The Pain!

Last night was the first game of our Spring squash pennant.

Last pennant Scott played for the first time and he really enjoyed it. I filled in a couple of times when someone couldn't make it and it didn't kill me, so I thought maybe this time I would play every week.

I'm now wondering at the wisdom of that decision.

While I was really pleased with my first ever "real" game, and the fact that by the third game I was learning to stop hitting it like a tennis player, this morning every muscle in my body aches! I used muscles that I didn't know existed!

I actually found it pretty hard to hit the ball the way the squash players do, and they all commented that you could tell I am a tennis player. Squash is a wrist movement, tennis is a full body backswing. And I also found that a two handed backhand just does not work for squash.

But I'm learning. And I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to learning how to hit those tricky shots off the back wall, and learning to think about my shots rather than just hit it back. The thing I really loved about squash is that unlike tennis it's pretty hard to hit the ball out! Wayward shots that go sideways then forwards are good shots in squash! I could get used to that! It will be interesting to see if it affects my tennis game. Coz I'm such a champion and all. Not!

Of course I gave myself a chocolate reward for all that effort!

Kym also made a comeback to squash after not playing for 15 years. Of course he just picked it up as if he'd never stopped playing. Sometimes I hate him! In the nicest possible way of course!

Scott had a pretty easy win for his first game which he was a bit dissappointed about, said he would have preferred a longer hit. I won one game but lost my set 1-3, and Kym lost his set 2-3 which was a pretty good effort considering he is playing at number 2 in the team after not having played for 15 years. Like me he is a bit stiff and sore today!