Connections with life and pool?

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7forlife

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So forget for now any problems at home with the old lady. I have noticed a nice little bump in my step and a certain "glow" when I have played good for a few consecutive days, now keep in mind that I don't get to play often much less as often as I'd like but I sure do feel happy again.
I guess you can say it's like when you see a player (or yourself) start running a few balls after struggling in a match and things suddenly start rolling well for them how you can see their pace around the table pick up.

How bout you, is your game tied to your emotions beyond just having a bad day or wining after some good action or tourney?
 
Wait until somebody cleans your clock real good. You're old lady is gonna start looking better an better. :smile:
 
7forlife said:
So forget for now any problems at home with the old lady. I have noticed a nice little bump in my step and a certain "glow" when I have played good for a few consecutive days, now keep in mind that I don't get to play often much less as often as I'd like but I sure do feel happy again.
I guess you can say it's like when you see a player (or yourself) start running a few balls after struggling in a match and things suddenly start rolling well for them how you can see their pace around the table pick up.

How bout you, is your game tied to your emotions beyond just having a bad day or wining after some good action or tourney?
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It works both ways, at least according to Bob Fancher. In his pool psychology book Pleasures of Small Motions he emphasizes that enjoying the process of playing pool helps you play it well.

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Patrick Johnson said:
It works both ways, at least according to Bob Fancher. In his pool psychology book Pleasures of Small Motions he emphasizes that enjoying the process of playing pool helps you play it well.

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chgo
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I agree with him and if you agree with him then I agree with both of you. I'm on a roll.
 
Patrick Johnson said:
It works both ways, at least according to Bob Fancher. In his pool psychology book Pleasures of Small Motions he emphasizes that enjoying the process of playing pool helps you play it well.

pj
chgo
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agree, I get happy or sad depending on how I play, and the feeling may last up to a day.....

I always enjoying playing, so that's not a changing factor
 
I enjoy pool cos it is in a single word -therapeutic
I play when I drink :D
I watch when I don't drink

I don't get to play as much so I watch more than play. So you could say I am a typical sports fan who watch more than play.
Pool has a relatively high % of luck compared to other individual sports (golf probably has highest % luck and chess the least % luck). It also requires lots of hard work, talent is not enough. In that sense, pool is similar to life.

But success in pool is not what Woody Allen says. No, success in pool is not just showing up- far from it :D
 
well all know that there are ups and downs in pool also but have any of you (even after the fact) figure out or realize what caused you to just "play bad" sometimes, even when things are going go and you've been on a "roll".
for me a lot of it has to do with the person i'm playing for some reason. Some times i go to the room excited and ready to play, cause i was hitting some balls yesterday and men it felt great and before you know it, first game out the gate and i can't make two balls.
 
Life is better when the balls are going in the pockets. I've stopped trying to figure this out and just accept it. Life is good right now. It might suck tomorrow though.
 
Patrick Johnson said:
It works both ways, at least according to Bob Fancher. In his pool psychology book Pleasures of Small Motions he emphasizes that enjoying the process of playing pool helps you play it well.
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Ron Swanson:
What does that actually mean though?
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It means that enjoying the process of playing each shot keeps you focused on your immediate performance rather than distractions like whether or not you're winning the game/match, looking good for the waitress, late for something else, etc.

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