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Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Faster (based on motor learning research)

JeremiahGage
Just posted a new video on the science of motor learning and how to structure your practice to improve faster. Covers why your brain does most of the real learning while you sleep, why plateaus don't mean you've stopped improving, and four evidence-based strategies for your practice sessions.

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I'd love to hear your feedback or your own experiences with plateaus and breakthroughs. Cheers!
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Do you want to learn more about your stroke?

freds
Like others, I sent a video of 10 shots and got a surprisingly thorough report. I was expecting just an AI/automated analysis, but in fact a real person (sorry, never got your name Mr. Darkside) puts what must be a significant amount of time in, watching the shots and writing up a report. There's also an AI generated report, based on the data gleaned from the video. All available online at the web site, including each shot, edited into a separate short video w/written notes.

All pretty interesting and useful stuff, and the web site is very well done. I think this would be useful - if you're motivated and serious* about trying to improve.


* I find that I'm not, at least not enough
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Fedor Gorst - looking for action in Louisville, KY tomorrow. If you could - would you?

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Cuaba said:
You would spend $thousands minimum to have the same opportunity with a top golfer or tennis player...
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Personally, I don't like the way he worded his offer. He's one of the top two or three players in the world, if he truly wants "action" and not donations, offer up some weight. I'd like to see Filler show up to take him up on his offer and then we'd see how sincerely he was really looking for "action".

If he was looking for donations, I would have rather seen him write: "Stop by for a $100 race to seven and if I win, and if you're interested, I'll tell you what I see to help improve your game". That says a few things:
  • It's really a social meet and greet lesson.
  • If you happen to win, you don't have to pay me, and I'll give you $100.
  • You're paying for personal pool advice from one of the top few players that ever lived.
I think he would have made more with that approach. Follow me for more marketing tips. :)
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Fedor Gorst - looking for action in Louisville, KY tomorrow. If you could - would you?

bpeacock
fjk said:
I think it could depend. Back in the 80s I gambled with Ray Martin even in one pocket. I knew who he was but thought he was an old man and couldn't play anymore. Turns out he wasn't that old and could still play just fine. I lost every rack but we had good battles and long games. He played very, very conservative. In that session, I did learn a lot. A real lot.

Another time I gambled with a teenage Dennis Hatch even in one pocket. I knew who he was but thought he was too young and inexperienced to be a good one pocket player. Turns out he wasn't that inexperienced and played great one pocket. I lost every rack but the difference was he was very aggressive, hardly ever missed, and every tiny opening I gave him cost me 6, 7 or 8 balls. No games were close. In that session, I didn't learn anything.

I'm guessing if that old Ray Martin would match up against that young Dennis Hatch, it would be a battle, and Ray might even have the better of it. In this case, I learned more from the better player because of his style and strategy choice to out move me instead of out shooting me.

On a side note, Ray never used the same break twice. I only knew one break and had no idea there are several. Going by memory, splitting the first two balls is the most aggressive. All the other breaks spread the balls less with less risk. Those breaks drug out every game into defensive / maneuvering battles. I lost a lot that day...should have pulled up much sooner.
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Nice post!
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