Best Pro Advice You've Gotten

NaClBandit said:
A country club tycoon once gave me some profound advice:

"Be the ball. Na na na na na na. Be the ball."

- Ty Webb

Changed my whole outlook.
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It's kinda hard with you talking !

Just before he gives this sage advice this he does some investigation regarding the young fellas problems :

Ty - Do you do drugs Danny ?
Danny - Every day !
Ty - So what's the problem ?

Dave
 
GStrong: Compact= shorten bridge & stroke. Make the shot. Less error with short stroke....SPF-randyg
 
learned something new

randyg said:
GStrong: Compact= shorten bridge & stroke. Make the shot. Less error with short stroke....SPF-randyg
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Thanks... That does sound like good advice. I'll have to write that one down.
 
QUOTE]Be sure to make up your mind and be set on what you are doing before you get down to shoot. Indecision can kill you. [/QUOTE] - Sarah Rousey

A Gem of wisdom!!! God knows how many times I've neglected this advice and failed to get in the money!!! You've got to think it "completely" through but many of us don't do it pay the price!!!
 
That's Good

Al-fahl Amir said:
The best advice I got was from Nick Varner. He told me the best thing to do to help out my game would be to take a couple of weeks off and then quit.
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I like that advice. I've tried quitting- I just can't get it done. ;)
 
3RAIL KICK said:
I like that advice. I've tried quitting- I just can't get it done. ;)
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Move to the Harrisburg, PA area...that'll fix ya...it did me! ;)
 
the best advice i have ever had was this.ALWAYS AND I MEAN ALWAYS PRACTICE LIKE YOU PLAY AND PLAY LIKE YOU PRACTICE!!sam snead golf hall of famer.
also another quote from another hall of famer-he came into the pro shop and i said gary what does it take to become great and he said well kid how many balls a day do you hit.i said around 200 and he said double that then you will become great.
-gary player-
 
Good Advice

647km2 said:
Do u have any advice for me SarahRousey?

So that i can share with everyone about the best pro advice i ever get,lol.

I have never met a pro before! boohoohoo :(

Thank You
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"Will always take you further"
 
Jack Colavita often said "don't shoot a shot you're not comfortable with, not even if you feel certain it's the right shot to play."
 
Sailor of Racine
"When you're in a game you do what you must to win.
When you practice you strive for PERFECTION".
ruk
 
I've had several pro's tell me to stick it out.......that eventually i'll get to where i want to be.

the best advice i've ever gotten was from a resident pro on AZB he told me to "just make the ****ing ball"...... :D above and beyond the best advice ever.

and the best thing i've ever heard from a pro player is from a teacher of mine who told me, that if i wanted to and stuck with it, i had the talent to be a world champion.

these along with countless other advice and stuff from pro players, unknowns, and good local players is priceless as far as i'm concerned.

VAP
 
The Cue Ball

JLW said:
I know a lot of the posters on this forum have had the good fortune to play with and learn from some great pro players (and great unknowns). What would you say is the best piece of pool advice you ever got from one?
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I was a kid racking for a world champion... practicing for the world straight pool championships.During the session he had a run over 200 and another run over 100 back to back. After that we sat and ate while watching action. One player was a good shot maker the other a good shot maker and had cue ball control. He said to me, everyone is a shot maker ..thats where you start to Learn,, it always stays with you......learn the cuball. Pool is one thing,,, it's the cueball ,,,the other 15 balls are objects you play with while playing pool with the cue ball. Then learn how to seperate yourself from mental and physical distraction, Do all of this while you get an education.
 
sarahrousey said:
I would say the best advice I ever got was when I was younger. Jean Balukas told me to "stick with it". I'm sure she said that to every young kid that she met, but it really meant something because it made me feel like this incredible, hall of famer, saw some talent.

Sarah
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Sarah,

Jean gave me my best bit of advise many years ago, as well. "Never leave the cue ball on the rail".

Mike
 
sjm said:
Jack Colavita often said "don't shoot a shot you're not comfortable with, not even if you feel certain it's the right shot to play."
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Hi sjm....Not being in the same league as Jack or you, I have recently begun to question that advice. Here's why:

When I shoot the correct shot that does not feel right, I may miss the shot, but I gain the knowledge, if that makes sense. IOW, in order for me to keep advancing, I MUST shoot shots that don't feel right. Cuz, how would I know how the shots are supposed to feel if I've never completed one?

And another thing is if I quit every shot that doesn't feel right, I'll never get done with a rack. This doesn't mean I don't listen to my feelings when shooting and adjust accordingly. It simply means that sometimes I am better off playing through the uncomfortableness and taking the shot as is.

Comments?

Jeff Livingston
 
chefjeff said:
Hi sjm....Not being in the same league as Jack or you, I have recently begun to question that advice. Here's why:

When I shoot the correct shot that does not feel right, I may miss the shot, but I gain the knowledge, if that makes sense. IOW, in order for me to keep advancing, I MUST shoot shots that don't feel right. Cuz, how would I know how the shots are supposed to feel if I've never completed one?

And another thing is if I quit every shot that doesn't feel right, I'll never get done with a rack. This doesn't mean I don't listen to my feelings when shooting and adjust accordingly. It simply means that sometimes I am better off playing through the uncomfortableness and taking the shot as is.

Comments?

Jeff Livingston
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Good post, Jeff. That brings us to the part of Jack's advice that I omitted, which is, essentially, that if you pass up a shot you know is the right shot because it's outside your comfort zone, you need to go and work on that shot when the session is over.

Circa 1979:

Jack C: Why didn't you play that three ball?
SJM: I wasn't comfortable with it.
Jack C: That's OK today, but it's not OK tomorrow. Go learn it.

Now you get the picture.
 
Short and sweet

Best advice I ever got was from a poster on another forum (Patrick Johnson) who said the best advice HE had ever gotten was, "Be still." Took me a while to realize how profound that was.
 
Paul Potier once told me:

Allways check the rack and never concede a nine ball.


LOL....proving to me once again that I'm not a very good listener.
RJ
 
sjm said:
Good post, Jeff. That brings us to the part of Jack's advice that I omitted, which is, essentially, that if you pass up a shot you know is the right shot because it's outside your comfort zone, you need to go and work on that shot when the session is over.

Circa 1979:

Jack C: Why didn't you play that three ball?
SJM: I wasn't comfortable with it.
Jack C: That's OK today, but it's not OK tomorrow. Go learn it.

Now you get the picture.
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That's clearer. How about we sum it up like this?:

When competing, pass up shots that aren't comfortable, i.e., "stay within your game." And when practicing, don't "stay within your game," but expand it by learning to make uncomfortable shots comfortable.

Jeff Livingston
 
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