1st of all excuse my use of tense i right in i usually mix it up in the past or present cant be bothered being a nerd and correcting it to make sense, after all i dont go to school anymore no teachers gonna check it!..lol
What a weekend.. After about 2 hours of sleep after work we headed off to MataMata for the Squash Tourny. My game time was at 9pm, earliest out of the whole bunch. Ranked 2nd of out 8 in my draw i played a 15 yr old who i won easily against in Hamiltion not long ago. Started off good gettting the 1st set but playing like crap! sooo exhausted and all we ate was a burger and a few chips from some little shop because MataMata town is useless! The Countdown and New World were shut at 8pm what the hell aye? so only options were takeaways. I lost the 2nd set then 3rd..playing sooo bad worst i think ive ever played in my life not getting length off shots and tinning a lot. Down 13-8 in the 4th just 2 points away from the worst loss in my life i nearly gave up but kept the pressure on and my opponent folded. i managed to get up and win 16/14 to make the game go to 5 sets. fairly even until the 10 point mark i took off and won 15/11 in the 5th. What a relief, what a lucky win. I put this win down to experience, i have been in that position soo many times compared to the young buck i played. With so many entries, the last game happened to be one of crews games so we didnt get out til after 1am.
4.30 was my game time but we didnt get on court till about 5.45..stupid. Nothings worse then waiting around to play. I was up against another 15/16 yr old who is a giant i played in hamilton and lost to. i won the 1st set only just 20/18. lost the 2nd toooo tired. I had an argument with the ref who is in the top 10 in NZ but was making realy bad calls. dickhead. 3rd went to me but i didnt think i had much left in the tank. I pretty much threw the 4th set after i couldnt get anything going. 5 setter again. I couldnt get off to a good start but managed a comeback from when he was up 13-9ish. 12-14 down and i got to 13-14 then 14-14 (gotta win by 2) two weak shots and he takes the game 16/14 but was a really good game! soo long went for well over an hour. Could of went either way but i bet no one expected me to make such a huge comeback at the end, even his dad came and shook my hand and said how nervous he was watching haha. A lot of people told me the reffing was really bad in the game but i didnt blame that i was happy with the game. (Mike ends up winning the final of my draw 3/0 the next day.)
Quiet night in, waking up to snoring, crap sleep thats how sat night went ha. Was going to get up and drive to hamilton at like 1am because we were wide awake. 10am stupid hotel lady came in and said we have to get out right now because they were so busy when there was only 2 cars in the whole lodge? pfft.
Special plate final 12.45. Up against some retard who was way below me and played silly shots for C grade level frustrated the F*** outta me! At one point i even said "Is this C grade of F grade" lost the 1st set to him getting lucky, got the 2nd,lost the 3rd, fought hard to get the 4th. ANOTHER 5 setter. I started the set off not good but managed to get a lead then lost it but regained it. Winning 15/10 i think in the end was good. I mumbled a few words to him at the end because of his crap shots he was playing. If i didnt win that i would have been close to throwing squash in. The dude was a nice guy but everyone knows on court whatever happens on there stays on there. 3rd place was a good finish, $60 pretty useless prize for a $7grand spread of prizes! the bottom div's (div 8 and lower. i was in div 3) were getting $120 for 1st and other high prizes for others places which i dont agree on. the top div's should be getting higher money prizes since you have to be good enough to make the top ones! You could be real sneaky and just drop grades to win the money easy but then your not getting anywhere. I think the Top mens open draw winner got $750 which isnt actually that much for that level of play but cant complain. Good tourny overall! should be a tiny gain of points. Really made me think about whether or not to keep playing or not though. Its hard to keep up at this level where you need to be training at least 3 times a week to be good. However im joining the gym this week with a gym buddy ;) and am going to try get some fitness in a couple of times a week as im adjusting to my work hours finally. With hockey starting this weekend also that will keep me fit.
Ive decided to pull out of the Te puke Open in easter to play the Hawkes bay Open instead so i can work instead because we will be busy making hundreds of hot cross buns! and so i can have a long weekend. Other tournies coming up after that are my clubs' hosting the Hastings open and then the Central open (Palmy) could be likely.
