Philly Willy
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INTER CONFLICT STAGE-THE THREE WAY SHOT PROCESS
I recently purchased The Monk's new E Book "My Students From Hell". While reading this wonderful masterpiece, I have determined I am still a student from hell. Don't get me wrong, I am a very knowledgeable and skilled player in my own mind and of others who have grown to know me. But I suffer with great conflict within my game. The Monk's New E book "My Students From Hell" and his new DVD "Bring Your Game To Its Highest Level" can help you identify these weaknesses and give you the tools to cure this inner conflict stage that seperates winners from loser.
We all know that you need to concentrate on your game to be a consistent player. Letting outside variables enter your mind will cause conflict which will cause you to lose focus and break your concentration with the final result of missing shots and losing the game. Outside variables may be a recent argument with a family member or friend, a dispute at work, or with people you are presently playing pool with. But lets pretend here that none of these things are on your mind. You are ready to concentrate only on your game. Only decisions as to how to play can affect your focus. The following is a coflict I have.
Remember when you first started playing pool. I do it was 4-5 decades ago. I knew nothing. I learned how to aim and shoot. No 4 strokes of pool or english to worry about and other things that help you with your positioning skills. No kicking and banking systems to get you out of tight situations, just a feel for doing it. Breaking, break them hard. Your shotmaking skills alone made you a very good player if you aimed well and had the luck of the Irish. But today, I know the 4 strokes of pool, the Buddy Hall Clock System, the various kicking and banking systems, safety play, you know it, I know it. I am good at it, but I still lose games and matches. I miss balls I should including the money ball. Balls pop in the pocket with authority and bounce out, or they die right before the pocket. Why is this. Well I figured it out and it is not going to be easy to cure without some thinking before each shot.
Now for my secret. When I miss the big key shot to a runout and lose the game, it has been because of the following thinking right before I "pull the pin": I call this the Three Way Shot Decision that gets me every time.
I am on a key ball to a runout, could be one ball left or several balls left, but I see the pattern to the runout, and I got to go for it now. If I blow the shot and don't get position my opponent will runout and win the game because he is an outstanding player or I would not be playing him. Well remember all this new training I received over past ten years comes into play here and it is about to mess me up good.
1. I could just try to make the next ball that is not real hard and not worry about where I end up on the table. This of course is not planning for the runout. It is taking a shot one at a time. Sort of like when you only had shotmaking skills to rely on.
2. I could play a safety and hope my opponent cannot capitalize. He could miss and I would get ball in hand, and I could runout unless I royally screw up, which people do.
3. I could play the shot two way. How do you do that. Well I look at the table and say to my self, I am going to try and make this ball, but if I miss I am going to make it my priority to get great position on my next ball while leaving my opponent with a difficult shot.
Well what decision do you think I made of the above three shots that ended in my downfall in the first game of a race to 7. All three put me into this inner conflict stage the Monk talks about. The third choice is what I took. I missed an easy 2-7-2+4 shot, but got the great position I was looking for. I achieved what I set out to do though. My great advanced opponent got out of trouble by jumping my ball, making his shot, and he ran the table. This has happened to me more then once.
I am now upset with myself and we are in another game. The score is 2-2, and we are in game 5. I see the runout pattern and I am back to the three way decision. Time for decision 2, play the safety, because I suck at cutting in balls, I just determined this during this match and this match alone, because I blew the last game missing an easy 2-7-2+4 shot was embarrassing. But the ball did go in the pocket, but popped out. Hey, the leather around the rim was broken and the metal was exposed. Wow another excuse to miss the shot, but justifyable in my mind. But, I could have hit that shot easier, with less authority and it would have went in and I would have won the game. But would I have got the shot. ****, play the safety. Results: 2-3 in favor of my opponent. He breaks, but I runout it is now 3-3.
We go back and forth and it is 6-6. I also had two break and runs during this match, I am in stroke finally. We are in the final game. Wow, I see the runout and I have practically the same shot I had in game 1, with 2 other balls on the table. I can do this, but if I miss the shot, my opponent only had one ball left to sink. He is shooting great and if he got out of that other terrific safety, he can do it again. Besided the safety is harder then the shot. If I don't get position, I am going to lose the game. My priority is to make the shot. I got down, no preshot routine I did not get the stroke I needed, but I made the shot. My next shot was difficult and I missed and my opponent won the match.
DID ANYBODY EVER RUN INTO ALL THIS INNER CONFLICT? I CAN'T BLAME OUTSIDE INTERVENTION. NO PROBLEMS AT HOME, AT WORK, OR AT THE POOL HALL. ALL IN MY OWN LITTLE MIND. INNER CONFLICT, HOW TO DEAL WITH IT.
