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[recoveryjones]

After watching instructional videos by Bert Kinister, the Monk and various other instructors I've finally thought up a possible way to improve my game.

Here's what I'll do.I'll get someone to do a video of me shooting pool for an hour.
I'll get them to edit out all my missed shots, miscues,headlifts and other imperfections.
I will virtually break and run every rack just like the Monk, Jimmy Reid and Bert Kinister.I'll set up the most complicated of super english shots and record it (when after ten trys,)until I'm finally succesful.

I will watch this tape over and over several times that it is so physcologically and subliminally entrenched into my subconscious.



Does anyone out their think that this could help ones game?RJ

 

[BlowFish]

your very funny man.

After watching instructional videos by Bert Kinister, the Monk and various other instructors I've finally thought up a possible way to improve my game.

Here's what I'll do.I'll get someone to do a video of me shooting pool for an hour.
I'll get them to edit out all my missed shots, miscues,headlifts and other imperfections.
I will vitually break and run every rack just like the Monk, Jimmy Reid and Bert Kinister.I'll set up the most complicated of super english shots and record it (when after ten trys,)until I'm finally succesful.

I will watch this tape over and over severally times that it is so physcologically and subliminally entrenched into my subconscious.



Does anyone out their think that this could help ones game?RJ

ROFLOL.....

 

[jjinfla]

Yeah, but the trick is to get someone to buy them.

Jake

 

[lukeinva]

You would also have to come up with a gimmick that would make people believe that they will get better listening to you! I know you could be like recover your game and you table at the same time by recovery jones!! That should get those DIY's to buy some tapes!! You could also take it to a party and show all your friends how good you are? Maybe you could get a hottie that way!!

 

[Egg McDogit]

lol...I was watching a mike sigel video with short segments
on 8ball, 9ball, and straights. Well in the 9 ball segment
he's gonna run like 10 racks or something with ball in hand
after the break. He breaks the first rack and makes a ball
and runs out. In the second rack, he comes up dry and says
something like "Well I came up dry on the break AGAIN".
Meaning that there were at least *2* racks after the first
one that he didn't wanna play out or didn't get out on. Just
something funny I noticed - so you wouldn't be the first one...
and you'd be in good company

peace
-Egg

 

[woody_968]

Actually while some may laugh what you are talking about it can help your game.

You will have to forgive me for not remembering the exact term, I am at work so my mind is a little blank LOL. But a study has been done on mental imaging, or visualisation, that shows seeing yourself perform tasks correctly in your mind is almost as good as really doing it.

You dont even have to make a tape. You just have to be able to visualise in your mind (in as much detail as you can) what it is you are wanting to do. Im sure I will get a few jabs on this one, but it does work. I will try to find the source of the study for you.

I have done this while laying in bed (yep, Im a romantic LOL) concerning my preshot routine, and in someways it can almost be better than working at the table because there are no thoughts about making or missing the ball. Its in my mind so of course I will make it

The key is in the detail of the mental imaging. The more detailed you can make your visualisation the better off you will be.

Ok, now everyone can start in on me LOL.

Woody

 

[chefjeff]

After watching instructional videos by Bert Kinister, the Monk and various other instructors I've finally thought up a possible way to improve my game.

Here's what I'll do.I'll get someone to do a video of me shooting pool for an hour.
I'll get them to edit out all my missed shots, miscues,headlifts and other imperfections.
I will virtually break and run every rack just like the Monk, Jimmy Reid and Bert Kinister.I'll set up the most complicated of super english shots and record it (when after ten trys,)until I'm finally succesful.

I will watch this tape over and over several times that it is so physcologically and subliminally entrenched into my subconscious.



Does anyone out their think that this could help ones game?RJ

I like it. Visualization techniques work wonders for developing confidence and technique. I've noticed when I first started watching pool on TV and immediately went to play, that I played better for a 1/2 hour or so. I figured it was because I had just programmed my mind with the images of great play and my body just "naturally" follwed suit.

I personally do this in my mind, as much as I can. I sometimes close my eyes while my opponent is shooting and imagine myself running out when he misses. In the "playing the ghost" thread, I talk about "watching" the ghost runout flawlessly, which pretty much does the same thing for me.

Let us know if you do this and how it works...and if the effects last over time. I'm suspecting your subconscious mind will get bored with the tape and the effects will diminish.

Jeff Livingston

 

[k-carson]

The key is in the detail of the mental imaging. The more detailed you can make your visualisation the better off you will be.
Ok, now everyone can start in on me LOL. Woody

about 4 years ago I had read a book detailing some of the different ways the subconcies mind works and one of the chapters was about how music
from days gone by with jar the mind

a few weeks later was the last night of league and i was in second place and needed a stellar night to even have a chance
so i got to thinking how some of the best pool i had played in my life was
in central texas and how the juke box was always playing tejano or mariachi
or freddy fender type music so after 3 music stores ( OHIO) i finally found 1 cd and listened to it all day and went 5 for 5 with 3 break and runs
and i am certain this is why .. unless it was the 7 or 8 margarita's i felt like drinking

 

[Joe T]

After watching instructional videos by Bert Kinister, the Monk and various other instructors I've finally thought up a possible way to improve my game.

