How much Do you Practice before a major competition?

How much do you practice before a major competition

  • Practice right up until start time

    Votes: 7 16.7%

  • Practice hard for a period of days then take a day off before competition

    Votes: 15 35.7%

  • I don't alter my regular practice schedual

    Votes: 12 28.6%

  • I don't practice

    Votes: 8 19.0%
  • Total voters
    42
This is just my opinion, but if you are practicing the day of, or right at, tourney time, you are probably too late. :p
 
muttley76 said:
This is just my opinion, but if you are practicing the day of, or right at, tourney time, you are probably too late. :p
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its kinda like your teacher used to tell you in school...if you do not already know it the night before, you will never know it.
 
muttley76 said:
you are probably too late. :p
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I'd Rather be late than never arrive... If someone doesn't practice... they are not a threat to beat me....I hope the whole world "except me" stops practicing this instant...I also hope I win the lottery :thumbup:

I guess what I really want to know is.

Is a day off beneficial to performance or not?
 
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i will usually play with a friend, but we will play diffrent games like.. every other shot has to be a D shot. and then we will play to make everything. so you work on all aspects of your game, and i try to pratice with someone better than me. Just my 2 cents.
 
softshot said:
I am curious how many of you practice right up until start time?

I don't mean a few warm up racks.

I mean real structured practice.
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Objection, relevance!

How often do you get a table alone right up until start time? :D
 
I rack the balls 200 times in a row, Rack em up, spread em out....I really want to be in dead rack, make sure I'm freezing the balls up real good for whoever is beating the dog crap out of me in the tourney...I also practice my defeat handshake.
 
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CharlesUFarley said:
I rack the balls 200 times in a row, Rack em up, spread em out....I really want to be in dead rack, make sure I'm freezing the balls up real good for whoever is beating the dog crap out of me in the tourney...I also practice my defeat handshake.
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ha ha ha ha ha
 
i find i have done the best when i don't alter my normal schedule. i will practice on site at the tournament but i am not going at it real hard. i'll run a few drills and then try to find someone who plays a step above me and try to shoot some with them. but i keep my routine the same during the time leading up to the tourney. i think this can trace back to my life though - i am a creature of habitt. i like things the same. this will not work for everyone obviously.
 
About 5-6 days before a major, I stop all "practice" routines completely. I want nothing new in my brain before game time. TRAINING & PRACTICE if done properly, are from the Analytical side of the brain. I want to be in my playing mode, the Creative side.

I do "spar" very hard in those 5-6 days.....SPF=randyg
 
Back in the day I was always playing, always, and taking notes on my weaknesses and working one em, therefore:
I would never play the day before an event...once there I'd watch others practicing to get a visual read on the table speed and if banked balls are either coming long/short or natural. I'd then practice for 30 minutes preferrably alone (that's difficult), or either I'd hit a rack and you'd hit a rack and never do one on one during my 30 minute warm up.
 
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I take lessons, mess up my stroke and my game, then lose big. That's how I roll.
 
I dont change what i am doing, infact right before a tournament starts i will try to hit a couple balls just to see table speed/rolls and all that.

But i dont practice on Sat. so if a tournament starts then i will go in cold.
 
randyg said:
About 5-6 days before a major, I stop all "practice" routines completely. I want nothing new in my brain before game time. TRAINING & PRACTICE if done properly, are from the Analytical side of the brain. I want to be in my playing mode, the Creative side.

I do "spar" very hard in those 5-6 days.....SPF=randyg
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That's a very interesting approach..I'll have to give that a try:thumbup:
 
I usually will ensure that i'm getting adequate time in a week out of the tournament, but once it's only 3-4 days away, I switch gears from drills to things like playing the ghost, or sparring with someone. The day prior to, I might shoot for an hour or two, just to loosen my arm up, but don't look to do any major playing. It's just what's worked for me.
 
By before a tournament I'm assuming day of / on site. For me the day of a tournament is more about being warmed up. Very similar to golf: warm up then play. Work on stuff after the round as needed.

But when getting ready for tournament play I don't want to have all kinds of stroke thoughts and other technical stuff cluttering up my mind so that my mind is more available to discern patterns, "see" the shots, and focus.
 
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