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sjm said:
Yes, he has to get mentally stronger, but I think that's not the biggest issue. He shoots as straight as all but a handful in the men's game, but he is missing some features, especially in the areas of defense, kicking, and the use of two-way-shots. Until he's playing all the right shots, he won't be in the process of mastering all the right shots.

It is not uncommon for a young, really straight shooter, to never get around to becoming elite in the skills needed to beat players to the shot (the break, defense, kicking, jumping, using two-way shots, tactical conceptualization and general risk management). Today's brand of 9ball, with very tight pockets and a very narrow break box, requires a lot of grinding, and the big winners are those that complement their superior offensive execution with the knowledge and skills to beat opponents to the shot.

Even if he becomes mentally stronger and has the work ethic of an SVB, Gorst or Filler, he won't get to the top unless he becomes a more well-rounded player.

Wishing him well in his continued pursuit of excellence.
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Yeah it's reminiscent of the higher amatuer levels where a player can become a danger to win any regional tourney but NEVER uses or learns how to use side spin. Great shot maker, etc, but limits how high he can reach by not learning all aspects of the game.

I'm not innocent in that respect either, the first few years I took this game seriously I learned to use draw and follow along with tangent line and speed control to do anything on the table. That just doesn't cut it in general and especially in specialist games like one hole. Higher level aspects like throw, reverse object ball spin, etc are absolute necessities at the higher levels of the game.

And until you've mastered those and other aspects of the game, making the right choice in situations isn't even possible, because your game doesn't precipitate all the available options.
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fastone371
nataddrho said:
In electronic hardware development it is a Bad idea to jump from an alpha stage to thousands (full production) without a beta stage. 100 tests the market and allows room for feedback.
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So before we have a real shot at getting one we have to wait for them to make them, sell them, get feedback, then finally they start making more available? I think getting one of the first 100 will be about the same odds as winning the lottery. Even though they are not available yet I'm sure a number of those first 100 are already spoken for.
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AJ Manas

sjm
j2pac said:
I think this kid will/can be as good as he wants to be. Should he choose to get the mental side of it completely dialed in, he's Darth Vader, or maybe Yoda. He reminds me of a Tiger Woods type talent, just waiting for Butch Harmon to come along and polish the edges. Maybe a lousy analogy, but...
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Yes, he has to get mentally stronger, but I think that's not the biggest issue. He shoots as straight as all but a handful in the men's game, but he is missing some features, especially in the areas of defense, kicking, and the use of two-way-shots. Until he's playing all the right shots, he won't be in the process of mastering all the right shots.

It is not uncommon for a young, really straight shooter, to never get around to becoming elite in the skills needed to beat players to the shot (the break, defense, kicking, jumping, using two-way shots, tactical conceptualization and general risk management). Today's brand of 9ball, with very tight pockets and a very narrow break box, requires a lot of grinding, and the big winners are those that complement their superior offensive execution with the knowledge and skills to beat opponents to the shot.

Even if he becomes mentally stronger and has the work ethic of an SVB, Gorst or Filler, he won't get to the top unless he becomes a more well-rounded player.

Wishing him well in his continued pursuit of excellence.
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