How often & how long do you play?

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Tired of reading the drama that I inadvertently started, so I ask this: how often & how long do you play? After a long break away from games for about 1yr, in which time I played about 10games a week to keep in stroke. Now I've picked up my cues again about June and have played about 2-3hrs mon thru Thursday with Friday off and average about 5-6hrs each sat and Sunday. I'm just wondering if this is excessive or normal, what do you guys play! Please no drama lol
 
I play 2-3 times a week, 3 hours at a time. That's on weeks without a tournament.

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Normal for whom? Pros play hours every day.

For me it depends on the time of year, what my schedule and social life is like, etc.

I get into these brief periods of a few weeks every once in a while where I get really focused on pool and if I have nothing else going on, so I may make it out 3 times in a week. If I'm going somewhat regularly (a few times a week) I'll play for around 2 hours. When my schedule gets busier and I'm not playing league I might go once a week or less, again just a few hours, just to to keep things where the should be. When I'm playing league I'll still probably only get out to practice once, maybe twice a week but I'll make sure I go when I have a good chunk of time, 4 hours or more, to get some work done.

If I'm annoyed with my stroke I may spend 3-4 hours on the snooker table then 3 hours on the pool table until I feel like I have things dialed in, but as long as things are going well with my game, I'll only set aside one hour for snooker practice, mainly just to keep my precision up so the pool table looks easy and I have confidence coming to the table. I've actually found that as long as I am active, healthy, and really on top of physical and emotional well-being, I can have shorter and less frequent practice and it's just as productive as spending 15 hours a week on the table.

Note however that I intentionally altered my stance and stroke fundamentals choosing to be more rigid and technical rather than natural specifically because I have a busy schedule where I might have to be away from the table from one league match to the next, and I find that this is more forgiving if I show up to a match after a 10 hour day at work, tired, having not practiced. If I were still playing pool as a more natural shooter, how I originally learned, I'd have to put in a lot more table time to keep myself at my personal minimum performance, although it s arguable my maximum performance could be higher. It's all a matter of compromise based on how you play your game and what you expect.


As far as just overloading on pool....


When I'm having a bad spot of depression I may descend into full pool junkie mode going most days of the week, sometimes spending 12 hours in a pool hall in one stretch without food.

There is pool hall I go to, where for the last year, no matter what time I have gone on whatever day of the week, 1 pm on a Wednesday, 1am on a Sunday, there is ALWAYS this tiny guy in his 60s there just running drills, getting into hilarious smack-talking fights with the young hotheaded players. Even if he's not there when I get there, I know he'll be there by the time I leave. It's just mind-blowing, he has to be there 10 hours a day, every day. I'm not sure what to think about that, considering he's probably not even a C+ player.

I suppose you can just play for love of the game, so the question is what your priorities are, what your potential is, what you're trying to get out of practice. Only you will know if those priorities are healthy and if your practice habits are useful for your priorities
 
From Oct to May about 3 hours daily 3-4 times a week. And 2 hours at Monday night league. No such thing as too much pool. Unless a person should be working or with their family.
 
Couple of hours everyday and much longer on the weekend. Pretty much just drills and following guidance from Rod Gustafson. Making up for lost time during my very long hiatus of 20 years. Easier with a table at home.

I have a set warm up protocol then run into my standard drills working on my fundamentals, mechanics, aiming, and ball control. I do this each time I start. Then go into specific focused area for that day or week.

Cheers
 
I retired last year, so I'm now playing about 3 hours a day.

I wish I could say it's improved my game, but alas....:embarrassed2:







Wow, this thread is really boring without some DRAMA :boring2:
 
Tired of reading the drama that I inadvertently started, so I ask this: how often & how long do you play? After a long break away from games for about 1yr, in which time I played about 10games a week to keep in stroke. Now I've picked up my cues again about June and have played about 2-3hrs mon thru Thursday with Friday off and average about 5-6hrs each sat and Sunday. I'm just wondering if this is excessive or normal, what do you guys play! Please no drama lol

There is no normal when it comes to playing pool, especially for the forum members LOL

You can say you play 6 hours a day, and all most people would be is jealous.

