In browsing through some old CTE debates (this is not one of them), I found this quote:
Ilona Bernhard - "People often make the mistake of thinking that they are as good as their best game instead of accepting that their level is their average game."
Strange how I would come across this message just as I'm pondering something very similar. I posted a little brain-dump on my site about why I think my game has gone down lately, but countered it with perhaps it hasn't; only that I'm expecting to make the shots I *think* I usually make - so when I miss, it feels like something isn't working.
So... maybe while my game has improved over the last few months, it's still not at the level I *think* it is. So when I see those glimpses of ability (aka "my best game"); that's only what they are - glimpses of the future - not what I always am. If it were.. then I'd be playing poorly an awful lot. Maybe I'm not playing poorly, I'm just playing average-ly. heh.
I know I've come a long way in the year since I took up actually learning the game - but I need to also keep in mind, that it's only been one year. All the info and knowledge I pick up here and elsewhere doesn't mean I can physically play at the level I understand mentally. lol
Just wanted to share a little lightbulb moment, since it happened on AZB, with AZB.
Ilona Bernhard - "People often make the mistake of thinking that they are as good as their best game instead of accepting that their level is their average game."
Strange how I would come across this message just as I'm pondering something very similar. I posted a little brain-dump on my site about why I think my game has gone down lately, but countered it with perhaps it hasn't; only that I'm expecting to make the shots I *think* I usually make - so when I miss, it feels like something isn't working.
So... maybe while my game has improved over the last few months, it's still not at the level I *think* it is. So when I see those glimpses of ability (aka "my best game"); that's only what they are - glimpses of the future - not what I always am. If it were.. then I'd be playing poorly an awful lot. Maybe I'm not playing poorly, I'm just playing average-ly. heh.
I know I've come a long way in the year since I took up actually learning the game - but I need to also keep in mind, that it's only been one year. All the info and knowledge I pick up here and elsewhere doesn't mean I can physically play at the level I understand mentally. lol
Just wanted to share a little lightbulb moment, since it happened on AZB, with AZB.