Sunday, December 2, 2012

My LOVE of Doubles!

The first step in any good ol' 12 Step Group is to admit you have a problem and need help.  It wasn't exactly like that but close when I spoke the immortal words about 2 weeks ago out on the court, I like doubles MORE than singles!  I like it for several reasons.  One is it's more social.  I like the guys (and sometimes gals) I play with.  I like them a lot.  Second, it's more unpredictable.  In singles, I know that I am going to hit (or try to) every ball that comes over the net.  In doubles, it may be zero balls in a 20 ball rally, or it may be the 2nd, 6th, 8th, 10th.  There is strategy also.  When you are positioned at the net, you can use intuition or flat out guess and try and intercept a diagonal baseline rally.

Don't get me wrong. I still love singles, but the added unpredictability and the additional partners in doubles, (we rotate after each set) really set it apart from the singles game.