How do you warm up? Do you start will drills? Do you just throw out some balls? Do you work on a particular shot? Do you work on position?
If you show me yours I'll show you mine
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I just setup a 14.1 break shot and do that until I miss and repeat. It's the only way I practice.
If I have a serious match coming and have the table and @ 15-20 minutes, I'll do something like (assume it's 9 ball):
- spread out the 9 balls for an easy run, just to loosen up. Do this once or twice
- shoot some spot shots, some long straight ins, some long moderately angled with OB on and near long rail, some cut shots
- do some distance control shots. CB only, and then CB -> OB
- do a # of banks, side - corner - cross-corner - long
- do a few breaks. Run out the last one.
Get the stroke, get the touch, get the rails, get the break, get the confidence
(I make it sound like I know what I'm doing, but I'm still 2 balls short
)
- spread out the 9 balls for an easy run, just to loosen up. Do this once or twice
- shoot some spot shots, some long straight ins, some long moderately angled with OB on and near long rail, some cut shots
- do some distance control shots. CB only, and then CB -> OB
- do a # of banks, side - corner - cross-corner - long
- do a few breaks. Run out the last one.
Get the stroke, get the touch, get the rails, get the break, get the confidence
(I make it sound like I know what I'm doing, but I'm still 2 balls short
)
I meditate really hard and try to levitate above my chair. That usually gives me the edge.
And would really intimidate me, if I were your opponent.
Codeine?
What medication do you choose that gives you that ability?
Oh wait... you said meditate, not medicate.
j/k
-Sean
I meditate really hard and try to levitate above my chair. That usually gives me the edge.
What medication do you choose that gives you that ability?
Oh wait... you said meditate, not medicate.
j/k
-Sean
I meditate really hard and try to levitate above my chair. That usually gives me the edge.
I just found a picture of NewStroke.
Their is no spoon......
Dude, that's EXACTLY what I do with my budd. Works great and it really gets under the skin of others warming up for the tourney. Makes it SEEM like we know what we're doing hahaha.
xJ
IF I warm up before a 9ball tourney, I will throw ten balls out on the table and take ball in hand and repeat.
For an 8ball tourney, I normally do warm up. I rack, break, and play 8ball either by myself or find a poor soul who I trick into playing me. lol.
okay, okay, show me yours now. :thumbup:
For an 8ball tourney, I normally do warm up. I rack, break, and play 8ball either by myself or find a poor soul who I trick into playing me. lol.
okay, okay, show me yours now. :thumbup:
I knew you would like that...
I will throw about 10 balls out and shoot in any order, then I will shoot 3 in rotation. If i make them then go to 4 and on and on. If I miss then I go back one.:thumbup:
you guys talk like you spend time at the table playing
I squat at the end of the table and get comfortable with that position for a minute, then I hold the rack in my hand and get a feel for it.... then I rack the balls as tight as possible. After that I try to catch the waitress's name and get comfy in my chair with my drink, food, and whatever else I have with me. Then I'm set for the night to watch my opponents run racks on me.
I squat at the end of the table and get comfortable with that position for a minute, then I hold the rack in my hand and get a feel for it.... then I rack the balls as tight as possible. After that I try to catch the waitress's name and get comfy in my chair with my drink, food, and whatever else I have with me. Then I'm set for the night to watch my opponents run racks on me.
I usually throw out 5 or 6 balls and then take ball in hand and try to run them out in order. If I feel like my game is off a little I like to rifle in some long straight shots and then do some moderate cut shots with top, bottom, left and right english.