Most recreational players really don’t care enough about winning to do much more than show up for the match and chase down some balls during it. Recreational players are usually long on running and short on thinking. That description probably fits many of the people you play. If it does, you’re lucky because you can take advantage of their mental laziness to win more often. But only if you care about winning and are willing to push yourself mentally to do it, only if you activate your brain from the “git go.” Do it and the early edge is yours, and with it often goes match point.
This is my advantage over better players.
