Inconsistency

Tom RossMAN told me once that a big key to making balls and getting position is to have whats called "Burning Focus" on the shot at hand. concentrate solely on the shot, and nothing else. not the blonde in the 4th row, dont think of your bank account, dont think of the previous shot, dont think of your regular job, etc, etc. BURNING FOCUS on the shot and position at hand.

not easy to do, but when you slump, take a little extra time, think confidently, and remember that "Proper Alignment + Straight Stroke = Shot Success"

regards,
DCP
 
BrianK74 said:
I had a really big performance drop lately when i changed about ten aspects of my game at the same time. I should have made each little adjustment seperately once I had gotten used to the last adjustment, but NO I dream big.

I recently decided to stop tinkering and just practice, and you know what?, it came back better than before. My commitment to making important fundamental changes in my game for the sake of the future, and my willingness to suffer temporarily for the "greater good" paid off.

I also decided to take a month off from playing pool. I didn't watch it on TV, didn't think about it, didn't read about it.....nothing. I just let the passion slowly come back, there is such a thing as "too much of a great thing".

Might consider giving yourself a break to let your natural game return.
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been thinking about skipping a couple weeks worth of play lately, but I'm not sure I can *l*

been playing at least once a week for the last two years, usually 3 or 4 times a week. Keep thinking I should take a break, but I miss it when I don't play.
 
cubswin said:
been thinking about skipping a couple weeks worth of play lately, but I'm not sure I can *l*

been playing at least once a week for the last two years, usually 3 or 4 times a week. Keep thinking I should take a break, but I miss it when I don't play.
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I've been out of work the last couple months, (just got a new job yesterday) and was going to my local poolhall during the day. The manager is a friend and was giving me free table time as long as I play him. I was playing 3-5 hours a day 5 days a week and would pop in weekend evenings for some small change money games.

Can you say burn out!. Near the end before I walked away for a month I was loosing my mind.

I know that much table time sounds like a dream, but like peanut butter sandwiches for lunch every single day, it's gets tired after a while.

Sometimes you just have to pull yourself away for the sake of your game, and yor sanity. You'll not regret the break.
 
emotions

Emotional highs and lows equals same performance. I would suggest you look at the end result, are you playing for the love of the game or to make money? Your answer maybe in those questions.
 
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