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  1. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    Almost forgot the religious part. 😉 When I feel good about who I am and what I am doing. Things just work out. 🤷‍♂️ Create Your Own Reality is a book, if I remember right 🤷‍♂️ headscratch.
  2. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    Okay one more. My final focus is to strike the pea that resides dead center of the cueball. I have done the math er uh calculations and Must Trust My Self. So the accuracy of the strike to the center of gravity is the key.
  3. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    The judge asks, "what are we hear for?" My pleasure (no Plea)was on the line of, "Well I did it but it was the safest possible action. SO MERCY is my plea as 50 bucks is a lot to me right now." Judge says, "25 dollars. NEXT."
  4. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    The Fines can be uh educational. Not those fines. The Gold fines. Gathering knowledge along the way. Putting a fine edge on the instrument comes with the honing stroke. Uh Practice Finding the fine focus takes a delicate touch of the microscope dial. So just a little longer at the pause at the...
  5. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    Flyboy was a tail gunner on a B-52. That duty required 2 week hitch on 24 hrs notice response at 10 minutes max. Probably 5. The ready rooms had a pool table. 🤷‍♂️ Flyboy was legendary
  6. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    That's the key. Big 👍 Allowing yourself to Soar UP WE GO INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER AT EM BOYS GIVE EM THE GUNS whew a flashback. 😉
  7. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    Forged in Fire. Starting at low temperature is best. We played a 9 ball ring game for a quarter fifty cents on the 5 and 9 respectively. 5 handed was the capacity. One night I broke the quarter machine, as I was making disgusting combinations on money balls. Heck 28 dollars in quarters still...
  8. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    The subconscious doesnt register the "Don't " when the swing thought is "Don't Miss". So when that thought hits my brain I must start over and make sure it's a positive final thought.
  9. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    Well first, it wasn't Gambling. 😉 No seriously Washington state had a court ruling that it's a contest of skill. Of course playing for money can be a gamble on a couple of levels. 🤷‍♂️ Gambling can be addictive just like alcohol. My claim was to be a Money Player. Not big money, just a way...
  10. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    A thought, well after making an incredible shot to start a run, I think, "if I don't get out, that shot didn't happen. " A good shot without a game won is of no value. Shrug 🤷‍♂️ It helps to center me on the task at hand.
  11. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    Well, finally got around to the video and it's all A+. Perhaps it will elevate the level of competition nation wide. Good competition makes for good clean fun.
  12. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    I finally got do viewing and the Deep breath is so right on for me. Paralysis through analysis has been experienced as well. Positive imaging was called The Big Eye. First imagine the shot to complete. A tip from a top Portland player back in the day. 🤷‍♂️ A
  13. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    I guess the obvious solution is to have a good corner man. You know to bitch slap you. (No offense intended) 😉 Oh Piss Me OFF! Is a universal response. I proof it in the Scotch Doubles match when I asked my wife, "Did you hear what Lavern said?" She won 4 games well we but they didn't get to...
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    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    There have been occasions since where I felt The Nerves. Cole needed the vodka to calm the nerves. One did it but he couldn't stop at 1. My personal challenge was playing the Big Boys at the weekly 9 ball tournament. I decided I should learn to shoot with my hands trembling as they weren't...
  15. gregcantrall

    Why You Choke Easy Shots Under Pressure

    Add to that, for money you don't have. Add in the Cowboy Capital of the World. And oh yeah the team opponents wear the Real belt buckles for Bulldoging. Okay I had just met my wife and wanted to impress. I had never won for money. 🤷‍♂️ So I went ahead and broke 'em. After she told me, "this...
  16. gregcantrall

    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    The Frog Hold for 10 count . Edit: ooops wrong thread. Sorry 😉 Should be Practice and Preach thread. 🤷‍♂️ Old Timers is my plea......uh your honor. 😉
  17. gregcantrall

    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    A good supervisor can do their job with coffee cup in hand . ...
  18. gregcantrall

    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    Getting the laps in is the good part. 😉 The missing of shot becomes less emotional and the rational analysis is rewarded. Practice Practice Practice. 😉
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    Phenolic tip of course. At 2-1 having fun left vs right. Ready set go.
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    Ah the cold start. Saturday 12.13.25: My cold start is minimal speed.and effort. One handed allows holding the warm coffee cup to warm the fingers. The reminder to self Regarding exit point as aim point is successful first 2 strokes. The first shot in The Chase is complete to both pockets so off...
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