Chur Chur!!
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Sunday 18 March 2012
Killing giants and playing with gnomes
I recently finished the Cambridge squash tourny over the weekend this is how it went..
After finding out i was not a top seed anymore but a bottom seed of the grade above me my whole outlook for the tourny changed but i made it my goal to win at least 1 game out of 3. The Open mens draw consisted of the former number 22 in the WORLD Mike Corren and ex top junior lance beddoes along with other high A graders. The womans Open draw had the number 14 in the world/No.1 in the nz Joelle King. A lot of talent there thats for sure.
3 and a half hours drive later we arrive at the club with sore stiff legs. Game times are up and im 1st out of the camp. My choice of attire for the 1st game against the number 1 in my draw is my yellow court shoes, bright blue shorts and my black and white squash shirt (gotta be comfy haha.) Purple powerade this time. My opponent is a mid B grader and im way below on C1. Warm up goes good, the courts are fast. I get the 1st set and my opponent wasnt happy. I dont think a pie and sausage roll and coke from bp on the way were very good because i was pretty much out of energy after the 1st set!! i lose the 2nd set but not by many. The 3rd set is full of arguments ( not by me for a change) the refs are on my side though which is good! i keep my mouth shut and get on with it. I scrape the 3rd set to go to a 2-1 lead. Purple powerade is doing the trick but i feel so drained. My mate jordan was giving me tips between games and my opponent was sniggering at them and mumbling to himself. Pffft shut up. Myswell have not even played the 4th set because i had no energy and just went for shots the whole time only pulling a few off. Allgood though time to get back in the game. 5th and final set time. Getting the 1st point here is vital to the mental side of this set. I race to a good lead and everything goes my way as i hit my shots and i put my opponent under pressure and force him to make mistakes. Game match ball to a tired dripping with sweat me haha. One more point i say to myself before i serve. A longish rally then BANG he hits the tin and i win! Stoked much! I have knocked out the number 1 after a long tiring battle! the term used after beating someone way above you is "giant killer" ill take that ha. I go and lie down in the changing rooms for ages. sorest legs ever haha. Needa massage when i get back ;) We get to see the top player Mike absolutely kill the bottom seed of the open. After watching the rest of the camp play we head to our cabins at some motor camp. I score top bunk greeeat. Next game at 6pm sat night.
Next game is against the number 5 Josh Oakley who is the son of former World No.1 Woman Susan Devoy. He is 15yrs old and the size of a garden gnome but ranked way above me. I destroy him in the 1st set and he is sulking and swearing when on court. Heaps of little kids that play have the worst attitude. 2nd set goes to him although it is close.im down heavily in the 3rd set but make a huge comeback to get game point but play some dumb shots to give him gamepoint. I get it back again but cant capitalize. Such a waste and poor shot selection by me, i should of just went for nics i have been pulling them off all tournament. I waste him in the 4th set as my confidence climbs and the kid is upset ( later on i find out that he was outside on the field crying and had to be lifted up and taken back to the court bahahaha.) 5th set goes crap nothing works as i tin my way to a loss that i could have won. oh well he ends up winning the final 3/1 against the number 3 so i actually did pretty good.
We get to see Mike Corren again this time playing an old fit as A1 dude who gives him a run for his money. Mike gets some bad calls against him and he mocks and swears at the ref, a poor attitude from someone of this level! but also funny to watch. He wins 3-2 to progress to the final. We also get to see Joelle play who is freakishly fit and good. Dominos for tea.
