dquarasr
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Prolly been watching too many or the wrong kind of vids . . . LOL
Have a serious problem making shots. I've mentioned here before I can make a ton of straight in shots in a row, then walk away from the table 10 minutes, come back and not be able to make 3 in 10.
So I have been experimenting. I had my wife record me from straight on. I found that when I force my shoulder and elbow in line with my head and the line of the CB/OB, not surprisingly, I can make shot after shot. But it's "forced" and does not feel natural.
Now, the vid explained a way to have my stroke match MY particular physique so it feels natural via stance. The vid said it takes about 6 hours of practicing the technique before it felt comfortable and was repeatable.
Well, I've invested about 10 hours in it and I'm getting worse. I can't make shots at all. Some shots I miss by 1/2 CB at the OB, resulting in a pocket miss of over a friggin' foot. But the stroke and stance feel natural, for whatever that's worth.
When I go back to the "forced" alignment, I can make shots. But the "forced" approach is so easy to stray from, especially after playing about 45 minutes.
So, my question: is a (for now) "forced" alignment the way to go, continuing to really practice it over and over and over until it becomes less forced and automatic, or should the more "natural" stance and alignment approach continue to be pursued?
The "natural" way does NOT afford me the ability to know WHY I am missing, only that I am indeed missing. I can stay down on the shot after contact and still not know why the result was so far off.
But with the "forced" method I can be down on the shot after executing and do an instant analysis and almost always I know WHY I missed (usually I didn't "force" my shoulder and elbow into alignment). My goal to experimenting in the first place was to have alignment, aim, and executing become more natural and automatic.
I'm leaning toward continuing to work on forcing myself into alignment until that feels automatic. Thoughts?
Driving me bonkers . . . . .
Have a serious problem making shots. I've mentioned here before I can make a ton of straight in shots in a row, then walk away from the table 10 minutes, come back and not be able to make 3 in 10.
So I have been experimenting. I had my wife record me from straight on. I found that when I force my shoulder and elbow in line with my head and the line of the CB/OB, not surprisingly, I can make shot after shot. But it's "forced" and does not feel natural.
Now, the vid explained a way to have my stroke match MY particular physique so it feels natural via stance. The vid said it takes about 6 hours of practicing the technique before it felt comfortable and was repeatable.
Well, I've invested about 10 hours in it and I'm getting worse. I can't make shots at all. Some shots I miss by 1/2 CB at the OB, resulting in a pocket miss of over a friggin' foot. But the stroke and stance feel natural, for whatever that's worth.
When I go back to the "forced" alignment, I can make shots. But the "forced" approach is so easy to stray from, especially after playing about 45 minutes.
So, my question: is a (for now) "forced" alignment the way to go, continuing to really practice it over and over and over until it becomes less forced and automatic, or should the more "natural" stance and alignment approach continue to be pursued?
The "natural" way does NOT afford me the ability to know WHY I am missing, only that I am indeed missing. I can stay down on the shot after contact and still not know why the result was so far off.
But with the "forced" method I can be down on the shot after executing and do an instant analysis and almost always I know WHY I missed (usually I didn't "force" my shoulder and elbow into alignment). My goal to experimenting in the first place was to have alignment, aim, and executing become more natural and automatic.
I'm leaning toward continuing to work on forcing myself into alignment until that feels automatic. Thoughts?
Driving me bonkers . . . . .