the first time in a long time against a buddy of mine a couple of weeks ago. The town resurfaced the courts in our main park. I think that USTA and Amex collaborated to do this for many courts across the country. They're blue. They also play slowly. That seems to be the norm now ... slow hard courts like the Australian Open. The US Open is no longer a fast hard court either.

Hopefully, you can play in 2 or 3 weeks. I'm hoping to return to play in a week or 2 as well.

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