Today's Opponent - The Wall
Ninety nine percent of the time when someone hits the wall they've reached their known limit, at which point they either rise above, or they collapse. Sometimes, though, hitting the wall has a more direct meaning. For instance, today my "opponent" was one of those solid walls over at the high school. For weeks, probably even months, i have been telling the mrs. (who i have been helping with her tennis game) that i really need to hit against the wall. While i appreciate her enthusiasm for the game, the difference in our playing levels frequently leaves me something less than enthused. Hence my desire to hit the wall. While the wall may not replace a hard-hitting human opponent, the wall is the next best alternative. The wall is amazingly consistent - it (the wall) will always hit the ball back to you; and let me tell you, that consistency, the repetition is great for working your ground strokes. All those years ago when competing in tennis, and even though i had a coupl...