11:40 is my final game for 3rd/4th place. I'm up against the number 7 who beat the number 2. The ball is soo bouncy and my opponent is a basher. I clean up the 1st set. lose the 2nd, tin everything. lose the 3rd im playing like crap! not getting into position for shots and not getting low enough. I get some bad calls and argue a little. i make a huge comeback in the 4th set to get game point but cant take it. I wrap my racket around the player and ask for a let and get a no let! soo frustrating as this call is COMPLETLY wrong. I turn quickly to the ref and ask what is she on about?! it was more looking like a stroke than anything else! i say to her "You're not even good enough to make that call" still angry my opponent serves and hits the nic in the back corner and takes the game. Such an unfair call pretty much turned the game right around as i reckon if i could have taken the game to 5 i would have won it. As soon as i get to the changing rooms i throw my racket into the seats. should have been my game. This is why low ranked woman shouldnt ref men, they dont understand the game. Players your own grade should be reffing each other not lower ones. Oh well gotta move on i got my 1/3 wins and learnt a lot. The prizes for places are crap so im not bothered that im not getting one haha my mate from up north gave me some strings so thats allgood pretty much worth more than any prize on the table ha.
Mens open final time No.1 Mike vs No.2 Lance. Mike wins fairly easy in 3 but after a lot of arguments, threats and a bit of shoving on court. Not the kind of attitudes you expect from some of the top ranked players in NZ.
Meeean tourny overall pretty happy with it just wish i got 1 more win. Bring on MataMata next weekend $7grand spread of prize money :)
After finding out i was not a top seed anymore but a bottom seed of the grade above me my whole outlook for the tourny changed but i made it my goal to win at least 1 game out of 3. The Open mens draw consisted of the former number 22 in the WORLD Mike Corren and ex top junior lance beddoes along with other high A graders. The womans Open draw had the number 14 in the world/No.1 in the nz Joelle King. A lot of talent there thats for sure.
3 and a half hours drive later we arrive at the club with sore stiff legs. Game times are up and im 1st out of the camp. My choice of attire for the 1st game against the number 1 in my draw is my yellow court shoes, bright blue shorts and my black and white squash shirt (gotta be comfy haha.) Purple powerade this time. My opponent is a mid B grader and im way below on C1. Warm up goes good, the courts are fast. I get the 1st set and my opponent wasnt happy. I dont think a pie and sausage roll and coke from bp on the way were very good because i was pretty much out of energy after the 1st set!! i lose the 2nd set but not by many. The 3rd set is full of arguments ( not by me for a change) the refs are on my side though which is good! i keep my mouth shut and get on with it. I scrape the 3rd set to go to a 2-1 lead. Purple powerade is doing the trick but i feel so drained. My mate jordan was giving me tips between games and my opponent was sniggering at them and mumbling to himself. Pffft shut up. Myswell have not even played the 4th set because i had no energy and just went for shots the whole time only pulling a few off. Allgood though time to get back in the game. 5th and final set time. Getting the 1st point here is vital to the mental side of this set. I race to a good lead and everything goes my way as i hit my shots and i put my opponent under pressure and force him to make mistakes. Game match ball to a tired dripping with sweat me haha. One more point i say to myself before i serve. A longish rally then BANG he hits the tin and i win! Stoked much! I have knocked out the number 1 after a long tiring battle! the term used after beating someone way above you is "giant killer" ill take that ha. I go and lie down in the changing rooms for ages. sorest legs ever haha. Needa massage when i get back ;) We get to see the top player Mike absolutely kill the bottom seed of the open. After watching the rest of the camp play we head to our cabins at some motor camp. I score top bunk greeeat. Next game at 6pm sat night.
Next game is against the number 5 Josh Oakley who is the son of former World No.1 Woman Susan Devoy. He is 15yrs old and the size of a garden gnome but ranked way above me. I destroy him in the 1st set and he is sulking and swearing when on court. Heaps of little kids that play have the worst attitude. 2nd set goes to him although it is close.im down heavily in the 3rd set but make a huge comeback to get game point but play some dumb shots to give him gamepoint. I get it back again but cant capitalize. Such a waste and poor shot selection by me, i should of just went for nics i have been pulling them off all tournament. I waste him in the 4th set as my confidence climbs and the kid is upset ( later on i find out that he was outside on the field crying and had to be lifted up and taken back to the court bahahaha.) 5th set goes crap nothing works as i tin my way to a loss that i could have won. oh well he ends up winning the final 3/1 against the number 3 so i actually did pretty good.
