overcoming poor form

met ginny on the bus ride to sch and i recall talking abt linky and his perpetual complaining that he's not on form during trgs (he's like forever off form one la, i commented wryly, last week it was the new dampener and next wk dunno what). 

but i do understand where he's coming from.

back in sec sch and jc, i was a damn sucky bowler (averaging 140), given the amt of time and $ i invested into it (or rather my dad did during our weekly games haha). couldn't even place the ball consistently at specific locations and i was totally puzzled when the ball path din follow my projected one at times.

had so many bad habits that even my dad got tired of correcting them. guess that's why i can point out mistakes and guide pple quite well now.. cos i really took the long path, having to correct all the myriad errors i had (alot!), bit by bit over the years. 

being a gracious winner and generally a sore loser (even so now, just that i dun show it as much), i kept blaming my ball, the lanes, and even the surrounding pple (they're noisy! i recall myself saying). 

my dad very intelligently bought me my 1st ball when i was in Sec4, hence nullifying my typical excuse that the house balls din fit my fingers well and that they were tight/loose-fitting.

i guess, without tt experience and those from my other sports, i'd still be a hopeless whiner. one can whine all he wants, and nothing's gg to change until he acknowledges that oneself, and not other factors is the main cause of the poor form. 

aim to keep things simple and constant, remember the feeling of being in the zone and try to replicate that form if possible in regular play.

still have a long way to go in tennis but i'm sure i'll reach the target i've set for myself eventually; it's just a matter of sooner or later.