What are the biggest differences you see when watching amateurs play vs watching pros play. I would think from a game play stand point, patterns would be the biggest difference. From a stroke stand point, I tend to see the pros stay down longer on their shots, and finish their stroke better than the pros. Any thoughts?
Differences between amateurs and pros
- Thread starter mantis99
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Here's the thing......
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Three things actually:
1.CONSISTENCY
2. CONCENTRATION
3.PURPOSE
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Three things actually:
1.CONSISTENCY
2. CONCENTRATION
3.PURPOSE
Its the Break.
That's the main reason. Instead of 8ball or 9ball, what if people played 1ball? There'd be alot more world champions, right?:wink:
i think it's mostly cueball. a lot of amateurs can pocket balls (and bank) very well if you take note, yet they never get out.
decision making
Mostly smarts. A good amateur might take the best shot 85% of the time, meaning right pattern and moving the cue ball around the safest way. The pro will choose the right shot over 95% of the time. He or she sees trouble coming well in advance and avoids most of the gotchas that the amateur doesn't recognize is coming until they have few options.
Hu
Mostly smarts. A good amateur might take the best shot 85% of the time, meaning right pattern and moving the cue ball around the safest way. The pro will choose the right shot over 95% of the time. He or she sees trouble coming well in advance and avoids most of the gotchas that the amateur doesn't recognize is coming until they have few options.
Hu
My tip for the waitress is to find another job because you're obviously gonna close this place down.
That's the essence of the game.
The biggest difference I see between the pros and the amatuers is the pros pocket more balls than the amatures. The reason for that is mostly because of what you guys said.
Then, of course, there are pros like Jasmine Ochan who not only pocket more balls than amatuers do, but she's way hotter.
There you have it. Clear as mother's milk. :wink:
Then, of course, there are pros like Jasmine Ochan who not only pocket more balls than amatuers do, but she's way hotter.
There you have it. Clear as mother's milk. :wink:
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Here's what I think separates the pros from us lesser mortals.
1.) Excellent all around skills
2.) Excellent eye/ hand coordination
3.) The ability to consistently choose the right tactical or strategic move
4.) Consistent, repeatable mechanics
5.) Heart of a fighter / mental toughness
6.) Sheer amount of time / experience at the table. (More time at the tables in a year than most of us would spend in four years)
1.) Excellent all around skills
2.) Excellent eye/ hand coordination
3.) The ability to consistently choose the right tactical or strategic move
4.) Consistent, repeatable mechanics
5.) Heart of a fighter / mental toughness
6.) Sheer amount of time / experience at the table. (More time at the tables in a year than most of us would spend in four years)
I certainly consistency being one of the top things. How about as it relates to their stroke. What do amateurs do wrong often in their stroke as compared to that of a pro. When you watch the stroke of an amateur Vs that of a pro, their is often a distinct difference in their appearance. I think the most common difference I see is an amateur not staying on the shot and finishing their stroke.
Other than the obvious difference in stroke, skill, and knowledge of the game, I would tend to go a little deeper. I see lot's of amateurs that play so good at times, it becomes tempting to ask "Why doesn't this guy go pro?" or in other ways tempt one to think that "hey, this guy could beat Mika the way he's playing tonight!"
So in that respect, in my opinion pros and amateurs all have a good game and a bad game. But the gap between a pros good and bad game is not as wide as the amateur. A pro that is a danger to run a 6 pack on any given day might have a really bad day and have a hard time putting together anything more than a 6 ball run. Whereas an amateur that can also run a six pack if things are good, but at his absolute worst might have a hard time putting together anything more than 4 balls.
Take those differences over a tournament that lasts 3 days with numerous matches against world class players, and the highly likely chance that during the course of the tournament any given player is going to have a 'bad' day, it all comes down to which player is still a threat to pull off a win even while having a bad day.
dave
So in that respect, in my opinion pros and amateurs all have a good game and a bad game. But the gap between a pros good and bad game is not as wide as the amateur. A pro that is a danger to run a 6 pack on any given day might have a really bad day and have a hard time putting together anything more than a 6 ball run. Whereas an amateur that can also run a six pack if things are good, but at his absolute worst might have a hard time putting together anything more than 4 balls.
Take those differences over a tournament that lasts 3 days with numerous matches against world class players, and the highly likely chance that during the course of the tournament any given player is going to have a 'bad' day, it all comes down to which player is still a threat to pull off a win even while having a bad day.
dave
mantis99...The biggest difference between pro players and really good amateur players is this. The pro does THEIR routine (whatever it is) the same way, every time, on every shot, regardless of the situation or pressure. The really good amateur is very consistent until the pressure jumps up...then their process usually changes, and things start going wrong. Work to make your process totally subconscious, and you'll see an amazing jump in your consistency, regardless of your skill level. How does one do that? It begins with knowing what you do now (via video analysis), and then CREATING your perfect process (identifying flaws, and knowing how to correct them). This is very tough to do without a good instructor helping you.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
LOL!!! Thats funny as hell and very true.
Have you ever played 1 ball? Yes.. there is a game called 1 ball. Not as easy as you might think.