Psychology bachelor’s thesis on neurocognitive aspects of pool billiards – participants wanted

chrislill-rastern said:
Agree! But unfortunately not all play by the rules and not all even know them ;) . Beside of that there are other differences between US and Europe: We - for instance, only play on 9 foot tables and have no Tournaments on Bar Tables and generally we have no Bar Tables in Clubs anymore.
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True.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Since few people here have ever researched a technical topic, you might consider giving us an overview of what people have discovered in the last 40 or so years.
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In classic psychology research, mental rotation is one of the spatial abilities where male–female differences have been reported most consistently. Large sex differences are especially found in mental rotation tasks, more than in many other cognitive domains.
For pool, this could matter because the game constantly requires players to imagine rotated table layouts, cue-ball paths, object-ball lines, tangent lines, cushion routes, and future ball positions. If these abilities are linked to performance, then persistent differences in mental rotation could be one of the reasons why female players, despite serious training and high commitment, are still rarely successful at the very top level in open competition compared with male players.
 
straightline said:
Mind stating a hypothesis?
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My study investigates whether neurocognitive abilities can predict performance in pool billiards. The central hypothesis is that successful pool players differ from less successful players in specific cognitive skills that are directly relevant to the game, especially mental rotation, spatial reasoning, motion prediction, visual anticipation, and intuitive physics.
 
chrislill-rastern said:
My study investigates whether neurocognitive abilities can predict performance in pool billiards. The central hypothesis is that successful pool players differ from less successful players in specific cognitive skills that are directly relevant to the game, especially mental rotation, spatial reasoning, motion prediction, visual anticipation, and intuitive physics.
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These are innate qualities you seek? Do you think they can be taught/learned/developed?
 
chrislill-rastern said:
In classic psychology research, mental rotation is one of the spatial abilities where male–female differences have been reported most consistently. Large sex differences are especially found in mental rotation tasks, more than in many other cognitive domains.
For pool, this could matter because the game constantly requires players to imagine rotated table layouts, cue-ball paths, object-ball lines, tangent lines, cushion routes, and future ball positions. If these abilities are linked to performance, then persistent differences in mental rotation could be one of the reasons why female players, despite serious training and high commitment, are still rarely successful at the very top level in open competition compared with male players.
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You think thats why Jasmine is having a hard time to beat Albin?
 
straightline said:
These are innate qualities you seek? Do you think they can be taught/learned/developed?
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With limitations as they are traits or you may call them talents. What we can achieve in Trainings though is compensation of weaknesses in that area and sure: Train to maximize your skills within the limitations. As an example: if you have a hard time to mentally rotate a table for exact position play, you should go around the table and take more time before going down for the shot...
 
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chrislill-rastern said:
With limitations as they are traits or you may call them talents. What we can achieve in Trainings though is compensation of weaknesses in that area and sure: Train to maximize your skills within the limitations. As an example: if you have a hard time to mentally rotate a table for exact position play, you should go around the table and take more time before going down for the shot...
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You mean table rotation literally lol; as in reading upside down? Thought you meant rotation as in 9 ball. :ROFLMAO: I think most would have no issue with visualizing working images of pool. Regardless you're saying the aptitude ratios are not equal between sexes?
 
I would think that neuro cognitive abilities differ in boys and girls becouse of their "supposed" or should i say traditional roles in life.
Like men are hunters and women are gatherers.
So they are raised up in a different manner.
But in the beginning, i think we are all tabula rasa.
I wonder what the result will tell you?
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straightline said:
You mean table rotation literally lol; as in reading upside down? Thought you meant rotation as in 9 ball. :ROFLMAO: I think most would have no issue with visualizing working images of pool. Regardless you're saying the aptitude ratios are not equal between sexes?
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I mean the task to mentally rotate objects (tables) in order to predict in case of Billiard ball trajectories and positions.
 
mareh said:
I would think that neuro cognitive abilities differ in boys and girls becouse of their "supposed" or should i say traditional roles in life.
Like men are hunters and women are gatherers.
So they are raised up in a different manner.
But in the beginning, i think we are all tabula rasa.
I wonder what the result will tell you?
🖖
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This differences are beyound tabula rasa, but your explanation of evolutionary differences (not realy roles) may play a role.
 
straightline said:
Yes. I gotta ask why is that a thing? That seems like an academic fundamental of pool. I think tennis and ping pong provide tougher challenges in that regard.
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Because I tend to think and hypothesise, that this traits are fundamental predictors for high performers in our sport. I am not so sure that this is equally the case for other sports beside other precision Sports.
 
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