yeah not sure if tip should be in milk longer,lol
well to your questions joey
am sure many of the top players have overcome fatigue playing both gamling matches and tournaments and were successful doing both,for instance svb seems to beable to play all day and night and more and still plays great ,also efren reyes was the master at this too i feel longer efren plays the better he gets and looser he gets,
And am sure there is many more but both SVB & efran dont seem physically fit but they are mentally pool fit because they put many hours in and love the action and love the game same witht the likes of alex paga ,dennis orcullo,busta they play for ever and doesnt seem to bother them there body and mind seems programmed and allows them to play for days without much sleep and play still to a very high level!
for me i feel i can play for long periods ive had good results doing so and playing money games then to the events ,but i feel once i rest for a hour or two its very difficult to get back onto table and feel good about things because i feel your mind is closing down and your body too, so i would say yes its ok to keep playing both long as you dont have hours between games to rest ..
my first year at dcc 07 i was doing both, too much to be honest and it resulted in me fallen asleep after a marathon match with svb at 8ball i was due to play one pocket 5th round match but sadly i took a power nap which resulted in me sleeping for 5hrs and been scratched from the tournament, haha!
so this year 08 at dcc for instance i concentrated on the tournaments instead of money games more and it resulted in my favour as i felt much fresher for each match ,
but its very important to rest and sleep good ,but like i said its important to keep concentration for long as possible once you lose concentration and focus your game will slip a level so i suppose some players are stronger mentally than others and i believe the game pool is all in the mind!
as for nerves joey i think if you are nervous you are ready and its important to take positive energy from nerves ,but at same time control them and use them to your advantage for me nerves make me more focused which is good! but pressure and nerves are too different things and feelings ,you can have a good pressure feeling or a bad pressure feeling depending on how you are playing usually, but i do enjoy the pressure most of the time and the butterflys lol
but sadly some players dont handle nerves and pressure too good but gaining lots of experience and learning from your experiences can only help in the future.. and its upto each individual to figure it out for whats best for them ,or even look at other players who handles it better and pick something up from them... but its very important to be honest with yourself and if need be seek help from people better or find the best solution to conquer your fears,nerves,pressure whatever it might be!!
hope this helps a little!
darren appleton
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