Consistency ramblings.....
So I figured I'd had enough time to reflect about my weekend, so it's time to journal now that my thoughts are a bit more in order.
I decided to fence some epee on Saturday. Boy am I inconsistant! My saber is fairly consistant, but definitely not my epee. I realize I've only been fencing epee since January, but still. It's been 2 months in a row that I've missed earning my rating by 2 or 3 points. Ugh. In our August home tournament, I couldn't hit anyone if my epee were 9 feet long. Oh well, I had a great time. Went to Atlanta a week or two after that, and things were even worse. Next home tournament (September) I somehow found my mojo. I beat a guy that I totally expected to crush me. (It was 15-14, so it may have been an accident, but he didn't crush me at all.) Then I had to fence one of my teammates that I train with often. I expected him to crush me. I lost to him 15-13. I figured out way too late in the game what worked, but I made a great comeback. Had I won, I would have earned my D. :( Fine. I still fenced well, and was proud of my (almost) accomplishments. Next came the Tiger Open. Had a great time, but again I couldn't hit anyone with a 9 foot epee. Next came the Miami NAC. Again, couldn't hit anyone with a 9 foot epee. Then comes the home tournament this past weekend. Started off a little rough, but once I found my "epee legs" I started fencing faily well. Won my first DE. Had to fence another guy that I thought would crush me. Lost 15-12. That one would have been my E. I gave him a real run for his money, except I choked at the end when it really mattered. He actually told me that my point control was "amazing". Why can't I be consistantly amazing? How come I fence really well at home tournaments, but when I travel I SUCK!!!
The moral of the ramblings: It's a darn good thing that I'm having a great time, because if I weren't this would be incredibly frustrating!!!!
Oh well. Atlanta this weekend. Va Tech next weekend. E & under home tourney the weekend after that. (I can only fence epee and foil. Foil? Did I just say I was going to fence foil? Everyone should be very afraid.)
I decided to fence some epee on Saturday. Boy am I inconsistant! My saber is fairly consistant, but definitely not my epee. I realize I've only been fencing epee since January, but still. It's been 2 months in a row that I've missed earning my rating by 2 or 3 points. Ugh. In our August home tournament, I couldn't hit anyone if my epee were 9 feet long. Oh well, I had a great time. Went to Atlanta a week or two after that, and things were even worse. Next home tournament (September) I somehow found my mojo. I beat a guy that I totally expected to crush me. (It was 15-14, so it may have been an accident, but he didn't crush me at all.) Then I had to fence one of my teammates that I train with often. I expected him to crush me. I lost to him 15-13. I figured out way too late in the game what worked, but I made a great comeback. Had I won, I would have earned my D. :( Fine. I still fenced well, and was proud of my (almost) accomplishments. Next came the Tiger Open. Had a great time, but again I couldn't hit anyone with a 9 foot epee. Next came the Miami NAC. Again, couldn't hit anyone with a 9 foot epee. Then comes the home tournament this past weekend. Started off a little rough, but once I found my "epee legs" I started fencing faily well. Won my first DE. Had to fence another guy that I thought would crush me. Lost 15-12. That one would have been my E. I gave him a real run for his money, except I choked at the end when it really mattered. He actually told me that my point control was "amazing". Why can't I be consistantly amazing? How come I fence really well at home tournaments, but when I travel I SUCK!!!
The moral of the ramblings: It's a darn good thing that I'm having a great time, because if I weren't this would be incredibly frustrating!!!!
Oh well. Atlanta this weekend. Va Tech next weekend. E & under home tourney the weekend after that. (I can only fence epee and foil. Foil? Did I just say I was going to fence foil? Everyone should be very afraid.)
posted by Karen @ 15:54
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