How to get back in stroke

seanjonsean

seanjonsean

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After a week off i knew id be a hair off , whats the best way to get back in stroke ? Should i just do some drills , or run a few balls ,i have been shooting straight in shots and i noticed i have to bear down a bit i can make them all but it takes some concentrating if not i will miss, before it was like no big deal its a hanger, what am i missing?
 
Great thread, I am having the same problem only after a longer lay off almost two years. I have been having back pain but since April started working out again and have dropped some weight. My back feel a lot better and I can play and practice longer. I have the knowledge in my head its just trying to get it to the table:confused:
 
Well understanding your Process and your Stroke would be a starting place. When you have you personal SPF down pat, it's easy to restart.....randyg
 
Good advice, Randy. I haven't had a cue in my hands for a month, and last night went out for a couple of hours. Shot a couple racks of 9 ball, and was really off. Did about 20 minutees of MDs, then went back to playing and the results were much better. Gotta keep those stroke drills handy!

Steve
 
Im going thru the same but mines is from playing one pocket only from march till now every day .. So now i'm going back too 9 ball and this sucks . Because im buntin balls . And this style sucks. Help !
 
If you normally don't really conciously aim then you are likely very much a feel player and the best way to get back in stroke is to simply run balls. Throw 15 on the table and shoot them down, fiddle with the siding, play all the different variations of siding, spin balls in, eventually it will start feeling natural again.
 
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What Celtic says.
I normally will throw some balls around and just shoot.
If I’m missing then I will try easy cuts left and easy cuts right just to see if I’m making balls or missing in one direction.
Then will try some straight in shots etc.
I add more and more power and see if the balls still go in, etc.
Then back to just playing.
Alternating between the two seem to work best.
 
Celtic i think ure right , i have been told im a person who plays by feel , and yes i just take a few seconds for my psr then shoot , i did feel better when i threw all balls and just played straight pool , well today i have all day to play will report tonight , ......:smile:
 
i guess its not like riding a bike huh, i do not know how some peop do it they hardly ever play but when they do it looks like they never missed a beat , they are beatable but it takes longer to win against , , i practice evryday for at least 3 hours and weekends almost 6 hours im in the APA ranked as a 6 and can hang with 7 all day i think im a good six but weak 7 the thing about 7 is they can break and run but when they fail i just try my best and hope my nerves dont get to me alot of luck and i run my balls and try to win thats how i see it ......
 
Neil ure right , i know my psr needs work cuz when im down on the shot i sometimes hear insecure voices lol , a good 7 does not have any doubt , i need to break that wall down .......
 
Play allot, work on your weaknesses, work on your misses and above all
EXPECT NOTHING. Your misses are your teachers....
 
Neil said:
And there's ONE of the big differences between 6's like you and the higher level players. You see, it IS like riding a bike. I practice MAYBE an hour a week, and I still maintain my game. The reason I can maintain it with that little practice is because I have a very solid preshot routine.

A lot of people at your level tend to dismiss just how important a solid preshot routine really is. I have heard "that's too technical", "that's too rigid, it takes all the fun out of the game". Those that say that just refuse to understand it. At first, it is rigid, and thought consuming. But, if you set up the same on every standard shot, pretty soon you don't have to think about it, it is automatic and not rigid anymore. You just automatically set up correctly.

When you are set up correctly to start with, all you have to do is adjust for the speed of the table. Everything else is already there.
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I agree with everything Neil just said.Preshot routine sets everything up.
 
seanjonsean said:
i practice evryday for at least 3 hours and weekends almost 6 hours ..
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Do you practice, or do you play by yourself? Are you throwing balls out on the table and running them, or are you working on specific parts of your game with specific goals?

Table time is not always practice. I actually only practice about 20 minutes twice a week, but it is very focused practice. If you are just putting in long hours on the table, you may actually be just "practicing" bad habits.

Quantity of practice means nothing. It's the quality of your practice time that counts.

Steve
 
Neil said:
And there's ONE of the big differences between 6's like you and the higher level players. You see, it IS like riding a bike. I practice MAYBE an hour a week, and I still maintain my game. The reason I can maintain it with that little practice is because I have a very solid preshot routine.

A lot of people at your level tend to dismiss just how important a solid preshot routine really is. I have heard "that's too technical", "that's too rigid, it takes all the fun out of the game". Those that say that just refuse to understand it. At first, it is rigid, and thought consuming. But, if you set up the same on every standard shot, pretty soon you don't have to think about it, it is automatic and not rigid anymore. You just automatically set up correctly.

When you are set up correctly to start with, all you have to do is adjust for the speed of the table. Everything else is already there.
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Another POT by Neil!

("POT" = [P]ost [O]f the [T]hread :) )

-Sean
 
When getting back in stroke I like to spread all the balls out (not touching)
and practice not missing. It gives me a chance to get back in a rhythm
without any negativity . But that's just me lol
 
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