Tennis Improvement Memo 538. The Abduction Issue and Tennis from the Perspective of 'My Style' During the Prime Ministerial Nomination Battle

Whether it's tennis or the abduction issue, the forms are different, but the 'essence' is the same. Both are a 'battle' of how to face the reality that exists right now.I want to win, I want to bring them back, I don't want to give up——facing the world with 'my style'.

▶ The Diet is in the middle of a 'nomination battle'

The political situation is in flux over the Prime Minister nomination election.

Politicians say it's 'for the sake of the people,' but Nietzsche says that treating that as a virtue is itself 'immoral' (Reference book: 'On the Genealogy of Morality').

It might actually result in being 'for the sake of the people' if they just said, 'This is what we want to do!' instead.

Of course, I understand that politicians have busy schedules, but that is precisely why priority is important (Related article: '⑧ In sports where you compete for time like alpine skiing, what do you focus on?').

▶ Whose sense of 'speed' is it?

Countermeasures for high prices.

Consumption tax cuts.

The abduction issue.

Politicians say they will act with a 'sense of speed,' but speed and a sense of speed are different.

A sense of speed varies from person to person.

Some people call three days 'fast,' while others call it 'slow.'

Also, even for the same person, the way they feel changes depending on the subject, situation, and timing.

Even for the same person, three days spent waiting is long, but three days until a deadline is short.

▶ The 24 years of 'time spent waiting'

NHK 'Netadori'.

The period that Kaoru Hasuike was abducted to North Korea from the coast of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, and Hitomi Soga from Sado City (then Mano Town, Sado District) was 24 years.

It is said that they will soon reach the same 24 years since returning to Japan.

With the government's sense of 'acting with a sense of speed,' it doesn't seem like they will make it in time.

What is needed is a concrete timeframe, such as within one year, which equals speed.

When a deadline is set, people take action.

▶ The true nature of 'sense of speed' in tennis

On the other hand, what determines the advantage or disadvantage in tennis play is not speed itself, but the sense of speed.

I was introduced to an interesting video.

'A serve that is too slow to return is the strongest'

Technically, it should be easy for a receiver to respond to an opponent's slow serve.

The reason they become unable to return it is because'the image is misaligned'.

Therefore, if you don't have a big serve to use as a weapon and you are struggling to take control of your service games and find it hard to attack, it is worth consideringdropping the speed drastically and hitting a high-arcing ball.

It is not about speed.

▶ The reason for the 'too slow to return' phenomenon

It seems Naomi Osaka also struggled in the second round of the Japan Open.

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As long as you can manipulate the opponent's image, you can easily induce them to lose their rhythm.

You yourself might wonder, 'Why are they making mistakes on their own?' (Related article 'What is the secret?').

However, when the opponent'simage is misaligned, no matter how hard they try, no matter how closely they watch the ball and concentrate, they will inevitably make mistakes.

▶ Do not react to every 'unavoidable point loss'

Of course, it is not the case that if you hit a slow serve, the opposing receiver will always make a mistake.

As mentioned earlier, this is because it is not about speed.

Of course, if it exceeds the threshold of what you can handle, you may lose a point because you cannot catch up, but that is “unavoidable” (related article “Bonus 4: The '5 Practical Characters' That Boost Self-Affirmation by Sanma Akashiya”).

You damage your self-affirmation because you feel disappointed even by points lost that were unavoidable.

Also, at the same time, I have repeatedly stated that this is also a sign of disrespect toward the opposing player.

▶ Who is the author who wrote about the 'gap in imagery'?

Then why does the receiver make a mistake on an opponent's serve that should be easy because it is slow?

This is the work of a 'gap in imagery regarding reality'.

Even though there is an image of the ball coming in faster (and consequently deeper), the actual ball is slow (and consequently shallower), so the body is dragged by the image and fails to time the shot correctly.

I apologize for always using the same examples, no, the brain forgets if it does not review repeatedly, so to put it another way, it will stick if you just do 'KTK (High-Speed Mass Rotation)', so I am daring to tell you many times, but in the style of Haruki Murakami, a 'gap in imagery' is like having the right time and place for a meeting, but the wrong date (reference book “Men Without Women”).

Just as the two people will absolutely 'not meet,' if the imagery is off, the timing of the shot will absolutely 'not match' either.

In other words, no matter how much you change your 'hitting method' or 'form,' the result of the shot will not change.

▶ What the '100-milliliter analogy' teaches us

To use another example, if you have an image that '100 milliliters is about this much,' but in reality it is more or less, you cannot match the amount perfectly, can you?

However, if you use a beaker with a 100-milliliter line drawn on it, you can match it perfectly.

▶ 'Standards' stop the wavering

Also, imagery wavers not only due to the speed of the shot, but also due to the presence or absence of wind, differences in surfaces, the height of the trajectory, or the physique of the opponent.

It is the same as how you tend to misjudge the amount of 100 milliliters if the beaker cylinder is thick or thin.

However, if you have a reference line, you gain 'accuracy' that eliminates hesitation (related article “However, you will be deceived!”).

▶ If you eliminate the gap, you will become stronger 'on your own'

Even players at the level of Taylor Fritz or Naomi Osaka could not play well when their mental image was off.

They can return a 200 km/h serve, but they cannot return a 120 km/h one.

As proof, don't you have moments where you think back on this?

Like, 'Why did I make a mistake on a ball that should have been easy?'

Why don't you learn about 'mental imagery' instead of just hitting methods or form?

Of course, I do not deny the limitations imposed by your physical condition, but you will be able to play tennis with shots that are faster, more accurate, more controllable, and more stable than you have now.

And then, you will think: 'Why did

my opponent make a mistake on a ball that should have been easy?'

▶ The Abduction Issue and Its Challenges Seen Through Tennis

In tennis (serves), the 'sense of speed' (and the accompanying sense of distance) derived from the discrepancy in the image of 'how it makes the opponent feel' is more important than the speed itself, and it determines the outcome of the match.

On the other hand, in resolving the abduction issue, simply saying 'faster' is not enough.

Considering the government's response regarding the time until the victims return home, what is needed is a concrete deadline, such as 'within one year,' and the 'speed' of action (rather than just a sense of speed).

If the deadline is clear, it is easier for people to act, and a path toward progress becomes visible.

▶ No 'Place' on the Tennis Court

Writing about the abduction issue and tennis together might be criticized as imprudent.

But I think even if you can't read the room, it is better to raise your voice (than to raise nothing at all) (related article: 'Raising your voice to say 'I can't do it with that teaching method!'').

When I was a beginner, I participated in lessons where they taught standard form, but I felt like I had no place there as I 'became less and less able to hit the ball,' and there were times when I wanted to go home as soon as possible.

▶ Have a Realistic Image and Move in Timing

Just as musicians sing about anti-war sentiments and photographers capture the reality before them, what I can do is share my 'perspective' on the world through tennis (related article: ''Perspective' is Important').

I believe the 'essence' of both tennis and the abduction issue is similar.

Have a realistic image of the situation and move in accordance with the timing.

The differences are the stage, the rules, and the freedom of choice.

Even so, the wavering thoughts are shared—a tennis improvement memo I wrote after suddenly feeling that.

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