What a Racquet ...

Back in college, I took a racquetball class and really enjoyed it. When I was first married, I went and played with a neighbor each week. Last year, I bit the bullet and joined Gold's Gym ... just for the racquetball. It's been great though. Gray and I played 52 times last year. It's a fun Friday night date ... when the movies and restaurants are packed, the gym is pretty empty. Besides playing with me, Gray seems to have no lack of willing partners to play with, and our racquets have really gotten a workout. Gray has gone through two racquets, and mine just broke as well. So it was time for a new racquet (or two) ... is there really a difference between the $300 one (on SALE for $120) and a $20 one? Gray and I stood in front of the racquet display for quite a while, not knowing what to get. We decided to wait for one of the $25 off coupons that come in the Sports Authority ads most Sundays. I researched reviews and prices and finally decided on a nice racquet for Gray. Rather than make a trip into the store, I was just going to take advantage of the no tax and free shipping offered on the website for my purchase ... but then, I hit the list of online exclusions ...

um ..... that is pretty much EVERYTHING ... the racquet I wanted was E-Force, yup, that's excluded. Well, the second choice was Ektelon ... oh, that's excluded too ... let's see ... Head ... they had some of the cheaper ones ... nope, excluded .... Oh well ... I took a chance and went into the store and apparently while there still are SOME exclusions, it's not nearly as many, and I was able to pick up the racquet I wanted, with the $25 off (still ... $100 for a racquet!). Gray and I went to play and he even let ME use his brand new racquet. It was nice, very lightweight, I'm happy that he's happy with it. Unfortunately ... I don't know that I played any better *Ü*