Help, I'm in a slump!!!!

lsabado

lsabado

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I have been playing well a couple of weeks ago and this week I've been playing terrible. I noticed that when I was playing well that my bridge hand is just solid like a rock but this week I feel like sometimes my bridge hand moves a little bit when I do my practice stroke. What do you guys do to get out of a slump?
 
lsabado said:
I have been playing well a couple of weeks ago and this week I've been playing terrible. I noticed that when I was playing well that my bridge hand is just solid like a rock but this week I feel like sometimes my bridge hand moves a little bit when I do my practice stroke. What do you guys do to get out of a slump?
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Put a little more weight your bridge hand and don't move your head or flinch at all when you shoot.
 
lsabado said:
I have been playing well a couple of weeks ago and this week I've been playing terrible. I noticed that when I was playing well that my bridge hand is just solid like a rock but this week I feel like sometimes my bridge hand moves a little bit when I do my practice stroke. What do you guys do to get out of a slump?
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Go back to your basics. Do Bert Kinister's "Shot Number 1". The CB is lined up straight 6 diamonds away from the OB into a corner pocket. What is happeneing when you shoot this shot? Is the CB left spinning to the right or left? Missing altogether? Could be an alignment problem and you need to seek out an instructor.

This shot is my baseline for correcting any little slump I feel I'm having.

Barbara
 
Don't worry be happy

Slumps are great thing for your game in the long run, but there's no cheat to pull yourself out of one. You'll pass through when you're ready to pass through. If you stay alert and try to really analyze where you're going wrong, you'll learn a lot about yourself and your game. Realize that slumps usually happen during a long plateau period where there hasn't been any major growth for a while or you haven't pushed yourself to learn new things. Slumps give you a kick in the ass to face your problems rather than continue to deny or ignore them. Don't ever look at a slump as a bad thing, everyone has them, it's what you take out of it that really counts.
 
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sometimes all it takes is time off from the game.take a week or two off do something else you like.at times its just to much of one thing and after a break you'll come back with a new desire to play usually and it usually is accompanied by a noticable improvement in your game.if that doesn't work go back to basics.
 
Yes, first take a break before you start messing with your fundamentals. Take a few days off, relax, get your mind off the game. Come back with even more desire to play. If you are still in a slump, then check out your fundamentals. This is all IMO, someone might tell you different. If your slump lasts too long, go find a well known instructor that plays very strong pool. Sometimes that advice people get from those APA 4's and 5's is more like poison to your game.
 
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