Bad Practice
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Your probably right on and that's why I'm asking on this forum.
IF your friend is in need of developing good mechanics, I would suggest helping him if he's willing if you know what proper mechanics are. If not then I"d suggest you both finding a qualified instructor that can help you with your fundamentals/mechanics as well as give you some progressive and diagnostic drills to help you improve and check your performance.
You may find this link a good starting point.
http://playbetterbilliards.com/
Certainly there are others also qualified to provide instruction on proper mechanics and other topics. You and your friend might also consider attending one of the many pool schools taught by RandyG and Scott Lee all across the USA.
Lastly, If you or your friend find yourselves near Atlanta let me know and I will be happy to work with you both.
To an extent you friend's right. Bad practice can hurt. Why practice bad mechanics? Makes no sense.
Some days I'm just off - so I just put down the cue - I'm just not in the mood - I just won't practice bad - I just go do something else. Some days I'll focus on what's off - twisting my wrist, moving my shoulder, whatever - and WORK on correcting it. Other days the balls just seem to drop and I'm psyched for my next match. It's always intrigued me why sometime you're on and sometimes off. I wish I knew. But, back to the topic, I think it hurts to mindlessly practice bad. If you don't have some purpose, focus and desire to WORK on what you're doing hang it up for the day.
If your friend's not motivated enough to WORK - well, he's not gonna get better. It's his call.
Some days I'm just off - so I just put down the cue - I'm just not in the mood - I just won't practice bad - I just go do something else. Some days I'll focus on what's off - twisting my wrist, moving my shoulder, whatever - and WORK on correcting it. Other days the balls just seem to drop and I'm psyched for my next match. It's always intrigued me why sometime you're on and sometimes off. I wish I knew. But, back to the topic, I think it hurts to mindlessly practice bad. If you don't have some purpose, focus and desire to WORK on what you're doing hang it up for the day.
If your friend's not motivated enough to WORK - well, he's not gonna get better. It's his call.
i can't stand playing games "for practice". especially if it's the first thing i do when i get to the room. i like to take at least 10 or 20 minutes worth of shots and see where i am. if i am off i have a few things i have that let me work on straightening out my stoke or speed or checking my eye and stance and angles.
i have the benefit and luxury of having taken some very worth while lessons and having a few good friends who shoot at very high levels. they have given me tips and tools to practice in a way that makes it worth while.
if you walk straight in and are shooting a little off, you will not get enough time at the table to try and see what's wrong and fix it unless you're already a very good player. i am average on my best day, so if i am off i need to actually work to try and fix things.
once i feel comfortable i will play a few warm up games and then that's about all i like to do. if it's league i may play a few games over the course of a night just to stay in stroke and any games i play after league are to work on things. in other words not playing solely to win. but trying shots and safes and breaks that i wouldn't try in actual competition.
i have the benefit and luxury of having taken some very worth while lessons and having a few good friends who shoot at very high levels. they have given me tips and tools to practice in a way that makes it worth while.
if you walk straight in and are shooting a little off, you will not get enough time at the table to try and see what's wrong and fix it unless you're already a very good player. i am average on my best day, so if i am off i need to actually work to try and fix things.
once i feel comfortable i will play a few warm up games and then that's about all i like to do. if it's league i may play a few games over the course of a night just to stay in stroke and any games i play after league are to work on things. in other words not playing solely to win. but trying shots and safes and breaks that i wouldn't try in actual competition.
