Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
We TT folks complain about our partners quite a lot. Oh, we have many grievances. They dump easy shots. They are headcases. They won't bring balls. They hook. They have no game. And worst of all, *They put their bag on the bench!*
Maybe it is time for a bit of introspection. What things do we do that must be driving our partners nuts?
I see persistent evidence that I am driving my partners wild because never know the score. Never. Doesn't matter whether I am serving or receiving, winning or losing. I don't know the game score, and I don't know the set score. I say the score in the hope it will help me remember, and then I start thinking about everything else and I have a total data dump on the score.
This means I have to ask my partner repeatedly during matches about the score. Or, knowing I *just asked* on the previous point, I will just play the rest of the game not knowing the score. Or I will ask the opponents, quietly and casually, so my partner won't know I forgot *again.*
My poor, poor partners. They look at me like something is wrong with me. I guess there is.
Maybe it is time for a bit of introspection. What things do we do that must be driving our partners nuts?
I see persistent evidence that I am driving my partners wild because never know the score. Never. Doesn't matter whether I am serving or receiving, winning or losing. I don't know the game score, and I don't know the set score. I say the score in the hope it will help me remember, and then I start thinking about everything else and I have a total data dump on the score.
This means I have to ask my partner repeatedly during matches about the score. Or, knowing I *just asked* on the previous point, I will just play the rest of the game not knowing the score. Or I will ask the opponents, quietly and casually, so my partner won't know I forgot *again.*
My poor, poor partners. They look at me like something is wrong with me. I guess there is.