Last several years, my playing is maybe 6-8 hours a week spaced between two weekly tournaments and some practice with my son. That's probably the time I am at the table, not waiting for my opponent or waiting for another match.

For some reason, even though I have a table at home, I have not used it in months.
 
I retired last year, so I'm now playing about 3 hours a day.

I wish I could say it's improved my game, but alas....:embarrassed2:







Wow, this thread is really boring without some DRAMA :boring2:

I can add some drama. You are from the Chicago area, your traffic in the city sucks! It reminds me of a cross between New York and Boston, lots of cars and poeple like NY, streets going in random directions like Boston LOL

Did you happen to be in Chris's last month at all? I was there a few days with my son during Jr Nationals if you happened to notice a bunch of kids there for a week :smile:
 
Currently last 2 weeks zero
I'm setting up my sogaard billiard and olhausen pool tables in my garage

Before and after that's done, I play daily usually no more than 2hrs a time until weekends when I play 5 or more hrs a day
 
I strive for ten racks of 14.1 per day. I find for every day I skip, it takes me c. four racks to feel as proficient as I was before the lapse in daily practice.

e.g. Not playing for 3 days, and I need c. 12 racks to return to feeling comfortable and in stroke.
 
Right now its 2 times a week, sometimes 3 plus tournaments but I don't have one every weekend. But I'm gonna change my schedule a little bit so I can go play one hour of dedicated practice/training by myself on days that I'm not already playing with someone.
 
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 1+hours at home.

Wednesday 4 hours of actual playtime at poolhall (practice/action)

Saturday Weekly Double Elim tourney... and about an hour of practice before the tourney.

Sunday Usually rest day but sometimes I hit balls.
 
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I'm lucky if I get to play once a month between working and taking care of my infant son. If I do get a chance I play in a local doubles snooker tournament held every Saturday. I like to get there at least one hour (preferably two hours) early to get plenty of practice in and if I get knocked out of the tournament early, I try to stick around to do some cheap gambling when a table opens up. I might get back into playing APA though just to get out of the house during the week.
 
3 to 5 hours a day on the weekends and maybe one night a week for a couple hours because of the nearest decent place to play is over 30 minutes away, but plan on getting me a table for the house this weekend and hopefully start getting 2 to 3 hours a night at the house.
 
Define "playing"...I'm not sure what I'm doing qualifies as actual playing most of the time :p


Typically 25-30 hours a week spread over 4 days (Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun)
 
Tired of reading the drama that I inadvertently started, so I ask this: how often & how long do you play? After a long break away from games for about 1yr, in which time I played about 10games a week to keep in stroke. Now I've picked up my cues again about June and have played about 2-3hrs mon thru Thursday with Friday off and average about 5-6hrs each sat and Sunday. I'm just wondering if this is excessive or normal, what do you guys play! Please no drama lol

That's a lot of pool. I wish I had that much free time :)
I play maybe 2 hours during the week, Four 1/2 hour sessions on my home table.
I try to get out on the weekend to play 4 or 5 hours against somebody/anybody.
 
All of the below is league

Tuesday...8 ball

Wednesday both 8 and 9 ball

Thursday...9 ball

Friday...8 and 9 ball singles plus 8 and 9 ball Scotch doubles

Sunday ...both 8 and 9 ball then once a month masters prior to the 8 and 9 ball league
 
All of the below is league

Tuesday...8 ball

Wednesday both 8 and 9 ball

Thursday...9 ball

Friday...8 and 9 ball singles plus 8 and 9 ball Scotch doubles

Sunday ...both 8 and 9 ball then once a month masters prior to the 8 and 9 ball league
So about an hour a week since most of league night is waiting...
 
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