Death of a Racket
My sweet, sweet tennis racket is no more. The poor thing snapped in half while I was playing a match, and though the string tension remained, it’s not really usable anymore. I was sad. I had that racket for a while now, and it really suited me well. Sigh.
The replacement for it is at my local tennis shop for $110, but I can’t manage that right now, so I’m having our backup racket (that we usually just let guests use if someone doesn’t have their own) restrung and re-gripped to be as close to my old one as possible. If you would have asked me a few years ago if there was THAT much of a difference between two rackets, I’d have said no. Now, though, I feel every little difference when I’m actually playing. It doesn’t seem like one racket being a few inches shorter would matter, but it totally does.
Of course this happens a few days before a tournament, too. So I have some practicing to get on with. So much for my little vacation…
June 15th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Tennis, eh? Been a while since I played that sport.
I think the last time I did I injured my ankle and was told to “walk it off”. Yeah.
And more importantly, I assume you have seen the new Zelda?
And it’s graphical style?
It’s like they read your mind, heh.
Myself, I’m very happy at the new direction. Better than bland ol’ brown.
June 15th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
A few blog entries ago, you said you wouldn’t be interested in the new Zelda game because “it will take more on the vein of Twilight Princess”. I was watching E3, and it turns out the game is cell-shaded (fancy term for the graphics of Wind Waker), though not as heavily as Wind Waker. Just giving you some E3 news in case you haven’t heard anything about it.
June 16th, 2010 at 10:01 am
No, I bet he’s heard. I mean, you hasn’t heard the word?
By the way, a few blog entries ago, you said you wouldn’t be interested in the new Zelda game because “it will take more on the vein of Twilight Princess”. I was watching E3, and it turns out the game is cell-shaded (fancy term for the graphics of Wind Waker), though not as heavily as Wind Waker. Just giving you some E3 news in case you haven’t heard anything about it.