a straight-in success story

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evergruven

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figured I'd given y'all enough grief on the subject
may as well share a potential breakthrough I just had
I say "potential" because just about every time I shoot
I have some sort of epiphany
and the successful sample size is small
still tho

so I shoot ok when there's an angle
not perfect, but pretty good
for what seems to be an easy enough shot
straight-in has bedeviled me
tonight was no different
until I made some conscious decision to loosen up
especially on stop shots
honestly, I don't think my grip is ever very tight
but I told myself to trust my aim, and my body
and just let the cue flow
and it did!
I made 9/10 table-length
stopped the cue ball
and it felt pretty easy doing it
felt good

it's interesting because I really don't think it's my grip
but somewhere in the mind/body connection
I was/am tight
but am maybe now on a good track
time will tell
for now, I'm pleased to share some small success
thanks to you all for your help!
 
BC21

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You'll find that the less you think about how you're doing something, and the less you try to make things happen, tgr better your results will be.

There's quite a bit of fine motor skills involved on every shot. Trying to orchestrate the process through conscious effort is typically disastrous. Sure, when we first learn something that requires complex motor skills, we have to program our brain through conscious, deliberate effort, over and over again. The result is developed muscle memory. At this point we should no longer be trying to control every little piece of the process. The subconscience mind has already been programmed, and it can do a fabulous job on its own, relying only on occassionally logic and visual input via conscious effort. Everything falls apart when your conscious mind tries to control things that should be controlled subconsciously/automatically.
 
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evergruven

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BC21 said:
You'll find that the less you think about how you're doing something, and the less you try to make things happen, tgr better your results will be.

There's quite a bit of fine motor skills involved on every shot. Trying to orchestrate the process through conscious effort is typically disastrous. Sure, when we first learn something that requires complex motor skills, we have to program our brain through conscious, deliberate effort, over and over again. The result is developed muscle memory. At this point we should no longer be trying to control every little piece of the process. The subconscience mind has already been programmed, and it can do a fabulous job on its own, relying only on occassionally logic and visual input via conscious effort. Everything falls apart when your conscious mind tries to control things that should be controlled subconsciously/automatically.
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thanks brian
I imagine that's more or less what I'm learning
tough to find that balance sometimes
but I suppose playing more will help
thanks again
 
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bbb

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Read the inner game of golf
It’s closer to pool than tennis since the ball just sits there
For me
Da.....da..da.......da works when I need it
The book will explain it
 
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FranCrimi

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evergruven said:
figured I'd given y'all enough grief on the subject
may as well share a potential breakthrough I just had
I say "potential" because just about every time I shoot
I have some sort of epiphany
and the successful sample size is small
still tho

so I shoot ok when there's an angle
not perfect, but pretty good
for what seems to be an easy enough shot
straight-in has bedeviled me
tonight was no different
until I made some conscious decision to loosen up
especially on stop shots
honestly, I don't think my grip is ever very tight
but I told myself to trust my aim, and my body
and just let the cue flow
and it did!
I made 9/10 table-length
stopped the cue ball
and it felt pretty easy doing it
felt good

it's interesting because I really don't think it's my grip
but somewhere in the mind/body connection
I was/am tight
but am maybe now on a good track
time will tell
for now, I'm pleased to share some small success
thanks to you all for your help!
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I'm glad you're cautiously optimistic. It sounds like you're on the right track but don't be disappointed if you have some setbacks, particularly when you're under pressure in the middle of a match. That's when you have to really apply what you've learned.
 
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evergruven

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FranCrimi said:
I'm glad you're cautiously optimistic. It sounds like you're on the right track but don't be disappointed if you have some setbacks, particularly when you're under pressure in the middle of a match. That's when you have to really apply what you've learned.
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thanks fran
in general, I get excited about things
get to know about them a little (like pool)
and then yea, reality sets in:thumbup:
but like I said, I'll take what I can get
and do feel as if, overall, I'm on a good path
thanks again
 
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