i am very fortunate to be able to practice 8+ hrs a day for the last month. Is this to much practice? could i wear myself out? i know the curious mind learns faster than a bored one. not bored yet though, haha:thumbup:
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You need to practice reading and posting instead of wasting your/our time starting thread after thread. Reminds me of another new poster....... Also starts thread after thread. Give the threads a break
You need to practice reading and posting instead of wasting your/our time starting thread after thread. Reminds me of another new poster....... Also starts thread after thread. Give the threads a break
im new to the site sorry, got a little excited at the thought of feedback, point taken
If you are playing better after all that practice i think it would be worth it. But u probably get same results with half that time. And i would definitely go find some competition, try to get paid off for my improvement. Lol
I think it largely depends what you are actually doing during your practice sessions. Are you just banging balls around for 8 hours or are you fully engaged in deliberate practice? How are you objectively measuring your development and the success or failure of your practice routines? My guess without more information is that you don't need to practice 8 hours a day. It would be almost unimaginable to me that you could be focused and fully engaged in deliberate practice routines for 8 hours.
Depends on what you do with the time... If you can make part of the time regimented and actually work on quantifying things you likely won't burn out but you will test your focus...
Take a shot, ANY SHOT that you feel like you can execute 100% of the time as far as pocketing the ball and getting the cueball within a 6 inch shape zone and actually shoot it 100 times and see if you really can do it every time and record your results... Then pick another one... A few of these will eat up the practice time in a hurry
This will test your focus and give you a chance to reinforce your PSR to the point that it's hardwired... Most players never know the odds and even the ones that do eventually die broke too but they tend to have the best stories to tell and hold on to their cash a little longer than the others.....
Chris
Take a shot, ANY SHOT that you feel like you can execute 100% of the time as far as pocketing the ball and getting the cueball within a 6 inch shape zone and actually shoot it 100 times and see if you really can do it every time and record your results... Then pick another one... A few of these will eat up the practice time in a hurry
This will test your focus and give you a chance to reinforce your PSR to the point that it's hardwired... Most players never know the odds and even the ones that do eventually die broke too but they tend to have the best stories to tell and hold on to their cash a little longer than the others.....
Chris
Jimmy Reid
US Open 9 Ball Champion
Are you using my practice routines ? If not, you could just be spinning your wheels. If you are just hitting balls, you will reach a peak and stay there. With my routines, you could become a world champion!
Best of Luck !
Best of Luck !
As long as you don't get burnt out play as long as you can.
wow
Yet another keyboard cowboy beating up on the new guy .a person who wants to be a better player has a concern and comes here for advice. i thought this forum was for players of all skill levels and experience levels. Give the guy a break. We are not all as savvy and intelligent as you, I'm sure he didn't mean to waist your time. We should embrace new members not scold then as of they were a child.
Yet another keyboard cowboy beating up on the new guy .a person who wants to be a better player has a concern and comes here for advice. i thought this forum was for players of all skill levels and experience levels. Give the guy a break. We are not all as savvy and intelligent as you, I'm sure he didn't mean to waist your time. We should embrace new members not scold then as of they were a child.
i honestly just rack nine or ten ball, break, then take ball in hand if needed, shoot till i miss, no combo on nine allowed. record balls made , repeat. ( is this bad practice or should i be doing drills) averaging 4.5 balls per rack. and a bad rack often gets me 0-1 balls,haha
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psr? what do ya mean "never know the odds" . do ya mean knowing how often you can actually execute certain shots?
never to much
Long pratice is great. Guess it depends on skill level but I enjoy spending hours doing the Guaranteed Improvement drills by Joe Tucker. My best is a three pack in tournament play and am a B player on the rating system in the book.
I like to mix it up with 2 or 3 hours on focused drills then some time on light ( i think i wiill see what happens if i hit it like this ) banging - then back to focused pratice.
The Jimmy Ried set, the break and run set, and all Joe Tucker DVDs are very good.
PS been playing only six years and lost 14 months at start because no one in the pool hall caught that I was holding the cue to tight with my back hand. Good to get some help from an instructor if at all possible, You can pick it up around the pool room but it may take 14 months too long. One or two lessons a month for a few months saves much time.
Long pratice is great. Guess it depends on skill level but I enjoy spending hours doing the Guaranteed Improvement drills by Joe Tucker. My best is a three pack in tournament play and am a B player on the rating system in the book.
I like to mix it up with 2 or 3 hours on focused drills then some time on light ( i think i wiill see what happens if i hit it like this ) banging - then back to focused pratice.
The Jimmy Ried set, the break and run set, and all Joe Tucker DVDs are very good.
PS been playing only six years and lost 14 months at start because no one in the pool hall caught that I was holding the cue to tight with my back hand. Good to get some help from an instructor if at all possible, You can pick it up around the pool room but it may take 14 months too long. One or two lessons a month for a few months saves much time.
I gotta ask you guys a question. I'm curious if there is ANYONE... anyone at all in the same boat as me.
I'm 60, I play ok. I enjoy straight pool. My high run is 78, and I'm a legitimate threat to run a 40 something in any given game. So you get an idea of my speed.
