Good hoops day

I finally got back on track, playing hoops yesterday. In recent weeks, my jumper hasn't been falling, which has a way of affecting the rest of my game as well as my interest in playing. Last night, though, I was on. In the first 3-4 games, I must have shot ~50%, taking a decent number of shots each game. In the last couple of games, I didn't hit much, but that was OK as we were all tired and dragging - and shots felt good when I released them.

Funny how sports are so mental. You get in a good rhythm and things seem easier. Just one hitch or pause in a motion, due to overthinking or not paying attention, and nothing may go right. And, it is a continuous cycle where performing well generates more playing well. For me, I seem to have extended runs of shooting the ball well followed by periods of hitting few shots. It is funny when I transition into not shooting well, as I usually still feel good from past days of making shots....when some don't fall as they usually do, I force things and it goes downhill. Finally, I get to a night, like last night, where I took pressure off myself and was playing with some good guys where we knew each other's games. They found me when I was open, and I did my part by knocking down shots. In one game, we knocked off a STACKED team that had us outsized and outmanned at each position - but we played smart, took the open jumpers...and hitting 2's really helped.

Hopefully (I'm planning on it), the next time I play, my confidence remains high and the shots keep falling...

Time to get back to working on this grant application...