Work is in the way of making my belly go away. Can't run anymore, nor play badminton. It's just hard to compromise work right now, the slope of my learning curve is rising very steeply. Well, I'm in it to be good at it, so I have to sacrifice a bit. It just is frustrating because instead of losing, I'm feeling my gut grow thicker by the day - eat a lot and burn nothing. What do I expect? Hahaha!
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| UST Global goes for a Badminton Tournament in line to its 11th Foundation Day |
I have here a photo of my workmates while we were on a tournament at The Zone, Makati, last September 19. Well, besides the delightful meal after the heart-pounding matches, this is a very memorable day for me because I screwed up my two rackets - yes! in one day. My Prince OS Sky broke, right on the frame, after hitting my partner at the back. Good thing, no physical injury was incurred. Actually, it seemed like Ken didn't feel it. I was like "Oh! Shit", then he remained slouched forward in front. I didn't notice it either that time, I hit the ball one more time for a clear shot. But it didn't go to the back of the opponents, instead, it went like a drop shot even though I put some strength in it, right across the net - i think by a feet or two. And there, I lost one racket.
I was okay with that casualty because I've had that racket for more than a year now, but what frustrating is that my spare/back-up racket went dead on me too. The string was cut in the middle of the set of the next game. I had to borrow http://pinakamaganda.net/ 's racket for the rest of the day.
Well, I can't live with just one racket, so I slashed my savings to buy another one. This time, I went for an RSL, I forget the model, but the sales lady talked me out of it. I was just getting my back-up racket re-stringed at Toby's MoA, but ended up buying a new one. She said, she have this racket that is really durable, I can string it up to 32 lbs or even more! Put blue Black Knight string on it, and a generic over grip. There, I have another racket to break! Wahahaha! Its performing really neatly, I've already used it a couple times. It seems like its gonna stay for long - I chose a racket that's not so heavy and not so light. I'm afraid of light rackets now, they tend to die on my easily, hahha! I had the new one on 85 grams. I strung it to 26. A compromise between strength and control. (a bit of FYI - the lower the tension, the less power you need to push the shuttle cock, meaning, you'll have a harder time controlling its direction) Pro's usually do higher tensions because they hit harder already, so they can compromise the higher strength for greater control. By pushing the ball a bit above the net, you can get a neat drop shot, instead of a slide to the middle of the court. You'll notice that players with higher tension can manipulate the ball to drop anywhere, right across the net, or even the two boxes in the back corners of the court. But a caution, if you don't hit too hard, don't get a high tension, your balls will end it up smashed on your face, better learn to hit harder first.
People, please don't be afraid to team up with me, I'm extra cautious now, I promise, I won't hit you anywhere, hahahah! Please, play with me, I wanna play so bad! I'm good from morning till before lunch, or after 9PM, wahahha! I'm kind of desperate here, fwahahah!