xX-Wizard-Xx
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Completely different game ... And that's the problem ... More people need to demand 9ft tables ... Everywhere I go and I can't play on a 9ft I complain to management. I won't spend money with them
Going to a 7’ Table to Get Your Stroke / Confidence Back?
- Thread starter ChrisinNC
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That’s kind of my thinking - just to get a good couple of practice sessions in where I experience some shotmaking success (which is quite easy to do on a 7 foot table) and then transitioning back to practice sessions on 9 foot table, hopefully with more confidence / success. Also maybe taking a 2–3 week break from our weekly tournaments and focus on practice sessions.Imo, yes it would help. I’m on the camp that a home practice table should have bucket pockets. Precisely to build your confidence and let your stroke out. Confidence is king when competing.
Imo
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Have you watched yourself shoot. As I watched myself first thing I observed was rushing the stroke. No pause.
Guy Manges
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Dollar wise must have all sizes, I agree with you I don't like 7's but thats me...
xX-Wizard-Xx
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Yeah all sizes ... Just when you have 3 pool halls in a town and 30 bar tables ... 2 9 fts with people fighting over them ... It's annoying ... I don't even spend money at these places anymore....
Guy Manges
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Thats what our game is, I don't think any other sport has ever had so many players with so many different opinions, in some ways I think this is good... Guy
My advice would be to just play pool. Usually when I struggle or get in a slump is when I don’t play well and then I start to try and fix what is wrong. The more I think about what I’m trying to do the worse it gets. I just try to not think about what I’m doing but concentrate on the shot at hand and getting position on the next ball. Or just have a session of firing balls around the table and just have fun and not worry about the way you play.
WobblyStroke
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Ewa Mataya Lawrence said something similar, tho not to the extreme of 'buckets', when commentating a match. She said she started out with 4" pockets on her home table but had to switch to bigger pockets because she wanted to ingrain the expectation of long runs and stringing racks together. With the small pockets, when she'd go on a run in competition it would start feeling a bit foreign and uncomfortable so that convinced her to make the switch to bigger pockets--not buckets, I'm sure, but confidence and programmed expectations def were a tipping point for her.Imo, yes it would help. I’m on the camp that a home practice table should have bucket pockets. Precisely to build your confidence and let your stroke out. Confidence is king when competing.
Imo
Guy Manges
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Thank goodness for the pool table... Guy
Banks.
You can start on the seven footer then move over to a nine after a few hours or a few days then a short warm up on the seven.
Just straight back one rail banks but try going length of the table for awhile before going to cross side banks if full table banks aren't working. Shoot at lower medium speed. You want the balls to drop solidly into the pockets but not come zinging in.
Banks require a nice free straight stroke. They also let feel play a big part without getting too careful aiming. Pick a spot on the far rail and make adjustments to make that work if it isn't quite the natural bank. Bank a rack of balls into one pocket, then a rack into the other side. Focus on pocketing every ball. If one doesn't fall toss it back into the pile and keep shooting.
Hu
You can start on the seven footer then move over to a nine after a few hours or a few days then a short warm up on the seven.
Just straight back one rail banks but try going length of the table for awhile before going to cross side banks if full table banks aren't working. Shoot at lower medium speed. You want the balls to drop solidly into the pockets but not come zinging in.
Banks require a nice free straight stroke. They also let feel play a big part without getting too careful aiming. Pick a spot on the far rail and make adjustments to make that work if it isn't quite the natural bank. Bank a rack of balls into one pocket, then a rack into the other side. Focus on pocketing every ball. If one doesn't fall toss it back into the pile and keep shooting.
Hu
Banks.
You can start on the seven footer then move over to a nine after a few hours or a few days then a short warm up on the seven.
Just straight back one rail banks but try going length of the table for awhile before going to cross side banks if full table banks aren't working. Shoot at lower medium speed. You want the balls to drop solidly into the pockets but not come zinging in.
Banks require a nice free straight stroke. They also let feel play a big part without getting too careful aiming. Pick a spot on the far rail and make adjustments to make that work if it isn't quite the natural bank. Bank a rack of balls into one pocket, then a rack into the other side. Focus on pocketing every ball. If one doesn't fall toss it back into the pile and keep shooting.
Hu
You can start on the seven footer then move over to a nine after a few hours or a few days then a short warm up on the seven.
Just straight back one rail banks but try going length of the table for awhile before going to cross side banks if full table banks aren't working. Shoot at lower medium speed. You want the balls to drop solidly into the pockets but not come zinging in.
Banks require a nice free straight stroke. They also let feel play a big part without getting too careful aiming. Pick a spot on the far rail and make adjustments to make that work if it isn't quite the natural bank. Bank a rack of balls into one pocket, then a rack into the other side. Focus on pocketing every ball. If one doesn't fall toss it back into the pile and keep shooting.
Hu