QUARATINE SQUASH - CHALLENGE 4

The pressure is on. Welcome to the fourth challenge is this quarantine series. Last week, the accuracy challenge was won by Stu and he managed to redeem himself and even up the scores to one win, one loss, and one draw for each of us. The winner this week takes the all important lead and bragging rights. 

We once again will test our accuracy. This time, it’s all about distance. The assignment: To hit a target from as far away as possible. There will be one relatively small target to aim for, and starting at a distance from 10 meters away (or 32 feet - roughly the length of a squash court), we will try to hit that target. Every successful bulls-eye increases the distance by 5 meters. No limits on the amount of attempts - so if we are so inclined, can spend all day on it. (I gave it a couple of hours…) 

Of course I needed a lot more space and room for error, so my back yard wasn’t going to cut it. So on to the little league baseball diamond across the street! Incredibly, even though I did spend a fair amount of time looking for the balls after every attempt, I didn’t lose any. Don’t worry, it hasn’t encouraged me to take up golf again any time soon!

I found this one to be quite difficult. I was close to hitting the target countless times, but actually hitting it was anything but easy. Kudos to the patience of my very helpful camera-woman, Katja, and ball-girl, Maya! The hat this week is a pink winter beanie that we bought in San Diego all the way back in December of 2005. 

Stu, riding his momentum of last week’s convincing victory, would be eager to win back-to-back challenges. Did his persistence here pay off? I managed to hit the target from 20 meters (65 feet) and I hit it twice from 25 meters (82 feet) off the bounce. For Stu to win this challenge, he will need to hit the target on the fly from 25 meters. On the bounce from 25 meters and it’s another tie. If he can hit it from 20 meters, but not at all from 25 meters, then victory is mine!

Recap of the weekly challenges:

Week 1 Frame Challenge - Draw. 15-each.

Week 2 Handle Volleys Challenge - Mick 20 v Stu 5… blood bath. 

Week 3 - Accuracy Challenge - Mick 12 v Stu 3 (lowest score wins)

Week 4 - Distance Accuracy Challenge - Mick - 20 meters v Stu 20 meters (Mick wins on tie-break)

Current Standings:

Mick - 2-1-1

Stu - 1-2-1

A great challenge for you - the member - to try! If you can beat 25 meters we would love to see it!