I Missed/Easy Shot

[Island Drive]

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Fillers recent Quote....
....try not to get frustrated by mistakes in a match. I just learn from them and move on.

bm

 

[Mensabum]

Just saw this comment.... Yep

Fillers recent Quote....
....try not to get frustrated by mistakes in a match. I just learn from them and move on.

bm

I've gotten to the point where I don't even think about it. Doesn't register. Just keep making balls.

 

[David in FL]

I call it pool amnesia...

 

[gregcantrall]

A missed easy shot is a wake up call. It gets a quick ass says mint without emotion. Then sit with my game face on and hope for another chance. Showing disappointment or anger at a missed easy shot gives an opponent confidence. Laughing when I want to cry can leave an opponent confused.
Just yesterday playing APA 9 ball, I missed the rack on my first break. The cueball went straight into the corner at 90 mph. Well I was a little too tight. I recovered and won the match but still amazed that I could miss the entire rack And scratch dead in the corner. Shrug
Being APA rules ignorant I wasn't sure if I got another swing at the break shot as nothing was disturbed. A mild chuckle as I handed over the break to an equal rated opponent was my solution. While he broke them I had time to think about what I had done. The technical term for it is, Ready ...Shoot ...Aim!

 

[Bob Jewett]

Fillers recent Quote....
....try not to get frustrated by mistakes in a match. I just learn from them and move on.

This is a main point of both The Inner Game of Tennis and The Pleasures of Small Motions. Observe, don't judge.

 

[couldnthinkof01]

Make a great shot, who cares
Make a bad shot, who cares
Getting too high or too low is exhausting and does not help