How long does it take for you to warm up?
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3/4 of a pitcher of beer.
seems to take me about 15 to 20 minutes to play pretty well after 2 hours I am really getting in stroke - I only get to play for 2 hours or more straight about once a month though.
I hear you are "suppose" to warm up, but I normally don't. If I get to, I'm okay with it, if I don't get to, I'm okay with it. I don't plan on warming up or make it part of my routine. Instead, I just see how I feel while waiting for my match and then decide at that moment if I'm gonna hit balls or not.
I guess what I'm saying is I do not get upset or let it affect my game if I don't get to warm up.
Side note: Of course, if you haven't ever played on the tables at a new tournament, getting to know the speed and conditions of the tables is something different (although I adjust pretty quickly).
However, I DO practice regularly - once a week (or more if I can) 2-4 hours at a time.
I guess what I'm saying is I do not get upset or let it affect my game if I don't get to warm up.
Side note: Of course, if you haven't ever played on the tables at a new tournament, getting to know the speed and conditions of the tables is something different (although I adjust pretty quickly).
However, I DO practice regularly - once a week (or more if I can) 2-4 hours at a time.
If your mechanics are sound warm up is not as much the issue as mental preperation, anyone can be fundementally sound enough to play without warm up, the champions are the guys that can come mentally prepared and maintain for the duration of the match. Pool is a mental game.
2rgrbn said:
Why does it take some people up to two hours to get warmed up? What kind of mental preparation does one need to be ready to play?
I should have used the term focus in place of mental preparation and what it takes to get focused varies from player to player. At one time in my pool career I believed after 1 rum and coke and for $20.00 that I was the best in my area. When this situation presented itself I played my best not because I did anything different or was instantly blessed with knowledge but because I honestly believed that was my zone.PoolSharkAllen said:
Warm up is important.
I've been to tournaments where pro players played, and every single one of them tried their best to warm up. Those guys practice 5 hours per days, have great reliable strokes, but...they'll still take any available warm up time.
How long does it take me to warm up? I don't know. It depends where I'm playing, whether it's a small weekly tournament or national championships...if I play for nothing I'm good to go very quickly.
I've been to tournaments where pro players played, and every single one of them tried their best to warm up. Those guys practice 5 hours per days, have great reliable strokes, but...they'll still take any available warm up time.
How long does it take me to warm up? I don't know. It depends where I'm playing, whether it's a small weekly tournament or national championships...if I play for nothing I'm good to go very quickly.
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It doesn't take me long to warm up. Just long enough to get a little lose.
My biggest problem is boredom. I play in exact proportion to how "into it" I am. Even if I gamble, I still don't care. I love the game, but wish it was as exciting as when I couldn't play at all.
Embarrassed to say, but when I do have a couple of beers... I AM more "into it." I wonder why that is?
My biggest problem is boredom. I play in exact proportion to how "into it" I am. Even if I gamble, I still don't care. I love the game, but wish it was as exciting as when I couldn't play at all.
Embarrassed to say, but when I do have a couple of beers... I AM more "into it." I wonder why that is?
Wow, this thread is fun to reply to but really boring to read. I don't even want to read what I wrote.
I certainly do not need 30 minutes to practice just enough time to pocket a few balls and judge the speed of the table. I really do not know how well I am going to play when I am getting ready to play. Sometimes I practice like a pro before I leave my house and then don't seem to play well. Other times I can't make a shot in practice and shoot lights out in my match.
I think it all has to do with how well I can focus and stay on task when at the table. Last night I did well in an APA match I went 19 to 1 against a five. A couple of my team mates said to me "are going to say something to him he is trying to shark you"! My focus was so intense I did not even notice.
I think it all has to do with how well I can focus and stay on task when at the table. Last night I did well in an APA match I went 19 to 1 against a five. A couple of my team mates said to me "are going to say something to him he is trying to shark you"! My focus was so intense I did not even notice.