Intro and slump help!

I'm ready

Thanks for all the great comments, I am very glad I posted this. Requardless of the content of this thread, I think the positive encouragment will be the best thing for my game. As of today I recognize a few factors in my game. First off is the difference between your ability to play and your ability to compete. Just because I was able to bring new things into my game, doesn't mean that not carying them into competition makes me a chump. I am just not ready yet. All those things I have moved beyond in my practice routine need to stay. I am getting ahead of myself. So today I practice for the present, not too fix the past. I will attemp also work hard to improve, not judge myself, but use my mistakes as fuel to improve.
 
SoundWaves said:
Thanks for all the great comments, I am very glad I posted this. Requardless of the content of this thread, I think the positive encouragment will be the best thing for my game. As of today I recognize a few factors in my game. First off is the difference between your ability to play and your ability to compete. Just because I was able to bring new things into my game, doesn't mean that not carying them into competition makes me a chump. I am just not ready yet. All those things I have moved beyond in my practice routine need to stay. I am getting ahead of myself. So today I practice for the present, not too fix the past. I will attemp also work hard to improve, not judge myself, but use my mistakes as fuel to improve.
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Hey, Dude:

You pull that one off and you'll be a lot better person than most of us.

Power to you and all the best.

May the rolls always be with you,

The old professor,
Profcuestroke
 
play for money

this is often not mentioned because "gambling is bad", but when you have a easy 3 ball run etc. and it costs you $20 you will make sure you dont do it again.

you can practice 8 hours a day, but when you play for money or in a tourney with people eyeing your every shot it is a whole different game.

CASH MONEY!
 
I am an APA 9 in 9 Ball, and have been playing for many years. My best way that I learned to deal with slumps was to stop telling myself I am in a slump. I never let myself get in long slumps anymore because I do not repeatedly tell myself I am in a slump. If I lose, it was because I did not make my last shot. Period! And I never take my last shot back to the table. It is behind me and gone. Pool is all focus and how you treat yourself mentally.

Also as a Captain, put yourself up against a couple of easier opponents to get you confidence up, and take the weakest player you are going to play that night and play them against the other teams best player, since the other teams Good Player will probably win anyways. I took this stategy to 5th place in the Nationals last year.

If you did change your game also, give it time to kick in.

Hope this helps.
 
PunchOut said:
this is often not mentioned because "gambling is bad", but when you have a easy 3 ball run etc. and it costs you $20 you will make sure you dont do it again.

you can practice 8 hours a day, but when you play for money or in a tourney with people eyeing your every shot it is a whole different game.

CASH MONEY!
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I agree w/ everything except the gambling is bad comment. Gambling is a very good way to learn focus, as long as you can afford to lose what you are gambling for. Find a player in your room that is equal to you and play for a few bucks. Play a cheap race to 5 for $10, $20 or $50, or whatever you can afford. The key word here is afford. It is good practice. Gambling w/ your rent or food money is bad. Never bet more than you can afford to lose. Keep it friendly.
 
dave fingers said:
Also as a Captain, put yourself up against a couple of easier opponents to get you confidence up,

Hope this helps.
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There has an abundance of very good advice in this thread and all of is sure to help you out of your slump. But what what I quoted from Dave's post is what worked for me.
I started this fall session with 5 straight losses and each week just got worse. I was matching up in near even matchups or being the underdog. My confidence was gone until I played a 2 and the mistakes that I made did not mean loss of game and gradually my confidence started to come back. A couple more weeks of matching up where I was SUPPOSED to win, which I did and now I feel like I'm back to where I should be.
Hope this helps.

Steve
apa5
 
sde said:
There has an abundance of very good advice in this thread and all of is sure to help you out of your slump. But what what I quoted from Dave's post is what worked for me.
I started this fall session with 5 straight losses and each week just got worse. I was matching up in near even matchups or being the underdog. My confidence was gone until I played a 2 and the mistakes that I made did not mean loss of game and gradually my confidence started to come back. A couple more weeks of matching up where I was SUPPOSED to win, which I did and now I feel like I'm back to where I should be.
Hope this helps.

Steve
apa5
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Thanks for the reply Steve, I had considered playing a weak player but haven't because of the the repercussions of that kinda loss. I think my mind is back in this game now and I am ready to play. In my original post I mentioned that I was the captain hoping someone would notice. Being the leader of the team seems to change everything. Even though I have a very good, laid back team, Being the captain still adds alot of pressure to win, as well as keen a strait head after a loss and try to coach the team.
 
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