First Choice vs. Decisions

TheConArtist

TheConArtist

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Story: i hit a deer a couple months back only because i was speeding but this accident wouldn't have happened if the deer went with his first choice which was turn around and run off to the ditch but then he stopped and doubled back causing me to hit him. Now if he just stuck with his first choice we both would of been happy, so i thought about this with pool i know times i have this thought my very first thought of a shot i should do safety, position whatever it is then i play a whole different shot which then causes me the game then i say to myself i should of stuck with my first choice. But then the first choice also gets me into trouble time to time. As when i am playing to fast playing ahead of my normal pace i react to my first instinct and do not think about all the aspects. So do you stick with your first choice or do you always look forward to your second option.? And how many times has your second option been right ball park?
 
Bambi killer!....:D...j/k.........When I"m on and playing 9ball, I rarely second guess myself.

Playing 14.1 I'm learning to slow down because the fast pace kills runs for me, same thing with 1pocket. 14.1 and 1pocket have WAY too many variables to be rushed through IMO, even though I'd like to shoot 300 MPH to dog proof it, I really do have to slow down to play my best.

As far as 2nd guessing yourself.....don't do it. Maybe look back on a miss to learn from it, but never to say I told ya so!....

good luck, Gerry
 
My 2 cents about that

You always look for the best option maybe it will be your first instinct and probably is but, if you stand there and elvaluate all the pro's and con's of the different shots available there probably is one that is the best choice.

In the game of one pocket try looking at all the balls you can hit and the different shots that can be made off of all of them on every shot and you will notice alot of the time your first instict was the wrong shot.

In nine balls you only have the one ball to work off of so more often than not the first shot you see will usually be the best choice but you could have as many as 3 options at once. Shoot the correct OB in one of the six holes 1 shoot a safety 2 or miss 3 that is it all your options ever.

Most importantly make sure you are all in when you make the right choice what I meen is believe in the shot you choose 100%.
 
JamisonNeu said:
Most importantly make sure you are all in when you make the right choice what I meen is believe in the shot you choose 100%.
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Good advice, Jamison. Whether it's your first choice or not, once you decide on a shot, it becomes the ONLY shot. Commit to it and you should be fine. If you are still thinking about other options, you are probably going to miss the one you have decided on.
Steve
 
I have always heard

that your first choice for a shot is right 64% of the time. Don't ask me
who came up with this stat or how they did it.
 
I have always heard

that your first choice for a shot is right 64% of the time. Don't ask me
who came up with this stat or how they did it.
 
I have always heard

that your first choice for a shot is right 64% of the time. Don't ask me
who came up with this stat or how they did it.
 
Thanks Guys, i know thinking to much at the table will cause you to miss the shot. Keep it simple huh.
 
There is a difference between decisions that are reaction based and those that are measured and considered.

A considered decision might be looking at two alternate CB paths or the pot and the safety option and thinking through which one offers the highest probability of success. One should not weigh their first thought more heavily if a better idea is discovered.

A reactive decision is typified by lining up a pot and suddenly feeling you are undercutting and so adjusting the bridge, or sweeping across slightly on delivery to counter.

As much as possible, one ought to try to remain calm and considered in all these decisions, but be decisive none the less, rather than have the mind racing back and forth between two options during the execution phase.
 
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