2002weiwei

freedom,谢谢你的提醒。保护眼镜是很有必要的，尤其是在你不熟悉对手水平的情况下；另外和初学者练习时要加倍小心他的挥拍动作。昨天和教练打球时已经见识到壁球的高速特点。
helloman,i send you the court information through the email,hope to see you again soon.

helloman

Wei, I got the mail. Thanks.

It is important to wear protective goggle.
Start by wearing it in practice
to get used to the feel and develope a habit.


   

还有就是在前场的时候尽量不要回头看。

In a squash game, one is supposed to follow
the movement of the squash ball at all times
in order to be able to react quickly.
As long as protective goggle is worn,
it should not be a problem to look back
even in front court.

2002weiwei

昨天终于让我看到壁球伙伴了，看来在我住的这个楼里，还是有其他人知道壁球室的。该考虑预约场地了。现在终于可以开始打比赛了，和练球不同，需要更多的跑动，准确的判断力十分重要。球击侧墙和球击后墙的回球技术有了长足进步，与侧墙平行短距离的回球技术有待于进一步提高。
本周日10月19日上午10：00至中午就绪，敬请壁球爱好者赐教。

helloman

According to the string repairman,
the cost of restringing my old racquet
is not worth the effort.
I will need to use a different racquet.

2002weiwei,
   I would like to familiarize myself with another racquet.
Are you game for a practice session at about 6pm tomorrow(Tuesday) evening ?
Please confirm.

A suggestion:
you can link up with other squash players in your building
by posting a note somewhere in your building,
for example, the bulletin board in the laundry room.

2002weiwei

ok

helloman

I knew beforehand
that my body would ache after a match.
I still couldn't resist to run hard during a game.
Well, the running wasn't really all that hard
by my old standards
but my long-underused muscles were not quite ready yet
for the stretching, lunging, sudden change of
direction, bending and the various demands of a squash game.
Now I am sore everywhere,
especially in my right hamstring.
I think I might even have strained a muscle in there somewhere.
For the next few days, I will be moving in sloooow
motion until my body recovers.
Overall, I am mildly satisfied by my performance
in the match this evening.
The fact that I could hit length shots
and stayed in the game was a step in the right direction.

2002weiwei,
   Thank you for your hospitallity.
Sorry for not dropping by to return the ball
but the library was going to close soon,
so I had to run, well more like limp, rightaway.
If I recover in time,
we can probably have a practice session this Sunday.
We'll see in the next few days.

2002weiwei

helloman,hope your recovery comes soon,have a good time to play squash with you.
Toronto, October 14, 2003 – The world’s top squash players will be back in Toronto to fight for the US$40,000 purse in the 2003 Pace Credit Union Canadian Classic from November 17 to 20 in the Allen Lambert Galleria of downtown Toronto’s BCE Place. The main draw event with 16 players commences at 6 p.m., Monday, November 17 and will be played in a glass squash court with seating for 550 ticketed spectators.

i should be there at that time.

helloman

My recovery is slow so far.
Weekend dancing is now a doubt.
I hope that sauna and soaking in hot water
will speed up the recovery.

It is good that you will have a chance
to watch the top players compete.
Everytime you watch a good match,
your horizon of the game will expand.
You will see how the good players execute their shots
in smooth and efficient manner:
how they move around the courts effortlessly like cat;how they apply different strategies to gain edges.

When I was active in this game long time ago,
I find that my game improved the most
after watching top players play,
then got back to practice with renewed enthusiam and vision.
After you have solid basic techniques,
you need to play a wide variety of players
to deal with different styles and gain match-play experience.

In Montreal, some clubs organize open tournaments
once or twice a year,
for example, Montreal Amateur Club on Peel street
just north of Maisonneuve;
Atwater Club on Atwater street just north of Sherbrooke.


The following sites might be of interest to you:
http://www.sportsladders.com/squash/vwladder.asp?ladder=208

http://www.squash.qc.ca/Permanent/league_rules.html

http://www.clubsportifmaa.com/squash_pro.html

http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/mar03/news03-89.htm

2002weiwei

weekend dancing is now doubt,how about disco at jet club?hope you have a good rest this weekend.donot worry about my practice of squash.i keep it going well.see you next chance.

helloman

How was your Jet club outing ?

I think I recover enough to hit a few balls this Thursday.

Let me know if you can practice.