Goals
- Thread starter jcpoolgod
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IMO, for you to get real specific advice, if you'd give us some info it would help your friends here, friends who are NEVER short of advice
- current level of play
- what game(s) do you play
- are you tournament oriented and/or money match oriented
- how much time will you devote to practice and play
- how often will you be able to enter tourneys
- do you have money and access to a qualified teacher and possible mentor
IMO, for you to get real specific advice, if you'd give us some info it would help your friends here, friends who are NEVER short of advice
- current level of play
- what game(s) do you play
- are you tournament oriented and/or money match oriented
- how much time will you devote to practice and play
- how often will you be able to enter tourneys
- do you have money and access to a qualified teacher and possible mentor
Agreed...more info needed. I can definitely say to make them realistic or else you potentially will set yourself up for dissapointment. An example might be you have never broke and ran a rack, and expect to do 1 in every 3 games after 2 weeks of practice. Extreme yes but you get the gist of it. Also if I were you I would break the goals into smaller ones instead of just one or two big ones. This way you can feel good when you achieve a goal and can then set another one instead of getting frustrated that you aren't meeting your goal(s).
An example of one I did years ago in APA when I started out as a 2 (back when there were male 2's)...I wanted to move up one handicap a session and with hard work and dedication, some help with friends, a bit of gambling (not a lot) and tournaments...I went from a 2-3-4-5-6 in four sessions moving one per session! Gotta put in the time though...
An example of one I did years ago in APA when I started out as a 2 (back when there were male 2's)...I wanted to move up one handicap a session and with hard work and dedication, some help with friends, a bit of gambling (not a lot) and tournaments...I went from a 2-3-4-5-6 in four sessions moving one per session! Gotta put in the time though...
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Your goals need to be both short and long term goals. Start with the long term goals first. Say you are an average level league player who would like to win an open tournament in the next 2 years. Winning the tournament is a long term goal. How do you get there? That's where the short term goals come in. You want to move up 2 or 3 skill levels in the next year, Even shorter term goals...you want to practice 3 times a week. Put it on your calendar. Then stick with your plan. Maybe you want to work with an instructor in the next 4 months. Contact a couple and find out how much it will take, and start saving. For example, it might cost $400. Save $25 per week for 4 months and you have it.
Write down your goals, stick them on your refrigerator door, or on the mirror in your bathroom...wherever you will see it as a reminder.
Simply put, decide where you want to go, and then plan the individual steps that will get you there.
Asking the question tells me you are serious. You can make it happen if you plan accordingly.
Good Luck!
Steve
Write down your goals, stick them on your refrigerator door, or on the mirror in your bathroom...wherever you will see it as a reminder.
Simply put, decide where you want to go, and then plan the individual steps that will get you there.
Asking the question tells me you are serious. You can make it happen if you plan accordingly.
Good Luck!
Steve
thank you
my current level of play is pretty good, i feel like i have the ability to run almost every rack, i seem to always run 5 6 or 7 balls, but i dont run all the way out as often as i think i should be able to......and sometimes i miss shots that are rediculously easy..........im gonna be shooting in a weekly tournement once a week and also playing on a league once a week, i feel like i should be in the top ten shooters this year, i have a lot of time to practice and i have been shooting specific shots ie probook.....and a few drills as well....is it a good idea to spend alot of time focusing on one shot (like a hundred balls) or is it a better idea to shoot 10 shots 10 times?
i am serious about improving and hope to.....thanks for your help fellas
and ps....dont know if there are alot of instructors in my area.......
(spokane washington)
my current level of play is pretty good, i feel like i have the ability to run almost every rack, i seem to always run 5 6 or 7 balls, but i dont run all the way out as often as i think i should be able to......and sometimes i miss shots that are rediculously easy..........im gonna be shooting in a weekly tournement once a week and also playing on a league once a week, i feel like i should be in the top ten shooters this year, i have a lot of time to practice and i have been shooting specific shots ie probook.....and a few drills as well....is it a good idea to spend alot of time focusing on one shot (like a hundred balls) or is it a better idea to shoot 10 shots 10 times?
i am serious about improving and hope to.....thanks for your help fellas
and ps....dont know if there are alot of instructors in my area.......
(spokane washington)
Some good advice here in terms of goal setting. Just a few other general suggestions regarding the use of goals to motivate behavior (not just pool related, but certainly applicable):
- Make your goals as specific as possible. Goals like "Get better" or "Get a lot better" aren't very good goals because it's tough to realize how close you're getting and if/when you achieve them.
- As others have suggested, make them challenging, but not so tough that you don't believe you can reach them. You need to have the confidence/belief that you can get there and have them difficult enough that when you achieve them, they have some value.
- Make your goals as specific as possible. Goals like "Get better" or "Get a lot better" aren't very good goals because it's tough to realize how close you're getting and if/when you achieve them.
- As others have suggested, make them challenging, but not so tough that you don't believe you can reach them. You need to have the confidence/belief that you can get there and have them difficult enough that when you achieve them, they have some value.