It's that time of the year again! Summer! And while I get to play more now, I also play in hotter weather and I am snapping strings every two weeks now. Bummer. Good thing I string my own. And as I may have said in posts of long ago, strings act differently at 65 degrees than they do at 85. Therefore, I adjust my strings to about 2 - 4 pounds tighter to make up for the elasticity that seems to go with the hot weather. What else do I adjust? I bring a FULL 2 liters now to drink. Rarely do I finish it all but have about once a week for the last 3 weeks shared some of my Cytomax brew with partners and opponents who did not plan ahead and run dry.
Finally, in addition to lathering on the sunscreen (30, or 50 SPF is my preferred range), I also do the popular if not nerdy thing and bring LAWN CHAIRS so we don't have to sit in full sun at changeovers and wonder why or why are we playing on such a hot day. A little breeze while sitting in the shade during a changeover is almost pleasant enough to help you forget that sitter you blew at the net a minute earlier.
Enjoy the summer hitting and let's be prepared out there!
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