They say you learn more from defeat than you do from victory. In that case I am learning a hell of a lot. My saga of defeat continues, but there is a tiny light at the end of the tunnel.

When you are down, things always seem to go wrong. When they do we often call them reason for a defeat. Well,maybe.

Excuses for performing poorly...

1. New eyewear that I bought was uncomfortable
2. My Eyewear kept fogging up badly so could barely see anything
3. The walls were wet from the unusual weather - could not play a boast
4. Sweat was making my eyewear even worse
5. I could not concentrate because of the eyewear situation

Reasons for performing poorly...

1. I left buying new eyewear too late - I knew 3 weeks ago my old ones were on the way out  but I did nothing about it till the last minute - could not get the ones I normally wear
2. Did not come prepared with the correct equipment. - I have a set of IMAX which tend to fog up less but they were not in my bag
3. I did not adjust my game plan to suit the court conditions as well as my opponent
4. I did not come prepared with a bandana or headband  to catch most of the sweat
   
5. I was not mentally tough enough to ignore distractions

As i said in the last post - I need to prepare far better. When you get older, you cannot cover these things with athleticism alone

On the bright side, I was able to improve my movement, especially to the front forehand where I had been having trouble. To a lesser extent also improved my deep backhand movement.

Now  need to build on the positives and rectify the negatives. How to add images to Members' Forum posts and replies here...

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