Lol. Not being able to count. Who knew so much could go wrong?
I saw this reflection on chess...how accurate it is in pool?!
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Not for people who play at a high level and can run rack after rack, there is a certain amount of luck on the break but even there is more precision for the Pro's, just my 2 cents.....
So damned true....and there is that category of folks who think pool is a fun activity done for recreation only.
Oo koo katchoo.
This reminds. Me of our high school football coach. He came to our school when the football team hadn't won A game in years. Under him they lost first 5 games then with only 13 remaining on the team won final 6 that season.. His coaching then provided a team that won 31 straight.
His motto was, "We play to have fun." Which was followed by, "It's easier to have fun when you win."
His practice session were extreme and arduous well that's redundant but double hard is accurate. The on the fields of friendly strife training developed skills and endurance. His off the field training was directed at GETTING YOUR MIND RIGHT. I played center and was under sized at 150 lbs. In the hallway between classes he posted himself outside his room. In passing he would stop me and say, "Their middle guard weighs 225.......think about it." Then once suited up before the game we laid on our backs in the ready room and silently thought about it. This led to me being ....uh high . So high that when we ran onto the field I had no feeling in my body from the waist down. This worked well for football it however fell short when he was given baseball to coach as well. The sheer rage he could inspire was powerful in football. Baseball however requires precision and delicate control of emotions. Elevated senses still require control.
I ponder the times I have encountered pool players that elevated their senses chemically. They could make shots incredibly well....but they often fell short in the mental control department.
Coach McHargue RIP and thanks for the guidance.
I think it has more to do with a lack of self discipline than anything else. Speaking from experience that is...
Major General John M. Schofield 's dissertation on discipline as given to the graduating class at the United States Military Academy (West Point).
"The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained through harsh or tyrannical treatment. Such treatment is far more likely to destroy than make an army.. "
Well that's incomplete but the entire quote is burned into my memory banks as it was a favored knowledge recitation. Primarily requested while double timing in place with the rifle extended full arms length and level. Uh it was called a special inspection and part of leadership training dispensed at USAFA. (Far far above West Point or Annapolis.
).Oh yeah it was delivered as loud as possible.
Coach McHargue told me I wouldn't like the military, and he was right.
But I needed to be in college to avoid the draft and become cannon fodder in Vietnam.I keep seeing McHarangue there.Major General John M. Schofield 's dissertation on discipline as given to the graduating class at the United States Military Academy (West Point).
"The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained through harsh or tyrannical treatment. Such treatment is far more likely to destroy than make an army.. "
Well that's incomplete but the entire quote is burned into my memory banks as it was a favored knowledge recitation. Primarily requested while double timing in place with the rifle extended full arms length and level. Uh it was called a special inspection and part of leadership training dispensed at USAFA. (Far far above West Point or Annapolis.
Oh yeah it was delivered as loud as possible.
Coach McHargue told me I wouldn't like the military, and he was right.
See. You are a smart guy!!Major General John M. Schofield 's dissertation on discipline as given to the graduating class at the United States Military Academy (West Point).
"The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained through harsh or tyrannical treatment. Such treatment is far more likely to destroy than make an army.. "
Well that's incomplete but the entire quote is burned into my memory banks as it was a favored knowledge recitation. Primarily requested while double timing in place with the rifle extended full arms length and level. Uh it was called a special inspection and part of leadership training dispensed at USAFA. (Far far above West Point or Annapolis.
Oh yeah it was delivered as loud as possible.
Coach McHargue told me I wouldn't like the military, and he was right.