Smack!

We play badminton religiously every week now. An indoor sport that doesn't require slabbing on sunblock.

The first session was atrocious, I would miss the shuttlecock completely despite a well-aimed stroke and application of great arm power to swing the racquet hard and furious. So embarrassing, so it's a good thing that we practised during off peak hours and so limit the number of witnesses. But now we're finally improving along nicely. We're getting ambitious - trying out various attack wacks and angling of the racquet to add diversity in our game, instead of just concentrating on lopping the shuttlecock across the net. We still break out in giggles and laugh at ourselves, but less so now. Highly satisfying.
I think we will be ready for tournaments in 6 months' time.