Action Vs. Practice ???

[Eagleshot]

I have found myself in some type of action every time I enter the pool room.

What % practice (Drills, Fundamentals, etc..) should a player committ to if they truely wish to improve?

For arguments sake - 40 hrs / week of play - currently 37 hrs / week in action

I have been told that I will remain at my current level without a serious committment to practice.

All opinions welcome!!

 

[Mike Templeton]

I have found myself in some type of action every time I enter the pool room.

What % practice (Drills, Fundamentals, etc..) should a player committ to if they truely wish to improve?

For arguments sake - 40 hrs / week of play - currently 37 hrs / week in action

I have been told that I will remain at my current level without a serious committment to practice.

All opinions welcome!!

You know that I think a player needs to put in some time practicing instead of staying in action only. Don't get me wrong, the action improves play. But it is basically (IMO) because of what it does for your mental game instead if ball pocketing and position skills. I think that the problem is that after you stay in action for a while, the drills or practice sessions seem so boring that a player can't do them.

I hate to compare, but look at professional golfers. Every day they practice certain parts of their game that are weak to pull them up to above average. You don't see any pro golfers just playing round after round after round (even gambling) and expecting to improve. Even great pool players that play golf practice chipping and putting, etc. alot more than they practice on the pool table.

I also think that anyone serious should get at least a few lessons from a qualified teacher. I'm going to go see Stan Shuffett pretty soon. I've heard great player rave about Stan and other qualified teachers.

 

[Eagleshot]

If your not going for a couple months - let me know.

We may be able to head to KY together..

 

[soulcatcher]

The rule of thumb I have always heard used is that 15 min of practice is worth 8 hours of playing. So with your 40 hours a week, even if you tried to schedule in 8 hours of practice a week, I think you would see a huge change over a few months.

 

[gpeezy]

Question: Are you playing better players?
If yes, you are gonna learn from them. If you are playing players you play close to you will plateau and will need more info to improve your game.
Another thing I'd like to add is if you practice it shouldn't be just banging balls with someone else. You should go through your fundamentals as far as stance and sighting shots. Think about what your doing so that you will know what you did wrong if need be. Nothing worse than to practice something you need work on and miss those shots because of lazy fundamentals.
Action is good for your game but if all you play are the same people for the same money you will not progress to a better player.IMO


I say practice 10 or more hours of drills a week.

 

[av84fun]

You know that I think a player needs to put in some time practicing instead of staying in action only. Don't get me wrong, the action improves play. But it is basically (IMO) because of what it does for your mental game instead if ball pocketing and position skills. I think that the problem is that after you stay in action for a while, the drills or practice sessions seem so boring that a player can't do them.

I hate to compare, but look at professional golfers. Every day they practice certain parts of their game that are weak to pull them up to above average. You don't see any pro golfers just playing round after round after round (even gambling) and expecting to improve. Even great pool players that play golf practice chipping and putting, etc. alot more than they practice on the pool table.

I also think that anyone serious should get at least a few lessons from a qualified teacher. I'm going to go see Stan Shuffett pretty soon. I've heard great player rave about Stan and other qualified teachers.

You will be SO glad that you did. Stan is one of the best there is.

Regards,
Jim