Why only me?

D K Asked 7 years ago

Hi PingSkills Team

Through last days,I did a small test. I found out that almost every player around me can use my long pimpled bat to chop far better than me despite most of them never training with it. Am I really so bad or I only see it as much better because I see it from "the other person"'s view?

Most of the players chop spinnier and lower with my bat than me,despite me training with it for years,while most of them held a longpips bat for the first time.

I am usually fully able to play against my own game of my level,though,I am quite angry when everyone around me can do it without training better than me with training.

Thanks
DK

Jeff Plumb Answered 7 years ago

Hi DK,

If you only use a bat for 10 minutes and don't play competitive games then you can appear quite good. I think you'll find that once a match starts it much harder for someone who isn't used to using long pimples to use them effectively for an entire match. So as you mention in your question, I think you are seeing them use it much better than you see yourself but this might not really be the case.

Even having said that, it's important to focus on what you can control, and hence you shouldn't worry about other players abilities. Instead concentrate on your own game and enjoyment of it.