Here's what I'll do.I'll get someone to do a video of me shooting pool for an hour.
I'll get them to edit out all my missed shots, miscues,headlifts and other imperfections.
I will virtually break and run every rack just like the Monk, Jimmy Reid and Bert Kinister.I'll set up the most complicated of super english shots and record it (when after ten trys,)until I'm finally succesful.

I will watch this tape over and over several times that it is so physcologically and subliminally entrenched into my subconscious.



Does anyone out their think that this could help ones game?RJ

Recovery you also read my mind or felt the vibes (see CaptainJr's post on tough shots). You know the Blue book on aiming I sent you right. Well I put that on DVD because I felt it was too difficult for you guys just in the book form.

Can you imagine me doing that complete workout without missing?!!! Well I did it, actually I only did half of each drill or required shot. Do you think I edited the misses or left them in?

Well it may be bad marketing but I left them in. I missed a little more than I usually do but I was talking and we had to do it on a very tight table and I just felt like being honest and suffering right along with all my veiwers. Good news though, I did the 4 1/2 drill with only 4 misses on the first take! Bad news is I missed some hangers while blabbin down on the shot. So far it's working out well. The quality is not bad but not great (some background noise and poor lighting in some spots) but the information is more than there and I want to see how it goes in this form before I decide to have it mass produced or possibly shoot it again.

I would also like to agree with everyone else about the visualization. It's proven, it works and I don't know why I don't do it anymore? Once on a bus trip back to RI from KANSAS!!! I actually visualized an entire set of 9 ball, shot by shot defeating a certain player that was waiting in RI. I didn't do it all in one sitting, I did it in little bits. I find it very hard to stay focused on this type of task for more than 2 or 3 minutes.

Anyways and I know this hard for anyone to believe and I can't prove it but I defeated this better player 9-0 in my head on that bus trip from hell and the first time we played at home was a sat afternoon tournament in which I beat him 7-0 for real!

 

[wayne]

After watching instructional videos by Bert Kinister, the Monk and various other instructors I've finally thought up a possible way to improve my game.

Here's what I'll do.I'll get someone to do a video of me shooting pool for an hour.
I'll get them to edit out all my missed shots, miscues,headlifts and other imperfections.
I will virtually break and run every rack just like the Monk, Jimmy Reid and Bert Kinister.I'll set up the most complicated of super english shots and record it (when after ten trys,)until I'm finally succesful.

I will watch this tape over and over several times that it is so physcologically and subliminally entrenched into my subconscious.



Does anyone out their think that this could help ones game?RJ

At the US Open one-pocket in Vegas a pretty good player was watching the match between Bert and Connecticut Rich and Rich torched Bert 4 games to 0. Bert was jumping up on shots and doing strange things and the good player watching said he was going home and burning all his tapes. Cracked us up.

Wayne

 

[sjm]

After watching instructional videos by Bert Kinister, the Monk and various other instructors I've finally thought up a possible way to improve my game.

Here's what I'll do.I'll get someone to do a video of me shooting pool for an hour.
I'll get them to edit out all my missed shots, miscues,headlifts and other imperfections.
I will virtually break and run every rack just like the Monk, Jimmy Reid and Bert Kinister.I'll set up the most complicated of super english shots and record it (when after ten trys,)until I'm finally succesful.

I will watch this tape over and over several times that it is so physcologically and subliminally entrenched into my subconscious.



Does anyone out their think that this could help ones game?RJ

Hey, RJ, hope you're well. If you go forward with this, I'll trade my "How to run a hundred at three cushion billiards with a house cue" tape for your "how to make tough shot after tough shot in pool without ever missing" tape. Seems a fair trade to me.

 

[TheBook]

I keep visualizing having sex with the hot neighbor chick. Maybe I have to visualize more or harder. So far it has not happened. All of those motivational porno tapes haven't helped either. I think all of that stuff is a gimick. They are all the same and go over the same stuff with a little different twist. lol

I think pool tapes took lessons from them. I have spent a lot on them and came to one conclusion: practice and play. Find you weak spot and work on it. Books and tapes are good as a basis but after reading or watching one all the rest are the same, some just do a better job of conveying the lesson.

 

[vapoolplayer]

I have spent a lot on them and came to one conclusion: practice and play. Find you weak spot and work on it. Books and tapes are good as a basis but after reading or watching one all the rest are the same, some just do a better job of conveying the lesson.

are you still talking about the porn flick here????

VAP

 

[TheBook]

are you still talking about the porn flick here????

VAP

It can apply to either. Both are good entertainment but nothing beats experience of doing the real physical activity. The only difference in both are the characters, the results are still the same. They have your money and you ended up gettting f@#$ed.

 

[recoveryjones]

Hey, RJ, hope you're well. If you go forward with this, I'll trade my "How to run a hundred at three cushion billiards with a house cue" tape for your "how to make tough shot after tough shot in pool without ever missing" tape. Seems a fair trade to me.

You got yourself a deal


Actually a friend of mine and I are going to take his camcorder to a pool hall and shoot some (armage) footage.He says we can make some film,however,editting take some special equipment. Not sure what he really means,however,looking at ourselves on video should be interesting.Take care , RJ

ps. Absolutley loved that Sayinger 3 cushion trick shot vid you sent me.That and Ronnie O'Sullivan running 147 (in snooker) in just over 5 minutes are two of the most spectaculiar things I've ever seen done with a cue, balls and a table.Incredible stuff, however, no doubt your running a 100 in three cushion will top it all.