I had never been much of a racket ball player. In fact, I vividly recall (with great embarrassment) those university days when I decided to take up badminton. Everyone had a hard time with the shuttle cox in the beginning, but even after 6 lessons I still had not managed to hit it!
Nonetheless, there was something about the game Balance that I found at www.miniclip.com/games/en that really appealed to me. I guess I wanted to prove to myself that I could hit a ball (even if it would be virtually). Since Balance came up on the screen when I entered the site, I decided to give the game a try. Well, I figured; what could I lose? There was no downloading necessary and it was free! At first it was really frustrating and my game would be over in less than 10 seconds, but once I got the hang of balancing the ball on the racket in order to aim it just like in a real game, it was really a lot of fun. The more I played the better I got at getting the bat and ball together and that was what kept me coming back to the game. And each time I wanted to play it was just so easy as there was no downloading involved. All I ever needed was an Internet browser page opened and I could start balancing the ball on the racket! Plus, especially in those early days when I was clearly so bad at it, no one was there to embarrass me (like in the days I remember from university). So I could practice, get better and ultimately enjoy the game without any pressure at all.
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