Must be getting old....(practicing solo vs. playing someone)

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inside_english

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I went to my home room last night (Big Daddy's Billiards in Pasadena, MD) to play a little. No one was there so I ended up practicing, or trying to.
After a lousy 90-minutes I was exhausted, and that was with a break to eat a sandwich!

Keep in mind I was not "breaking" as I was practicing 14.1...and oh yeah, I only ran 1 rack!

Don't really have a point, except that practicing is tiring, and I have a desk job so it's not like I was busting my ass all day on a construction site or something!

However...were I to play someone I could go for a few hours, and that includes playing 9B.

Not sure what that's about but just thought I'd share.
 
When you're practicing you're bent over the table continuously, never giving your back an opportunity to rest. Similarly, other muscles used are being constantly used so your body gets tired.
 
It is easy to get 3X-5X more strokes per unit time practicing than playing. If you are concentrating correctly, this can tire you out.
 
inside_english said:
I went to my home room last night (Big Daddy's Billiards in Pasadena, MD) to play a little. No one was there so I ended up practicing, or trying to.
After a lousy 90-minutes I was exhausted, and that was with a break to eat a sandwich!

Keep in mind I was not "breaking" as I was practicing 14.1...and oh yeah, I only ran 1 rack!

Don't really have a point, except that practicing is tiring, and I have a desk job so it's not like I was busting my ass all day on a construction site or something!

However...were I to play someone I could go for a few hours, and that includes playing 9B.

Not sure what that's about but just thought I'd share.
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I am right there with you as I am sure most people here are. Practicing is boring playing someone is thriller and thriller is good and keeps you interested and that's what make sthe time fly.
 
Practicing is not playing. Practice is repair time. That's why, once you've put in your initial dedicated practice (like after a lesson, or pool school), you should have a program, where you take the time you want to allow (how long you're planning to be on the table, whether on your own table, or at the poolroom), and do serious disciplined practice, for 20% of that allotted time, and go ahead and reward yourself (for the diligent practice), with 80% of the allotted time, playing with someone. In the beginning, it's the opposite...80% practice, and 20% play. Hope this helps! :D

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

tjlmbklr said:
I am right there with you as I am sure most people here are. Practicing is boring playing someone is thriller and thriller is good and keeps you interested and that's what make sthe time fly.
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Scott Lee said:
Practicing is not playing. Practice is repair time. That's why, once you've put in your initial dedicated practice (like after a lesson, or pool school), you should have a program, where you take the time you want to allow (how long you're planning to be on the table, whether on your own table, or at the poolroom), and do serious disciplined practice, for 20% of that allotted time, and go ahead and reward yourself (for the diligent practice), with 80% of the allotted time, playing with someone. In the beginning, it's the opposite...80% practice, and 20% play. Hope this helps! :D

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Actually it does, except that sometmes there's simply no one to play.
I could never understand why some people won't even play for fun...the worst that can happen is they lose.

I could see where play time is greatly increased when playing alone as well, that was a good point too.

Practicing requires discipline and dedication...two characteristics of which I am sorely lacking...:)
 
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