Quarantennis

Much like surgery, tennis is an individual sport. A basic skill set, some rules, many unknowns, and strategy that at times hinges on tactical split-second decisions and executions.

I partially paused both of these passions from March to May 2020. While necessity is the mother of invention, this wasn’t purely an invention of mine (it was inspired by back-ordered, overpriced, online devices.) For certain circumstances in reconstructive surgery, necessity requires us to do what we can with spare parts. Social distancing necessitated enlisting a camping tarp, scrap wood, and a garage overhang to make a rebound wall that always returns at the same pace to the same area, no matter how hard you hit.

Solid prototype – hours.

Solid product – days.

Solid backhand – never.