Talked to McDermott today. They are sending me a new shaft. 6 week lead time

Well self hypnosis is a topic I have not considered in a long time. Well I just don't think of it as hypnosis, more along the lines of getting my mind right.
My best comes when in a trance like condition. My favorite example comes when I had no memory of the shot at it's completion, other than it went in and I won. His comment of, "you shot that left handed", at the handshake required me to look at the cue to verify that I did use the other hand.
Bringing full focus to the task at hand is solidified by practice. My morning fitness pits left vs right in a drill that emphasize shot making. The choice of hand in competition still leans to the right but my record keeping of practice results shows that lefty is just as good and even better on certain shots. The right hand is by the numbers and angles and uh mathematical. The left hand is more just by feel. My Daddy said, "If it feels good, do it."
If I need to break out of a slump changing hands is a good place to start. Well for me. I do not claim nor aspire to be normal, is My disclaimer.

That is just insane for a break cue. But I'm sure there will guys out there who insist its the worth the cash.

Bob Jewett said:

Does this mean to switch eyes from the cue ball to the object ball and refocus while the cue ball is on its way?

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My eyes follow the cueball as it leaves the tip of the cue. There's no switch. I imagine (the big eye) the shot. Then I imagine a pea sized core in the middle of the cueball. My cue tip passing through that core of the cueball is critical for my method. Cueball last is ineffective if I only focus on the impact. My focus is on the cue tip passing through the cueball. As the ball leaves the tip I can see if I have applied any specific rotation to whitey. That is generally when I know if I have hit it good. "How Ya hittin' 'em?" Is a common greating between pool playing friends.

Bump.

Mensabum said:

I do wish more players would take this stuff to heart and learn how to use it.

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Thanks for filling my spot. You may qualify for the next level:

Greg Cantrall

When practicing don’t worry about making balls, long shots .. etc. you’re changing your stroke so don’t complicate it with trying to make balls too. Put a ball on the spot and shoot it into a far corner pocket over and over and over, 4000 times or more using proper form. You’re working on muscle memory. Once it becomes second nature, comfortable, add some balls to shoot at and don’t worry about it anymore

Table tennis seems to be missing from the "other sports" comparisons.
I have documented my transition from object ball last to cueball at contact in this thread.
I have found success using both object ball and cueball as my final focus.
When object ball last shot making was my strength. When cueball last my position play is better. Precision strike to whitey leads to Precision cueball resting point at the completion of the shot. My shot making has not diminished either. Well my shot making was on the decline when I made the choice to try cueball last. Perhaps age related eyesight changes is a factor in the results I experience.

fastone371 said:

How do test the physics of a shot without actually moving a ball?

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The dynamics have been learned and all you actually know is the feel of the stick in action anyway. Like I previously mentioned, learn pool first. This would include testing a table.

GideonF said:

Fool me once …

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Course was in the second year of new ownership Really nice layout, but they’ve let it go to crap. I’m not a member there now.