Do the best players you know have OCD or perfectionistic qualities moreso than the average person??
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i think the champions made a commitment to be the best at a sport and were willing to do anything to make that happen.
so all the hours of practice and playing /sacrificing for that one goal and talent is what got them there
if extreme commitment to one thing above all others you want to call ocd thats your call
i also think they try to be the best not perfect
jmho
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so all the hours of practice and playing /sacrificing for that one goal and talent is what got them there
if extreme commitment to one thing above all others you want to call ocd thats your call
i also think they try to be the best not perfect
jmho
icbw
A perfectionist strives for perfection/flawless execution in everything they do or control.
Pool players? Really?
Regardless of skill level, if you think so, you know a completely different breed of pool player than I do!
Pool players? Really?
Regardless of skill level, if you think so, you know a completely different breed of pool player than I do!
It’s 9.5 minutes long.
Consider watching it.
dquarasr
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That, Hu, is perfectly expressed!
Some guys from Ohio were talking about how Corey Deuel as a youngster may have displayed some autistic traits. Playing with the rack a lot, just staring at the balls when racking for a long time, etc. Maybe that contributed to his innovative break techniques 
vintagecollectibles831
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Some guys from Ohio were talking about how Corey Deuel as a youngster may have displayed some autistic traits. Playing with the rack a lot, just staring at the balls when racking for a long time, etc. Maybe that contributed to his innovative break techniques
Yeah, anyone that takes 6 hours to rack the balls is OCD.
Corey came in second or third at Derby City about twenty years ago. Rack your own and I didn't see anybody contesting Corey blatantly slug racking. He would put the balls in a wooden rack, position the rack where it belonged and then right in front of everybody pull everything behind the third row back, making a heck of a slug rack. He wasn't doing that the next year.
In all fairness he was playing very strongly otherwise too. The cue ball was on the rail just above the side pocket maybe four inches or so, an object ball across the table from it. Very close to even, I don't think anyone else considered the safety Corey shot There were a few possible shots for Corey all looking like more risk than reward. He eyeballed things awhile then shot across the table for a perfect speed single ball safety. His opponent had to think awhile and I think his opponent was Efren. Might have been Jason Miller. Either way, when you are in at least third out of three or four hundred players you ain't doing shabby!
Hu
I was hoping someone would post that!!
The strongest player I ever knew, a true contender, if not for the Asperger's. Made tournament play impossible. This monster frequently ran 125's and out.
9 ball was rote. He looked bored while playing.
Repetition will do that to ya.
Thanks for the comments.
As one who knows firsthand, you have my admiration and respect.
Will do. Thanx!!
vintagecollectibles831
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Hi, I do not understand the slug rack thing. This was 9 ball? What balls were touching, and which ones were not? Just really curious. Thanks.
I'm the best player I actually know (koff koff) and I do know to compulsively zero in on the issues and rub till they shine.
Sorry, the confusion is my fault. The game was one pocket. The controlled break made predicting the break much easier and I am sure that Corey being Corey he had many hours in perfecting the break. I can't remember Corey cheating but if there were gray areas he was apt to bend the rules to the limit to favor himself.
Hu
Guilty, I do this, and it has to be the next diamond to my right.
Is it eye hand or hand and eye?
I spent my time " on the bench " when playing baseball. I juggled baseballs while seated. It served to improve the co ordination of actions without visual confirmation. Going by Feel. My favorite pool playing memory starts with, "Can you feel it?" After proposal of the bank as either cut could include a scratch. Heck in my most recent venture to play Masters in Vegas had my opponent hitting the 3 rail bank on the 9 ball, when faced with the same conundrum.
Nice Shot.extreme determination is different from "intrusive thoughts"
everyone feels sad from time to time
that does not mean they suffer from depression
i think you are over diagnosing committed people
jmho
icbw
Obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia
–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain behaviors (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive–compulsive_disorder#cite_note-NIH20152-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive–compulsive_disorder#cite_note-DSM52-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive–compulsive_disorder#cite_note-Sartorius-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a> OCD has been described since antiquity and has affected numerous notable historical and contemporary figures; understandings of it were historically rooted in religion and beliefs about demonic possession.