I have been working hard for 3 days to the point of exhaustion. Muscle aching beyond belief. I contemplated not going to league tonight.
My 8 ball match I lost 4 straight. I had a few moments when it looked like I knew what I was doing, but then I would lose focus and leave my self without any shot at all. The guy I was playing played smart. He was very good at calculating shots, When he had no shot he would play a safety and leave me notta. The last game he got to the 8 and I had 4 balls on the table. He missed a hard cut and I tried to make him pay for it but chocked on the 8 leaving him as easy shot.
9 ball it was a race to 31 and I lost the lag and he made me pay for it. he got the nine and 3 balls on the snap. From then on we both played pretty even. Then I look up and my captain who is keeping score says you just need 2 more he needs 6. I made that shot and blew the next one. He finished the rack and tied it up 30-30. He broke dry and left me a low percentage cut on the one. My brain was still hearing my captain and saying just make this and its over. I choked. Not as much because I missed the shot but because my I had tunnel vision and lost focus. I could have played a safety but it never occurred to me until the ride home. I could only see offense. I could only think just make this ball.
I still had fun even though I was dead tired and lost. I do have to make a post for advice on my mental game.
My 8 ball match I lost 4 straight. I had a few moments when it looked like I knew what I was doing, but then I would lose focus and leave my self without any shot at all. The guy I was playing played smart. He was very good at calculating shots, When he had no shot he would play a safety and leave me notta. The last game he got to the 8 and I had 4 balls on the table. He missed a hard cut and I tried to make him pay for it but chocked on the 8 leaving him as easy shot.
9 ball it was a race to 31 and I lost the lag and he made me pay for it. he got the nine and 3 balls on the snap. From then on we both played pretty even. Then I look up and my captain who is keeping score says you just need 2 more he needs 6. I made that shot and blew the next one. He finished the rack and tied it up 30-30. He broke dry and left me a low percentage cut on the one. My brain was still hearing my captain and saying just make this and its over. I choked. Not as much because I missed the shot but because my I had tunnel vision and lost focus. I could have played a safety but it never occurred to me until the ride home. I could only see offense. I could only think just make this ball.
I still had fun even though I was dead tired and lost. I do have to make a post for advice on my mental game.
