by Robert Ray | Mar 16, 2024 | Tennis
Lesson Two Backhand Chip In Lester’s second lesson, the Coach started off with a question about doubles positioning: “In doubles, which court for the stronger player? Ad court or deuce court?” “Ad court,” Lester said. “Why?” “Because,” Lester said. “If...
by Robert Ray | Mar 11, 2024 | Tennis
The First of Six Lessons for Lester Elder At the Fabled DCTC In Palm Desert, California by Robert J. Ray, Senior Tennis Player (Age 88) To escape the slippery ice of a normal Seattle winter, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Elder rented a cute condo on Jack Kramer Lane at the...
by Robert Ray | Jun 3, 2023 | On Writing
1. Write 100 pages. 2. Don’t stop to think. Don’t write too fast. Don’t waste time crafting exquisite paragraphs—they will perish in your rewrite. 3. Write short lines, short sentences down the page. She slugged him. He fell backwards. She hit him with a skillet....
by Robert Ray | May 17, 2023 | Tennis
Early Spring 2021—Monday senior doubles, TCSP on court with Players KT, CH, and FB — warmup with used balls marked with dollar signs as used warmup balls but Player CH keeps missing I’m giving him a lot of spin dink balls, slices, wobbly topspin so he blames the...
by Robert Ray | May 17, 2023 | Tennis
Post-Match conversation at Willy’s Café with Players RG and TA After playing mixed dubs with Players DD and NS where Player RG, a solid 3.5, remarked on how well I covered the short court like a fat balloon, my ego soared ancient arthritic wings flapping Queen...
