Sometimes this is purely a mental thing, but sometimes it's compounded by weak fundamentals. That is, their setup is flawed or inconsistent and it takes them a lot of effort to establish their cue’s line to where they feel they are actually going to stroke straight. If you have strong fundamentals, you should be able to get down and immediately one-stroke the ball as straight as if you'd gone through the full PSR. Warm-up strokes and any minor stance adjustments should ideally be used to visualize and refine your speed and spin, not your basic aiming line. They just need to learn to walk into the shot, set themselves in a solid repeatable stance, and know that they're on target. Doing the dance of uncertainty for more than 15 seconds should be instant ball in hand.
Judging by your username I'm not exactly sure of what kind of instructor you are
Tell it like you mean it my friend.
randyg
you are a master instructor
dont you have some more helpfull advice for the op???
just askin
OK! I would set down with them and explain the "Shooting Mantra" and the 8-10 second rule.
Alphadog is a friend.
randyg
I know you all think I was joking but I'm not. That type of habit is very deep rooted in insecurity. You can't change a person's personality. You can sometimes shock them into realizing that their behavior is detrimental to others. That might be the only way to get them to stop.
What advice would you give to a player who is often up and down on their shots? The same regarding 30+ practice strokes?
Would you ask them about negative thoughts and their subconcious mind?
What advice would you give to a player who is often up and down on their shots? The same regarding 30+ practice strokes?
Would you ask them about negative thoughts and their subconcious mind?
What advice would you give to a player who is often up and down on their shots? The same regarding 30+ practice strokes?
Would you ask them about negative thoughts and their subconscious mind?
I am really asking about "pro" players. I cant believe
all the airstroking,excessive number of practice strokes,
and up and down resetting? I just have to believe you cant
be wrong,wrong,wrong,wrong,wrong,wrong,wrong,and then
right,and not have all those "wrongs" weigh on you.
What "pros" are you talking about? There aren't many noticeably slow pro players.
Now, there may be some short-stops who get into a match against an impatient shooter like Jayson or Earl and intentionally try to get under their skin with annoying antics, taking their sweet time, walking around the table between multiple resets. That's something you have to selectively employ though against someone it will drive bananas, if you're trying to shark people with that just in general you are probably hopeless to begin with.
I mean, once in a while a pro will miss position, and especially on the TV table they'll make sure they get up and down a few times long after they already made up their mind just so everybody knows they're not happy with the shot they're on so if it goes wrong nobody thinks they just missed.... Is that what you're talking about?
I can't think of anybody who regularly places high in the money who delays at the table, so start naming names... Corey maybe...