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# Summer 2010

*   Keep very slow

## 2010-06-12 (01)

### Exercises

*   Warmup 
*   Cut shots 
*   Length of pitch 
*   Neck shots

### Problems

*   Knees come off as I get tired 
*   Turning clockwise - inside leg makes hard contact and pushes the pony to the left 
*   Still riding with my hands 
*   Neck shots - not committed forward enough

## 2010-06-19 (02)

*   Helmet cam 
*   New Pony (Conquita??)

### Exercises

*   Nothing in particular

### Problems

*   Pony very sensitive to lower leg 
*   Not riding with my legs 
*   Not rewarding the pony 
*   Off balance, too much lower back

## 2010-06-26 (03)

*   Helmet cam 
*   Pony "Ella"

### Exercises

*   Nothing in particular

### Problems

*   Dropping out of canter constantly 
*   Almost came off again 
*   Damaged lower back

## 2010-07-03 (04)

*   Helmet cam 
*   Pony "Faustina" 
*   Connected with a near-side backhand :) 
*   Possibly identified the slow-riding problem 
    *   Bottom of rising canter pulls pony back. Must be more up/down! 
        *   Nope, that's not it...

### Exercises

*   Turning 
*   Closed forehand

### Problems

*   Dropping out of canter 
*   Broken mallet?

## 2010-07-10 (05)

*   Pony "Ella"

### Exercises

*   Riding, posture, much better 
    *   Foot eversion 
    *   Not dropping into the saddle after rising canter 
    *   Dorsi-flexed ankles, lower leg angle 
    *   Reins much lighter when turning; off otherwise

### Problems

*   No balls on the pitch

## 2010-07-11 (06)

*   Abandoned 
*   Pony "Ella" 
*   No balls on the pitch

## 2010-07-17 (07)

*   Pony "Ella" 
*   Reasonable Stick & Ball 
*   Couple of good runs.

## 2010-07-24 (08)

*   Pony "Faustina" 
*   Still some problems keeping canter going 
*   Some good long runs 
*   Near-side still weak (Should be right lead to avoid fouling) 
*   Open backhand and Tail shot need more work

## 2010-08-22 (09)

*   Pony "Seany" 
*   Very good session 
*   Stopping and turning need improvement

## 2010-08-28 (TODO) (10)

## 2010-09-04 (11)

*   Pony "Seany" 
*   Near side shots 
    *   Very poor, not getting forward (and low) enough 
    *   Bend at the hips 
    *   Angle wrist as if hitting away

## 2010-09-08 #1 (TODO) (12)

## 2010-09-08 #2 (TODO) (13)

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# Winter 2010/2011

## 2010-10-30 (14)

*   Pony "Max" 
*   Arena orientation - getting used to the weight of the ball 
*   Compensating for poor riding by stretching beyond my centre! 
*   Mallet head kept turning

## 2010-11-06 (15)

*   Pony "Max" 
*   Good session 
*   Good rhythm 
*   Flying changes 
*   Good twist on off side

### Problems

*   Poor timing of neck shots 
*   Failing to twist on near side

## 2010-11-13 (16)

## 2010-11-20 (17)

## 2011-01-08 (18)

## 2011-01-15 (19,20)

*   Two stick and ball sessions 
*   Somewhat ragged. Using a broken mallet in the first.

## 2011-03-05 (21)

## 2011-03-11 (22,23)

## 2011-03-17 (24,25)

## 2011-04-01 (26)

*   Pony "Seany"

## 2011-04-02 (27,28)

*   Pony "Faustina" 
    *   Stumbled and rolled early on 
    *   Impossible to stop 
    *   Mostly off-side shots 
*   Pony "Apple" 
    *   Some excellent fast runs 
    *   Near-side practice

### Problems

*   In half-seat way too much putting strain on my back and stopping and turning slower. 
*   Near side: Not accelerating the swing means my hand is ahead of the mallet 
*   Swing is outside-to-in when not concentrating 
*   Not getting my weight on to my left heel

## 2011-04-06 (29)

*   TODO

## 2011-04-23 (30)

## 2011-04-29 (31,32)

*   New Zappala mallets

* * *

# Summer 2011

## 2011-05-06 (33,34)

*   Pony "Apple" 
    *   Very busy field - Jamie and varsity players 
*   Pony "Maximo" 
    *   Broncking initially 
    *   Had Hayfever 
    *   Difficult to Stick and Ball 
    *   Ran off when I started collecting balls on foot

### Problems

*   Near side still not getting my weight into my heel 
*   Leaning too far out or forward, rather than twisting

## 2011-05-11 (35)

*   Pony "Apple" 
*   Riding with stirrups too long 
*   Not such a bad session after all (Greater expectations!) 
*   Turning the ball is improving 
    *   Managed to turn on the near-side (on purpose though?)

### Notes

*   React sooner to mishits

### Problems

*   Taking my eye off the ball 
*   Topping the ball 
*   Near-side not rotating, not allowing the mallet to swing

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