Do you have a pre-match ritual?

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americanfighter

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Call me superstitious but I live and die by my pre-match ritual.

Before my match I have an Irish Car Boom and drink a pint of Guennis during the match (needles to say i dont drive when I play pool). I have to have green chalk and at the start of each game i use Talc. I am methodical with my planning out my run but then I play fast and loose.

I have to have my pre-match routine or else my game is off and I go from one of the better players in the league to a rather inconsistent player. Do you have a pre match routine and how dependent on it are you?
 
No pre match ritual other than making sure I have a short sleeve shirt under a sweater if It gets too hot in the poolroom.
 
My pre-match ritual must include something that a large percentage of pool players choose not to undergo due to their own gross negligence. I take a shower with soap and warm water.
 
I seem to have perfected a post match routine
I reach in my pocket for cash and pay off with a smile and
ask for more weight
I repeat this process until I either win or go broke

I do not recommend this to everyone
 
aces805 said:
My pre-match ritual must include something that a large percentage of pool players choose not to undergo due to their own gross negligence. I take a shower with soap and warm water.
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Ahaha, good ritual here folks!
 
First, I get a live chicken and then......... :grin:

I just make sure I arrive early so nothing is left to chance and I do not have to hurry. This helps me to be relaxed at the start of my first match knowing I am as ready as I can be. Leave nothing to chance is my motto.

Al
 
americanfighter said:
Call me superstitious but I live and die by my pre-match ritual.

Before my match I have an Irish Car Boom and drink a pint of Guennis during the match (needles to say i dont drive when I play pool). I have to have green chalk and at the start of each game i use Talc. I am methodical with my planning out my run but then I play fast and loose.

I have to have my pre-match routine or else my game is off and I go from one of the better players in the league to a rather inconsistent player. Do you have a pre match routine and how dependent on it are you?
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It goes somewhat like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDKD0Re7O-0
 
Floppage said:
Notice how no one will admit to rubbin' one out before a big match. I'm just sayin'...
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Boxers aren't allowed to rub one out, rub one in, poke the fire with the stick, wet the whistle, season their sausage, waggle their tail, rub their duck or pat their dog before a fight. Apparently it helps with testosterone and aggression and has been not so scientifically proven to better their performance and not lose.

I lose a lot FWIW... :-)
 
tim913 said:
I pray to God before the match, and cuss him afterwards!
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Having survived catholicism as a child I am technically part of the single deity persuasion but lately I am starting to believe pool exists more like the Greeks or Romans. There are multiple "pool gods".

OnTheSnapVincent - The god of breaks. Just as Hercules was the son of Zeus, Shane is the son of this god.

TheBanker - The god of banks and kicks. If you ignore this god and don't pay tribute to him regularly, he will abandon you when you need him most.

TheLuckyLeave - This god serves as the patron saint of new players. Ever play a C player who seemed to hook you even if they missed a cut shot they were clearly going for? That was this god's intervention.

There are probably more but when something random happens at the table I start wondering if there was a "pool god" involved.
 
I try to catch a nap. This keeps my mind sharp allowing me to see shots I don't normally see when I am tired.
 
americanfighter said:
Call me superstitious but I live and die by my pre-match ritual.

Before my match I have an Irish Car Boom and drink a pint of Guennis during the match (needles to say i dont drive when I play pool). I have to have green chalk and at the start of each game i use Talc. I am methodical with my planning out my run but then I play fast and loose.

I have to have my pre-match routine or else my game is off and I go from one of the better players in the league to a rather inconsistent player. Do you have a pre match routine and how dependent on it are you?
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I make sure my cue is ready to go, cleaned, tip and so on. Make sure I have all my stuff, I always like a hand towel. I almost never practice just before playing. I will just throw out a few balls and shoot them in.

I may try to run out a 9 ball rack if that is what we are playing, but if I should get in trouble I will just move the cue ball with my stick. I don't want to be missing balls. I want to hear that clear sound on balls going in the pockets.

I got this from Steve Mizerak. I had asked him if he wanted to practice some as there were no tables open and we were both playing next round. He said no I will wait till you are done. After watching him warm up I asked him about it later.

He explained to me where he was trying to get his head before a match. I had seen him do this before. Just throw balls out and shoot different shots, nothing really to do with playing 9 ball. Just positive feed just before playing his match. Made sense to me and I have done that ever since.
 
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Tell dem smadi:
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