Watching

I made a mental note to myself yesterday about truly watching the ball and my opponent. It means I have to see everything that's going on on the court and everything about my opponent's movement, stance, and position.

I should practice watching my opponent's stance where (s)he is facing. Is the shoulder square with the side wall or the front wall? Is the arm finishing across the body or straight up? Is the take-back a big windup? All of these should be a tell-tale sign of where the ball will be going.

I think it will be crucial to watch intently and judge precisely in order to move into 5.0. I didn't ever think watching was so important and so much work and practice are needed to do it well. In fencing a lot of sensing was done through touch and not so much through sight. I will have to train up my sense of sight.