get in stroke before a match

john coloccia said:

Any suggestions for a warm up to get loose quickly? I feel like it's just a physical thing...tightness, tension and things like that.

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I feel the same way and I warm up by shooting nothing but easy shots. Seems to get me loose pretty fast.

I like shooting one time "Line up" drill. easy shots and you have quite easy position too.
It will work better if you practice it a lot first.
After drill gets "too easy" it is efficient way to get fast into the stroke. I normally do it in order just to get little bit more cueball speed dialed right.

I remember watching Alain Martel warm up for a few of his matches and he just hit balls at pace with little regard for position or even pocketing the ball. It was really wild, if you didn't know who he was you might have thought he was a beginner. Then the match started and he didn't miss anything and demonstrated near perfect position. It must have been his way of loosening up.

I don't necessarily recommend his approach, nor have I tried it, but it has always stood out in my mind.