dreamcastle
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There are some real asswipes on this forum, why would anyone respond to these jerks. get a life and shut up until you have something constructive to say.
Mike Dechaine
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Yeah Chris, get a life!
Anyone that post over 800 times in a month is babbling. No one has that much constructive input. Like a sore that won't go away
But wouldn't that time be better spent practicing pool so you can improve? After all, isn't that what any & all spare time should be spent doing?
Sorry y'all, couldn't resist.
ChrisBanks
Banned
But wouldn't that time be better spent practicing pool so you can improve? After all, isn't that what any & all spare time should be spent doing?
Sorry y'all, couldn't resist.
Yes, that's right. But I will allow you some time to spend watching the very best players, but only the very best. Do not even watch low level pool, as it might find it's way into your mind when you don't want it to.
Are you Travis Trotter in disguise?
ChrisBanks
Banned
Never heard of Travis Trotter
Wow Travis Trotter is a name from the wayback machine. Was he the Cuetec obsessed guy?
Really? I find I can learn something from ANY person I watch play. Maybe how NOT to get out of a situation, but more often than not at the very least a new perspective on a thought process I may not have thought about before. I have learned new ways of looking at the same thing from some of the "low level" players you say shouldn't be watched. I love watching all levels of players
ChrisBanks
Banned
It could put a bad idea into your head. Watch someone shoot a shot the wrong way enough, and you might subconsciously decide to shoot the shot the very same way.
If you watch the right shot 50,000 times, you will subconsciously choose the right shot when it comes up next time. But this isn't hard to figure out.
No that is where you are wrong. Watching someone make the same shot 50,000 times is actively studying their game. There is a difference between watching someone shoot and actively studying their game to learn how to do something the same way they do. Watching two people play a game or a match however is different. I can learn watching one match between two people I haven't ever seen play before just by watching what they do in situations and if it works or doesn't work for them. Doesn't mean tomorrow when I am practicing I am going to make all my shots the way Joe Schmoe did in his match against John Doe I saw at the pool hall and thought it was an interesting match.
ChrisBanks
Banned
You're way out of line here. Just because a shot happens to work out well for the shooter, does not mean it was the proper shot selection. And if we cannot admit that fact into the discussion, then we can't continue.
Efren Reyes disagrees.
How am I way out of line? You are right we cannot continue this discussion because you have such a superiority complex that you cannot admit that sometimes a low level player can do something unexpected on purpose. Just because they are low level doesn't mean they don't know proper shot selection, maybe it is just their consistancy that is lacking. You have just shown your true colors. You have a complex and try to show how much better you are than everyone but refuse to give your ideas about any question you ask, not only that when someone disagrees with your non existant opinion (from personal experience even, not just to say you are a troll) They are wrong in your eyes and you refuse even respectful debate. I am through with you and so greatful that others on this forum with way more experience than I do not dismiss me as quickly as you have. Shame too maybe you could have learned something. But alas I am done with you as well. I don't deal with people who look down their nose at me and it have nothing to do with my height.
ChrisBanks
Banned
Suppose there are 10 different ways to reposition the cueball for the next shot. One particular shot may be the best choice. Or there may be 2 or 3 shots that are all good choices. And you can go on down the line, to the very worst shot choice.
But you could pick the worst choice and still get perfect on the next ball. It does not mean you are playing the game correctly. Why not seek perfection. To automatically have the correct shot drilled into your brain.
Have you read Artie's guidance on playing mistake free one pocket? You can apply the same thing to other games. Worry not just about execution, but also playing the right shot, never making a mistake in that regard. That is a goal of mine. And I have watched thousands of pro matches, but only recently I am going back and carefully assessing and comparing the precise shot selections of a select number of top pros.
Your goals should be more about developing your people skills. They will serve you far better in life than hitting a cue ball.
"I watched all the good players and the weak players, too. I learned the simple shots from the good players. English, draw, follow, how to put the cue ball in position. But what about the other shots? The good players don't know the invisible shots. A lot of times the weak players make these impossible shots. I learned a lot of trick shots from watching bad players."
- Efren Reyes
- Efren Reyes
ChrisBanks
Banned
If it's not on a pool table, it's not a concern of mine.
AZBilliards forums is not on a pool table, yet you spend ALL of your time here. BTW, thanks for bumping this thread, it almost died.
Would you believe that I checked?