Hey thanks Mr. Shuffett, by the way, I havent watched it yet, but i remember you saying the other day about a shaking arm and i just noticed it in one of your videos.
I hope its not because of age. Does it increase under pressure as if you were playing me or a lesser player than myself?
Jokes aside, playing pressure is what i meant.
Theres a lot associated with that condition. I dont like that you or anyone has to suffer this condition if it can be alleviated.
The problem can become psychological after a while like buck fever, but not in a choking kind of way, but rather a expected way because one makes it happen from mental reinforcement.
Blood sugar, sleep, vitamins etc etc can have a dramatic effect on lessening or possibly curing it. From what i see though, correct me if im wrong, it's increased over time, yes?[/
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My shakey arm started inexplicably in the late 90s. I was playing a one-pocket player by the name of Patcheye. We had played on several different occasions. I was getting a half ball spot at the time. We were playing $30 a game. It wasn't the pressure. I ended up 8 or so games up but I've carried that shake with me ever since. Pressure does exacerbate it. Oh well, I have learned to manage it very well. It occurs when I'm just knocking the balls around by myself. I refer to it as a Task Function Tremor.
Stan Shuffett
Nice of you to do a video. But instead of taking a wild "guessing" at the numbers, you could read Brian Crisp's "Poolology" and KNOW the numbers by the diamonds on the rails. Have you ordered his book?
Hey thanks Mr. Shuffett, by the way, I havent watched it yet, but i remember you saying the other day about a shaking arm and i just noticed it in one of your videos.
I hope its not because of age. Does it increase under pressure as if you were playing me or a lesser player than myself?
Jokes aside, playing pressure is what i meant.
Theres a lot associated with that condition. I dont like that you or anyone has to suffer this condition if it can be alleviated.
The problem can become psychological after a while like buck fever, but not in a choking kind of way, but rather a expected way because one makes it happen from mental reinforcement.
Blood sugar, sleep, vitamins etc etc can have a dramatic effect on lessening or possibly curing it. From what i see though, correct me if im wrong, it's increased over time, yes?[/
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My shake started inexplicably in the late 90s. I was playing at one-pocket player by the name of Patcheye. We had played on several different occasions. I was getting a half ball spot at the time. We were playing IMG_1523.MOV.mov$30 a game. It wasn't the pressure. I ended up 8 or so games up but I've carried that shake with me ever since. Pressure does exacerbate it. Oh well, I have learned to manage it very well. It occurs when I'm just knocking around by myself. I refer to it as a Task Function Tremor.
Stan Shuffett
I can't tell on my iPhone if that is a actual movie link of your one pocket game against patcheye but I'll find out later on my piece of crap chrome book. If so, cool! And if so, im sure you have others I'll try to coax you into linking in the future if that's ok with you. Maybe your us open too if you have it?
Do you think you are playing better now than ever?
Do you think the shaking hinders you?
Maybe I can help. QUESTION:
Are there times when you play or practice that it DOESNT shake?
If yes, is there ever times it does not shake when dead cold before play or practice and are you more inclined to shake when dead cold in the morning rather than evening?
Unless it's circumstances beyond control, i sure hope this has not engrained a mind/muscle link, BUT, that can be reversed.
I read studies before about these engrained mind/muscle links, similar to the act of even lighting up a cigarette and how that motion itself can be hard to break and is often replaced by a toothpick.
The cigarette thing is not the same obviously as a case of shaking, but I do know that when it first starts happening, like you in the 90's, these studies state it's important to address it quick AND DONT LET IT SHAKE. I understand their meaning because it can often times be easy to accept it and unknowingly exacerbate it.
I notice when I wake up and do my morning stuff in a daze, I'll shake while scooping things with a spoon and almost find a bizzare pleasure or something unexplainable, where i "go with it" as if a rhythm, and it shakes even more, then I slap myself mentally and even get a bit angry at myself, stop, focus, and make it stop.
I hope I'm resonating with you Mr. Shuffett, you don't seem the type who likes getting owned in any way shape or form.
Yes, I have the book. The numbers are not WILD guesses. Keep your negative ass out of this thread, you fricken bashing piece of crap. There will be those that appreciate the info.
Stan Shuffett
Very good fractional info, Stan. I like that you included the info on spinning a ball that's close to a number. This traditional fractional method (the quarters) has always had one problem -- a lot of trial and error for newbie players and less-experienced players. What I've done in my book is enhance this quarters system so that it's quicker to learn and more accurate to use.
I like the idea of using single numbers (0, 1, 2, etc ...) so as to not clutter the mind with many lines. In my book I encourage players to use comparative vision instead of fractional math. Thinking "2" or "3" isn't much different than simply thinking 1/2 or 1/4. Any short label is good, but I prefer a label that corresponds to the actual overlap, the factional relationship between the balls upon impact.
When you look at a shot and determine that it's a tweener, it's your experience that tells you it's not a 1 or a 2. But a learning player doesn't have the experience to know this. It's guesswork for them, so they need to have a solid method of knowing when it's a 1 or 2, then they'll be able to visually compare the options and come up with a much more accurate aim point. That's what my system provides. Poolology is the advanced version of an archaic fractional method that was never very user friendly.
Yes, I have the book. The numbers are not WILD guesses. Keep your negative ass out of this thread, you fricken bashing piece of crap. There will be those that appreciate the info.
Stan Shuffett
Almost everyone here has been trying to be extraordinarily civil lately.
How on God's good green Simonis covered Earth do you repeatedly get away with this language without being sent to the locker room? *Anyone* else here would incur a severe penalty for this kind of ad hominem attack.
Lou Figueroa
Thanks!
I don't think what I presented is archaic by any stretch. There's lots of value for that system as an amateur system. I prefer the simplicity of it if I were teaching fractions to a student.
Stan Shuffett
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Stan Shuffett
I just meant it's been around for decades unchanged. It's excellent information, very useful for many players, and you present it well, as expected.
If I were an instructor, and a player came in asking about fractional aiming, I'd most definitely introduce my system to allow him/her to know exactly which fractional aim point to use instead of relying on trial and error. The road to building a nice memory bank of shots will be smoother and much shorter. Simplicity is what we make of it. What looks complicated and confusing at first often ends up being quite simple.
My system serves as a roadmap. Once the routes become stored into the brain, the map isn't needed all that much anymore. The same benefits can be obtained using traditional fractional aiming like this 5-line quarters, but it'll require more time and effort.
Nice of you to do a video. Instead of guessing at the numbers, we could read Brian Crisp's "Poolology" and KNOW the numbers by the diamonds on the rails.
Almost everyone here has been trying to be extraordinarily civil lately.
How on God's good green Simonis covered Earth do you repeatedly get away with this language without being sent to the locker room? *Anyone* else here would incur a severe penalty for this kind of ad hominem attack.
Lou Figueroa
Stop making this a comparison. This is Stan's info that he is putting out for free.
If you want your system ( that you don't even use) compared put it on here for free and lets all do the comparison.
Even you surely aren't biased enough that you can't see the intent by denwhit, or are you.