Competition question
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Liken' it
The more people that watch, the better I
play. I love it when the whole room
falls dead quiet and watches. I don't know
if it's because I'm such a ham for the attention
or if I am afraid of criticism so I stroke
and shoot the best that I can.
Go figure....
The more people that watch, the better I
play. I love it when the whole room
falls dead quiet and watches. I don't know
if it's because I'm such a ham for the attention
or if I am afraid of criticism so I stroke
and shoot the best that I can.
Go figure....
I don't really know how to respond; except that you may not play that well when you are the center of attention. You maybe so focused on playing well in front of a crowd that you put "it" as a problem with your fundmentals. As an old road horse told me once "winning fixes a bunch of problems."
You need to work on your confidence. I've always played my best when I was playing in front of a crowd. That goes for athletics in college to pool later in life. Have you played in a state tourney or been to Vegas in leagues? You need to go in feeling like King Kong when you play in venues like that. Let the other guy worry about you.
I didn't really do anything growing up that put me at the center of attention. I was creative and made a lot of stuff as opposed to sports. I don't have much of a competitive spirit, though I can hope I can learn to have one someday. Thats probably what I need to work on.
I know what you mean, for me it's the pressure. One of my favorite things is when someone is watching me attempt a very hard shot and I overhear them say that I can't possibly make it. For some reason I get really locked in and make it more often than not. When that happens the first think I do is look at the guy that said it and just smile.
That's one of the reasons I love this game!
Agree 100% buddy ^^
You're talking about nerves and contenderosis. Yips is a whole different ball game many moons apart. As a true sufferer of the Yips, the answer to your problem is not the answer to the Yips.
Freddie <~~~ one of the rare times I must say "believe me"
What do you mean? Dogging it is dogging it, reguardless of what your doing!
Seems reasonable.
You notice the attention which makes you feel pressure. That oftens causes people to get tense. Tense muscles are resistant to fluid motion.
Not unlike the 'yips' where another by product would be lack of precision muscle control. AKA a jerky stroke (golf) and/or limited range of movement.
You notice the attention which makes you feel pressure. That oftens causes people to get tense. Tense muscles are resistant to fluid motion.
Not unlike the 'yips' where another by product would be lack of precision muscle control. AKA a jerky stroke (golf) and/or limited range of movement.