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Randy why don't you explain about the 20/20 philosophy of practice? I am sure there are many who would like to hear about this first hand from you.
Also maybe you can elaborate on the importance of deep focused practice, which is essential to make this work.
Also maybe you can elaborate on the importance of deep focused practice, which is essential to make this work.
When I'm breaking what should I focus on last, the head ball or the cueball?
Thanks for the lead-in Tony.
I have studied the findings of many leading Psychologists. Two of them are ardent golf Psychologists. Golf & Pool are both static games.
Dr Michael Wolf Ph.D
Dr Snow Ph.D
The average human being can focus on one thing for about 12-15 minutes. After that the brain will start to wander off in different directions. Any goal that we are trying to achieve will now become muted and/or distorted. Our desired results will be a mixed bag of emotions!
Dr. Wolf suggests that the ideal practice sessions should be short & sweet and dedicated to just one task. Hence comes 20/20.
I try to keep all my practice sessions to just one task. Now I might do 2-3 sessions per day. Most of my sessions will run about 15 minutes or less.
When I go to the Driving Range I only take one club and maybe my putter. I buy a small bucket of balls and take my good old time trying to strike each ball perfect. I try to record each reaction of the golf ball. Then I might go putt for 10 minutes or less. If I had my 9-iron yesterday I might work on my Driver today and my 7-iron tomorrow.
Who the hell has time to do this....well I made the time. I just wanted to get better.
"It's not how many but how well."
PS: My Pool Mantra and my Golf Mantra are just about indentical.
Good luck everyone
randyg
Age old question and a good one.
The normal answer is what works best for you.
If you have a Repeatable, Reliable and Dependable Stroke, then the head ball.
If you don't trust your higher speed stroke, then the cue ball.
You could add another part to this quest. I look at the spot where my cue stick finishes past the cue ball. For me this is about 6 inches past contact on the Break. My cue tip just appears there.
No answer will be perfect for every one. Maybe someone can Break with their eyes closed, who knows. I go with what works for me.
randyg
Define "sweet spot"
jk
I'm sure I'll come up with a real question soon.
That is a real question.
The sweet spot is when your cue tip strikes the cue ball exactly where you where aimed at and at that time the cue stick is level for about 2-3/1000 of a second. Different sized people have different length of sweet spots.
This makes your bridge length and cradle tension imperative.
randyg
Bert...I agree with randyg. There is no such thing as a "standard" stance. Stance is very individual, and different for everyone. There is such a thing as a "classic" or 'traditional' stance for both pool and snooker. In the classis pool stance the body is about 45 degrees to the table (direction of the front foot doesn't matter)...and in a classis snooker stance the body is square to the table. Just as you could stand with your body near 90 degrees to the table (and lots of players choose this stance), or square to the table (snooker stance), somewhere between those two will suit almost any player. Your stance should be comfortable, balanced, a tripod, and situated so that you have free movement of your cuestick, along your natural range of motion, without your body getting in the way! 
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
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Man, what an opportunity.
And wouldn't you know it............I cant think of anything to ask.
Going to take a nap..........be back later with a question.
Thanks Randy
John
when you get down on a shot and see you are a smidgeon(=just a little) off line is it ok to lean or move your stick alittle to be lined up so it looks right???
for some reason when i get down on a shot to the left or right sometimes i can tell im lined up alittle "fat" on the cut.
im able to compensate by moving my body a smidgeon and make the shot
my stroke accuracy doesnt seem to suffer
should i get back up and allign again ??
and break this habit??
sorry for more than one question randy
for some reason when i get down on a shot to the left or right sometimes i can tell im lined up alittle "fat" on the cut.
im able to compensate by moving my body a smidgeon and make the shot
my stroke accuracy doesnt seem to suffer
should i get back up and allign again ??
and break this habit??
sorry for more than one question randy
It's okay Larry...it's really all the same question! I'll let Pops answer your question, since you already know my answer! LOL
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Man, what an opportunity.
And wouldn't you know it............I cant think of anything to ask.
Going to take a nap..........be back later with a question.
Thanks Randy
John
How was your nap?
Did you know that naps are an important part of practice?
randyg
That was a good question and a great answer.
I am guilty of making minor adjustments when down on the shot.
I'll put this into practice asap.
Thanks Randy
Oh, and the naps are for 1 hour. :wink:
John.
Randy, should left and right cuts look the same? What if they don't?
Wow! I don't know.
I only know what they look like to me. That answer is yes, they look the same with CTE. Remember, I aim with both eyes, none of that dominant eye stuff.
Being confused is a good thing because it will make you think harder. I think the Brain will recognize all the shots so you will become a little more comfortable over time.
Cut the same shot ten times one way and they switch cuts.
Good luck
randyg
I actually did this last week with spot shots. I made 5 in a row when cutting to the right, but when I switched to the left, I couldn't make one.