We get to see Mike Corren again this time playing an old fit as A1 dude who gives him a run for his money. Mike gets some bad calls against him and he mocks and swears at the ref, a poor attitude from someone of this level! but also funny to watch. He wins 3-2 to progress to the final. We also get to see Joelle play who is freakishly fit and good. Dominos for tea.
11:40 is my final game for 3rd/4th place. I'm up against the number 7 who beat the number 2. The ball is soo bouncy and my opponent is a basher. I clean up the 1st set. lose the 2nd, tin everything. lose the 3rd im playing like crap! not getting into position for shots and not getting low enough. I get some bad calls and argue a little. i make a huge comeback in the 4th set to get game point but cant take it. I wrap my racket around the player and ask for a let and get a no let! soo frustrating as this call is COMPLETLY wrong. I turn quickly to the ref and ask what is she on about?! it was more looking like a stroke than anything else! i say to her "You're not even good enough to make that call" still angry my opponent serves and hits the nic in the back corner and takes the game. Such an unfair call pretty much turned the game right around as i reckon if i could have taken the game to 5 i would have won it. As soon as i get to the changing rooms i throw my racket into the seats. should have been my game. This is why low ranked woman shouldnt ref men, they dont understand the game. Players your own grade should be reffing each other not lower ones. Oh well gotta move on i got my 1/3 wins and learnt a lot. The prizes for places are crap so im not bothered that im not getting one haha my mate from up north gave me some strings so thats allgood pretty much worth more than any prize on the table ha.
Mens open final time No.1 Mike vs No.2 Lance. Mike wins fairly easy in 3 but after a lot of arguments, threats and a bit of shoving on court. Not the kind of attitudes you expect from some of the top ranked players in NZ.
Meeean tourny overall pretty happy with it just wish i got 1 more win. Bring on MataMata next weekend $7grand spread of prize money :)
Thursday 15 March 2012
FrusteeeRation!
Well Cambridge tourny this weekend should be good..was ranked top seed in my draw but just found out last night that someone has pulled out so i have been pushed up to the div above me so that makes me bottom seed..WRAPT. So i will be playing against players way above me. Must say im pretty annoyed because i reckon i would of had a good chance of taking out my draw but just got to look at it as good practice and that i have nothing to lose! Most of the time you never play in draws where players are a whole grade ahead so its kinda unfair but meh it aint for cash prizes anyway and i get to play at 6pm sat night instead of 10.40am. SLEEP IN!! Also instead of 9.30 tonight i will play whenever we arrive which could be around 8ish. Sleepa in the car on the way sounds good. Going to be a good tourny though the No.1 Ranked woman in NZ and 10th in the world Joelle King is playing along with some of the top juniors and ex juniors ha mean squash to watch. lets hope the body holds up and i get at least 1 win haha chur bowt it!
Saturday 10 March 2012
Imponderables
Some interesting questions..these crack me up!
What is the speed of dark?
What do you call a male ladybug?
Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?
If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
What do ducks have to do with duck tape?
Why isn't there a mouse-flavored cat food?
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
What does the phrase "Now then" really mean?
Do crematoriums give discounts for burn victims?
If man evolved from apes, why do we still have apes?
Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
If a word in the dictionary were mispelled, how would we know?
If 7-11 is open 24 h/d, 365 d/yr, why are there locks on the doors?
If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest also have to drown?
If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him that he has the right to remain silent?
When two airplanes almost collide, why do they call it a near miss rather than a near hit?
haha hava think and dont ponder too much..
What is the speed of dark?
What do you call a male ladybug?
Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?
If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
What do ducks have to do with duck tape?
Why isn't there a mouse-flavored cat food?
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
What does the phrase "Now then" really mean?
Do crematoriums give discounts for burn victims?
If man evolved from apes, why do we still have apes?
Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
If a word in the dictionary were mispelled, how would we know?
If 7-11 is open 24 h/d, 365 d/yr, why are there locks on the doors?
If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest also have to drown?
