I think the issue might not entirely be that it's difficult. I didn't feel in control. If I know what I need to do, but I can't do it, it's just a hard game. In this case, I couldn't figure out what I should be doing in order to improve.
When I'd bounce, I'd sometimes overshoot and I would sometimes not move far enough. So there's some skill and knowledge required to bounce the right way. If the bounce (position, direction, speed) wasn't really good, I didn't stand a chance. I couldn't figure out what would be the ideal bounce to get to my goal.