wondering which professional players instructors would recommend watching to see "the right way" to play? and why?
look for results over 'perfect' form. All ways to get it done.wondering which professional players instructors would recommend watching to see "the right way" to play? and why?
I like Mike Sigel's game. He seems like the most accomplished player that a regular person can really learn from. What I mean by that is guys like Earl and Efren are so gifted that I can't do what they do. Mike, while obviously gifted, has a game that doesn't seem to necessitate such superhuman ability. It seems like a mere mortal's game, just performed with incredible precision and strategy. I don't see him doing unimaginable things with a cue ball, he just does the things I do but with much more precision and reliability.Someone once recommended me to watch Mike Sigel
He was a great player with a lot of accomplishments but as a role model he's an ego maniac and a constant whiner.I like Mike Sigel's game. He seems like the most accomplished player that a regular person can really learn from. What I mean by that is guys like Earl and Efren are so gifted that I can't do what they do. Mike, while obviously gifted, has a game that doesn't seem to necessitate such superhuman ability. It seems like a mere mortal's game, just performed with incredible precision and strategy. I don't see him doing unimaginable things with a cue ball, he just does the things I do but with much more precision and reliability.
I try not to copy that part of his game.he's an ego maniac and a constant whiner.
I try not to copy that part of his game.
Adding John Morra to the list makes sense.Most of the good Euro players have really good fundamentals. I will say that trying copy any player's actual physical moves can lead you down a deep rabbit hole. Watch their psr, their pace and their pattern play but don't try to copy a stroke. I know a few guys that tried copying that 'pump handle' Filipino stoke and they got ALL out out whack.
I hear that word a lot --- 'repeatable.' Not picking on you for it because I know lots of people use it. But what does it mean, exactly, when it comes to shooting pool? What exactly is repeated?Adding John Morra to the list makes sense.
A legitimate top pro that makes a role model for both left and right handed players.
A simple, consistent repeatable process anyone from top player to beginner can mimic and see benefits.
Top athletes in sports, especially target sports, talk about sticking with their process, and trusting it, was the key to breakthrough seasons.I hear that word a lot --- 'repeatable.' Not picking on you for it because I know lots of people use it. But what does it mean, exactly, when it comes to shooting pool? What exactly is repeated?
OK. I get it. I'll add to that by throwing out a few ideas on 'repeatability.' When I took that course on mental toughness all those years ago with sports psychologist Jim Loehr, one of the most important lessons I learned from it was that toughness doesn't mean rigidity. It's the opposite. It means flexibility -- having the knowledge and ability to change and adapt to changing situations and circumstances. Sort of like rolling with the punches.Top athletes in sports, especially target sports, talk about sticking with their process, and trusting it, was the key to breakthrough seasons.
Process was discovering the key activities, they need to repeat, to replicate success.
One of those activities, in pool, is a pre-shot routine.
Process can extend beyond the arena into life routines.
Ronnie O runs, Earl S plays tennis and most athletes have exercise regimes.
In the context here is was referring more to how he approaches the shot.
How much time does he take to examine and plan the table?
Once a shot is chosen, how is it approached?
Repeatable, means those elements that appear in shot after shot, including planning and aiming, not just a PSR..
When it comes to the stance i used the word morph to describe that flexibility.toughness doesn't mean rigidity. It's the opposite. It means flexibility -- having the knowledge and ability to change and adapt to changing situations and circumstances. Sort of like rolling with the punches.
Back when Morra was in his late teens I got to witness him building up that 'repeatability' in his stroke. He took pool balls onto a snooker table and set up the cue ball behind the balk line about 2feet from the side rail and had a friend continue to replace an object ball at a similar position on opposite end of the table. He just kept firing them in for what seemed like forever. Even saw him get help from 2 guys continually replacing both the object ball and cue ball as he'd stay down in his stance and fire in like 5 straight before getting up.Adding John Morra to the list makes sense.
A legitimate top pro that makes a role model for both left and right handed players.
A simple, consistent repeatable process anyone from top player to beginner can mimic and see benefits.