If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him that he has the right to remain silent?
When two airplanes almost collide, why do they call it a near miss rather than a near hit?
haha hava think and dont ponder too much..
Thursday 8 March 2012
funny times, funny rhymes
Who all remembers making there 1st email address? no doubt it was around the intermediate years and it sounds like something silly when u look at it now or even you still use it!? lol
Heres mine i made in form 1 when me and my cousin made our 1st ones..
Rocketpower000@hotmail.com hahaha i still use this as well as my newer one but with past jobs, bosses found it hard to take me seriously when i had to tell them my email addy and found the funny side to it haha it aint that bad is it? lol
Heres mine i made in form 1 when me and my cousin made our 1st ones..
Rocketpower000@hotmail.com hahaha i still use this as well as my newer one but with past jobs, bosses found it hard to take me seriously when i had to tell them my email addy and found the funny side to it haha it aint that bad is it? lol
Remember this cartoon? was sooo mean used to always watch it!
My cousins was something to do with the cartoon angrybeavers.
If you never had a silly sounding 1st email address then you must of been living under a rock for your childhood in my opinion haha all a part of growing up!
SO what was your funny 1st email addy?
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Wish i could draw
Have fun having a laugh haha.. Jess and I at her party dressed as Noah and Allie
My attempt at it LOL
Quality aint the best on here and i cant draw mouths soo hard.
What do you think?
Monday 5 March 2012
like for a hate
Heres a few things that interest me..with one thing i hate!
Next Car maybe?
Sexy and loud! wanting a rotary for my next car or as a weekend car. love the colour candy red for a car.
Next Car maybe?
Now recently i have been inspired to do some drawings by a special someone. This brings me back to when i drew this exact picture on a huge pad like the one in the pic from school. Wish i still had it was pretty epic! drawing is pretty mean i should really get back into it haha.
Fav food : Spag bol! check dat out! yuuuummmm dayum spag bol u fine
Joop! my fragrance of choice :)
MMMMMMM piiiiee i love pies haha fatty as but yum. Mrs Macs mince and cheese to be exact haha
Gank integra, i have a silver one but nowhere near as done up as this! again loving the RED
Snakes i hate snakes!! soo gross, saw a few when i was in aussie
Ion storm squash racket (my old one) i have the blue version of this but am thinking of going back to Gold because it looks good! and feels good bla bla
A cool looking rotar barp barp barp
Once again very stylish
Roger federer
Fav tennis player hes so calm when he plays and stays focused (what i needa do with squash)
Anyways that was just some things to share even though i only made this blog to keep track of squash, hopefully i dont get too sidetracked!!
chur about it.
Sunday 4 March 2012
So tired so sleepy
1st of all i just want to say sleep is so important!!
After a crap sleep consisting of only 3-4 hours my day dragged out until it was time for squash. Today was Havelock vs Napier for some trophy thingy, a contest they do every year. After a bit of rushing i arrive to the courts late and have to quickly get changed for my game. I am playing a young junior who probably only has one strength over me which would be fitness at this stage. I dont get long to warm up and lose the 1st set which i dont really care about. 2nd set is a battle and goes to me. I take the 3rd set but am struggling to keep my breath, im stuffed! A few bad calls have caused a bit of frustration but nothing to upset my game. I argued a bit with the honesty of my opponents shots as it looks like the ball is double bouncing. The ref has no sympathy for me. I am an honest player but if someone isnt going to be honest then i can play dirty. I go down in the 4th set but use it as a rest game. Yellow powerade is my choice of refreshment today and it does the trick but cannot cure my sore legs haha. Im physically drained but know i cannot lose this game (which i didnt think was going to be for points in the end) to a dude ranked in the same grade as me but waaaaay lower. Hes playing well i can give him that but im not playing as good as i feel i can. Here we go another 5th setter yippee. I have probably won a majority of 5 setter games in my squash career which is a good stat to have because it shows i have a lot of determination, high level of fitness and that i dont give up. 1st point goes to me thats always a good start on the mental side of things. i keep the lead throughout the whole set and i get 5 points away from winning, im exhausted and dripping with sweat. 3 points away and my opponent makes a late comeback. In my head i tell myself 2 points to go now. I put pressure on my opponent by vollying more and hitting the ball harder and lower while holding my shots. It works and i take the game. Such a relief because i did not want to lose this game. 5 points for winning what a lot of energy used for that haha better than losing 30 though. Our havelock team ends up winning and we get some trophy. meh.
