You would have all heard the old saying about not being able to see the forest for the trees and how true it is. But it is equally true, that , once having realised your close proximity to tree trunks, you can quite easily step back and view the forest.

The trick is, being able to come to that particular realisation.

For me, with the way my mind works, it is often a case of trying too hard, rather than not trying hard enough. So being focced to sit out the next week or so with a sore calf muscle, it a chance to reflect on what is holding back my game.

A week or two ago I identified a number of points which I felt were letting me down. After reviewing these a few times, I think I was on the right track. Being able to distill the essence of their totality is more difficult  but not impossible. In other words, there is one or two things which are leading to the problems in that list.

AT the moment I am working on the theory that it is lack of strength and speed  which are casing most problems. On the strength side of the equation, i am protecting my injury plagued body by not stretching and bending far enough. This is causing a few technical problems, which, in turn, gets me out of position for a quick return to the T and so leaves me behind the play.

Because I am also a little slow off the mark, I am late getting to the ball quite often. I need to raise the intensity of my limited training  - make it a little more anaerobic and explosive. Getting a few more difficult practice runs would help as would doing a few more "interval" sets during my regular practice.

Fixing these couple of crucial areas will give me the confidence to play my own game and produce the Squash i know I am capable of.

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