If you want to find out how you need to check out: The Monk's new E Book "My Students From Hell" and his new DVD "Bring Your Game To Its Highest Level"
I recently purchased The Monk's new E Book "My Students From Hell". While reading this wonderful masterpiece, I have determined I am still a student from hell. Don't get me wrong, I am a very knowledgeable and skilled player in my own mind and of others who have grown to know me. But I suffer with great conflict within my game. The Monk's New E book "My Students From Hell" and his new DVD "Bring Your Game To Its Highest Level" can help you identify these weaknesses and give you the tools to cure this inner conflict stage that seperates winners from loser.
We all know that you need to concentrate on your game to be a consistent player. Letting outside variables enter your mind will cause conflict which will cause you to lose focus and break your concentration with the final result of missing shots and losing the game. Outside variables may be a recent argument with a family member or friend, a dispute at work, or with people you are presently playing pool with. But lets pretend here that none of these things are on your mind. You are ready to concentrate only on your game. Only decisions as to how to play can affect your focus. The following is a coflict I have.
Remember when you first started playing pool. I do it was 4-5 decades ago. I knew nothing. I learned how to aim and shoot. No 4 strokes of pool or english to worry about and other things that help you with your positioning skills. No kicking and banking systems to get you out of tight situations, just a feel for doing it. Breaking, break them hard. Your shotmaking skills alone made you a very good player if you aimed well and had the luck of the Irish. But today, I know the 4 strokes of pool, the Buddy Hall Clock System, the various kicking and banking systems, safety play, you know it, I know it. I am good at it, but I still lose games and matches. I miss balls I should including the money ball. Balls pop in the pocket with authority and bounce out, or they die right before the pocket. Why is this. Well I figured it out and it is not going to be easy to cure without some thinking before each shot.
Now for my secret. When I miss the big key shot to a runout and lose the game, it has been because of the following thinking right before I "pull the pin": I call this the Three Way Shot Decision that gets me every time.
I am on a key ball to a runout, could be one ball left or several balls left, but I see the pattern to the runout, and I got to go for it now. If I blow the shot and don't get position my opponent will runout and win the game because he is an outstanding player or I would not be playing him. Well remember all this new training I received over past ten years comes into play here and it is about to mess me up good.
1. I could just try to make the next ball that is not real hard and not worry about where I end up on the table. This of course is not planning for the runout. It is taking a shot one at a time. Sort of like when you only had shotmaking skills to rely on.
2. I could play a safety and hope my opponent cannot capitalize. He could miss and I would get ball in hand, and I could runout unless I royally screw up, which people do.
3. I could play the shot two way. How do you do that. Well I look at the table and say to my self, I am going to try and make this ball, but if I miss I am going to make it my priority to get great position on my next ball while leaving my opponent with a difficult shot.
Well what decision do you think I made of the above three shots that ended in my downfall in the first game of a race to 7. All three put me into this inner conflict stage the Monk talks about. The third choice is what I took. I missed an easy 2-7-2+4 shot, but got the great position I was looking for. I achieved what I set out to do though. My great advanced opponent got out of trouble by jumping my ball, making his shot, and he ran the table. This has happened to me more then once.
I am now upset with myself and we are in another game. The score is 2-2, and we are in game 5. I see the runout pattern and I am back to the three way decision. Time for decision 2, play the safety, because I suck at cutting in balls, I just determined this during this match and this match alone, because I blew the last game missing an easy 2-7-2+4 shot was embarrassing. But the ball did go in the pocket, but popped out. Hey, the leather around the rim was broken and the metal was exposed. Wow another excuse to miss the shot, but justifyable in my mind. But, I could have hit that shot easier, with less authority and it would have went in and I would have won the game. But would I have got the shot. ****, play the safety. Results: 2-3 in favor of my opponent. He breaks, but I runout it is now 3-3.
We go back and forth and it is 6-6. I also had two break and runs during this match, I am in stroke finally. We are in the final game. Wow, I see the runout and I have practically the same shot I had in game 1, with 2 other balls on the table. I can do this, but if I miss the shot, my opponent only had one ball left to sink. He is shooting great and if he got out of that other terrific safety, he can do it again. Besided the safety is harder then the shot. If I don't get position, I am going to lose the game. My priority is to make the shot. I got down, no preshot routine I did not get the stroke I needed, but I made the shot. My next shot was difficult and I missed and my opponent won the match.
DID ANYBODY EVER RUN INTO ALL THIS INNER CONFLICT? I CAN'T BLAME OUTSIDE INTERVENTION. NO PROBLEMS AT HOME, AT WORK, OR AT THE POOL HALL. ALL IN MY OWN LITTLE MIND. INNER CONFLICT, HOW TO DEAL WITH IT.
If you want to find out how you need to check out: The Monk's new E Book "My Students From Hell" and his new DVD "Bring Your Game To Its Highest Level"
