How often R U Fully In Stroke?

The Renfro said:
Think you need to define stroke.... After playing for years getting in stroke is pretty easy... What isn't easy without lots of table time is getting into the zone.....
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Renfro is right. Being in stroke or getting in stroke isn't too bad if you have already developed a solid game. Now getting in dead stroke is a whole other animal!
Dead stroke comes and goes for me but it hit me at the right time the other day at a nine ball tournament. :D
 
Getting in stroke isnt all that hard. Maybe 45 minutes, sometimes not even. A weird thing. The other night I'm watching a Jesse Bowman recorded match on ustream and I go down stairs and proceed to beat the 9 ball ghost in a race to 5! That probably sounds pretty insignificnet to most of you but to an APA 5 like myself, whose never put a 2 pack together, it was incredible! The best I've ever played.

I think I'll try watching that again tonight before league:)
 
I have been conduction an experiment on my self over the last couple of weeks, trying to get some kind of grip on my league play.

What I have found, is that I am at my best;
A) after practicing for 8 hours the day/night before, then
B) In the morning after a good sleep.

Under this scenario, I run racks rather constantly (for about an hour) and then degrade back to my normal state (Failed runout artist).

Durring long hours of parctice I am not at my best, and if I don't practice enough the night before, I am still not at my best the next morning.
 
Dead stroke

I'm in dead stroke when my opponets miss. I find out when I miss that i'm out of stroke again. lol
Funny thing is when I'm really in dead stroke I don't remember it. Thats the truth!

Dead stroke is when you want to kill yourself right? Right after you miss that ball in hand shot. LOL
 
after having a table in my basement for the last 5 years, the mechanical part of the game is solid enough to be there every day. Also when I feel off its easy to fix since I built it :) Like is often said....I added, and added, then took away, took away, took away.....Occams razor, you know?

The REAL deal is what kind of mood I'm in. When rested, in a good mood, no stress.....the game seems easy. After a bad day....it seems like work!

I used to think being in stroke was an elusive paranormal event. Now I realize its just well intended time at the table.


G.
 
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