A good weekend of squash and an eye opener for what i need to work on. Fitness! and solo practice to get my eye in. Sleep will be vital for my upcoming tournies which i am going to give it my all.
Chur bout it!
After a crap sleep consisting of only 3-4 hours my day dragged out until it was time for squash. Today was Havelock vs Napier for some trophy thingy, a contest they do every year. After a bit of rushing i arrive to the courts late and have to quickly get changed for my game. I am playing a young junior who probably only has one strength over me which would be fitness at this stage. I dont get long to warm up and lose the 1st set which i dont really care about. 2nd set is a battle and goes to me. I take the 3rd set but am struggling to keep my breath, im stuffed! A few bad calls have caused a bit of frustration but nothing to upset my game. I argued a bit with the honesty of my opponents shots as it looks like the ball is double bouncing. The ref has no sympathy for me. I am an honest player but if someone isnt going to be honest then i can play dirty. I go down in the 4th set but use it as a rest game. Yellow powerade is my choice of refreshment today and it does the trick but cannot cure my sore legs haha. Im physically drained but know i cannot lose this game (which i didnt think was going to be for points in the end) to a dude ranked in the same grade as me but waaaaay lower. Hes playing well i can give him that but im not playing as good as i feel i can. Here we go another 5th setter yippee. I have probably won a majority of 5 setter games in my squash career which is a good stat to have because it shows i have a lot of determination, high level of fitness and that i dont give up. 1st point goes to me thats always a good start on the mental side of things. i keep the lead throughout the whole set and i get 5 points away from winning, im exhausted and dripping with sweat. 3 points away and my opponent makes a late comeback. In my head i tell myself 2 points to go now. I put pressure on my opponent by vollying more and hitting the ball harder and lower while holding my shots. It works and i take the game. Such a relief because i did not want to lose this game. 5 points for winning what a lot of energy used for that haha better than losing 30 though. Our havelock team ends up winning and we get some trophy. meh.
A good weekend of squash and an eye opener for what i need to work on. Fitness! and solo practice to get my eye in. Sleep will be vital for my upcoming tournies which i am going to give it my all.
Chur bout it!
payback i suppose
Just finished a one off challenge between havelock and dannivirke. Playing
someone i have never lost to and points up for grabs i quickly went to a 2/0
lead with only 1 more set to win to clench the game. Very poor reffing to both
of us frustrated us especially me because i would of wrapped the game up 3/0 im
sure. SEVERAL bad calls later i find myself in a 5 setter which means whoever
wins he next set takes the game. With an even start things arent looking to bad
until i get an accidental elbow from his follow through to my head and i drop to
the ground feeling a little concussed. I get off court for a few minutes and get
some water. Good to go again (i think) i completely misjudge the ball and am not
seeing well. i get another hit to the front of my head this time but carry on. I
accidentally hit my opponent in the mouth from my swing and cause his mouth to
bleed. Back into the game he is up and i get given a no let which will turn out
to be the turning point of the game. Poor and pathetic call once again but this
time im not going to just take it, i turn around to the ref and have a go at
him. He cant let this one go this way with the way hes been calling all night.
Frustrated i lose after a close fought game. There goes 20 points. As i leave
the court i kick he rubbish bin in front of me and throw my racket in anger.
Reffing is a big part of the game now since the scoring has changed and it
really effects how games can go. When people dont know how to reff it makes me
angry specially when some calls are obvious so i have to argue to let them know
that they are wrong.
Hopefully i can get back my 20 points today when i have another game against a napier team.
Peace out
Hopefully i can get back my 20 points today when i have another game against a napier team.
Peace out
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