Noob Day

From now on, Mondays are Noob days. Everyone, not just Varsity comes and plays a little Ultimate. These days are pretty relaxing to me because I don't really care what happens and I don't freak out every time we mess up.

I don't feel like I'm getting worse at Ultimate, but I don't feel as though I'm getting particularly better either. Yeah, I'll push myself during the conditions and the drills, but during the scrimmages I feel as though I'm not getting any better by playing against the same people over and over. Call it cockiness or whatever, but I need someone who will make me play 100%.

Improvements? Cutting, I guess. I tend to get open a lot easier now because I'm either cutting harder or I'm being more convincing or whatever. My forehand huck still hasn't recovered to the state it used to be but it's getting there. Backhand huck is still pretty good but I need some more touch on it. Skying? Uhh, I need to play a little more Jackpot, I think. I'm getting the disc but I'm not catching it at my peak of jump. Laying out? I might be laying out a little more gratuitously than before, but my height is increasing with each bid I make. Unfortunately, last Friday I made a bid that was well out of bounds, and when I layed out, I kicked my legs so far back that my body made like a U and overstretched my back. Now my back kind of hurts. And also, today when I caught Steve's breakmark backhand, I ended up smashing my face into the ground so I have a gash under my lip now.

I'm thinking about getting new cleats. I really like the new Speed TDs, but I'm pretty addicted to the lightness of the Talarias I have right now. I might go Mercurial Vapor if I feel the need to.