I was sharked by jose parica

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erikido

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Okay, not really. But, I kicked a ball in 2 rails and got shape on the next ball....was chalking up when I realized jose was watching me. Why the hell is parica watching me was my thought at the time. Tried taking some deep breaths to calm my nerves took the shot and missed a pretty easy one.

To answer my own question I made one hell of kick and thats why he was watching me. Any of you who have had problems "getting rid" of the crowd in your mind have some tricks to refocus on the game?



Posted this in the main forum. But, I think I might get more responses here.
 
In this situation, we teach our students how to use their Mantra to re-focus.
randyg
 
I always have a glass of water at my table for this purpose. If I need to forget about my surroundings I go take a drink, scuff up my tip and essentially start my run over. By that I mean, forget about how many balls you've run, forget what great shots you've made, your on ball 1 now with an easy shot. It's not always possible to do, but it has helped me in situations. I try to take every shot one ball at a time and not think about what kind of run or break I'm on and most of all forget about who if anyone is watching.
 
When I find myself getting distracted when I'm in competition, I visualize myself in my home room practicing, pocketing shot after shot and feeling great. I can actually feel the tension start to leave my body and it helps get me back into the game.

Sort of reminds me of that movie Happy Gilmore, when he starts to go crazy in a golf tournament, he's taught to 'find his happy place' and go there in his mind, and it calms him down.
 
Start Over

Starting over is great advice. I try to be completely immersed in the task at hand. I take a drink of my beer, oh I mean water. Then step up to the table and reevaluate. I go through my whole routine and if I'm focusing/concentrating enough by the time I get to the end of my routine I am back to the point where "I am the only one in the poolhall". At this point it is just me and the table, no pressure, everything is simple and easy.

The only problem I have when I am completely immersed in the task at hand... I occasionally don't see the other players at the tables around me.
 
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