I have a GC in my basement that would NEVER get use unless someone comes over to play.
I just can't bring myself to enjoy practice. At all ... ever. I wish I did, but I just don't After 5 minutes of hitting balls I get sloppy, banking ridiculous shots for another 5 minutes, and then just unscrewing and stopping.
I suppose I have no desire left. That's all I can think of. Sounds crazy maybe asking this, but I do wonder if anyone in the same boat as I have found a way to enjoy practice?
I'm 60, I play ok. I enjoy straight pool. My high run is 78, and I'm a legitimate threat to run a 40 something in any given game. So you get an idea of my speed.
I have a GC in my basement that would NEVER get use unless someone comes over to play.
I just can't bring myself to enjoy practice. At all ... ever. I wish I did, but I just don't After 5 minutes of hitting balls I get sloppy, banking ridiculous shots for another 5 minutes, and then just unscrewing and stopping.
I suppose I have no desire left. That's all I can think of. Sounds crazy maybe asking this, but I do wonder if anyone in the same boat as I have found a way to enjoy practice?
I get like that if I'm don't get out and compete regularly. I'm not nearly at your speed (if you play "ok", I play like a drunk baby
) but I find that without regularly playing against other people to see how I'm matching up, I don't have the motivation to work on my problem areas.Maybe you should try a new game?
I would suggest working on both playing the ghost and on doing progressive drills that allow you to focus on your areas needing improvement and do so in such a way that allows you to measure your progress over time.
You have to know how to shoot all 4000 shots possibilities on the table as potting practice, to learn your cue well..if you miss by more than a ball width repeat until you are deadly accurate
practice combo shots for accuracy and troubleshoot your stroke
Practice position play from all angles, know your CB exact direction after it hit OB and after it hits the rail(s)
Practice bank shots all possibilities,
Practice kick shots
Practice jump shots
After all that you can practice 9 or 10 ball, but you have to repeat the cycle every so often.
GRRRRH Posts like that make me mad:grin-square:
I practice any chance I get and it's hard because I got no table. When I get a chance I practice for hours until they kick me out lol I can practice 15 hours or more if I had table. When I am at home I practice on the floor, someone gave me an old table cloth, so I put it down and practice masse and jump shots.
I could never understand people who have pool tables and never use them. It's a crime in my book!!!
But ... I am only 45...so maybe by the time I am 60 I will change, or maybe get a table of my own... Now I am new to the game and practice, practice and practice is all that's on my mind!!!
OB, don't worry about any comments that you post too much.
The other guy made over 2,000 posts... I promise you they were not all solid gold. Lately I'd rather read a new post than opinion #7,245 on an existing topic.
Anyway to answer your question, practice is effective if you practice the right things (fixing your weaknesses) and you do it with focus. I personally couldn't stay focused for 8 hours.
It's kind of like working out at the gym. If you spend 2 hours there and your skin is dry, you're probably not accomplishing anything. If you're drenched with sweat after 30 minutes and you already feel a little tired, you're doing it right. You should feel a little mentally exhausted after practicing for an hour or two.
Make sure you're not confusing practice with hitting balls around. I read you're basically playing the ghost. That's better than just sinking shots, but one hour focused on something you suck at (for example jumping or safeties) can be worth more than 8 hours of playing the ghost.
The other guy made over 2,000 posts... I promise you they were not all solid gold. Lately I'd rather read a new post than opinion #7,245 on an existing topic.
Anyway to answer your question, practice is effective if you practice the right things (fixing your weaknesses) and you do it with focus. I personally couldn't stay focused for 8 hours.
It's kind of like working out at the gym. If you spend 2 hours there and your skin is dry, you're probably not accomplishing anything. If you're drenched with sweat after 30 minutes and you already feel a little tired, you're doing it right. You should feel a little mentally exhausted after practicing for an hour or two.
Make sure you're not confusing practice with hitting balls around. I read you're basically playing the ghost. That's better than just sinking shots, but one hour focused on something you suck at (for example jumping or safeties) can be worth more than 8 hours of playing the ghost.
I may be in the same boat. If you are basically content with your level of play, and don't honestly think you'll ever go up a speed, there's not much motivation.
Now, whether you ACTUALLY can't go up a speed, is a different story. But if you think you can't, that's enough to make practice feel boring and pointless.
The only practice I get these days is with someone who hasn't gotten there yet... he enjoys practice-type games, we do a safety game where all you do is play safes and then the other guys kicks at them. This is as close to practice as I get and I honestly enjoy it and can do it for hours. So basically, I have to steal someone else's desire in order to practice. If I had a table in my basement I don't think I could accomplish anything alone.
I guess that's my advice... find someone who wants to improve and practice, and find some entertaining way to practice together that doesn't involve simply playing racks of 8b, 9b, etc.
what drills do you suggest? some of the drills seem like you spend more time setting them up rather than actually playing. ( when your shooting a different shot the whole practice session, like straight pool, is it pointless since you arent working on one specific thing or will you still improve?) i guess what asking is are there any pros out there who have not practiced drills regularly, and gotten as good as they are by actually playing real pool games( nine ball, ten ball, eight ball, straight pool, etc....) and not by doing repetitive drills?