Warm up drills are important to lots of sport activities,,Golf is one that should show a bit of interest into what is relevant in this post. When young and playing out on the road or in matches, I would make time to hit balls for about 30 min, starting with long stright in shots , stoppint dead the cb -or backing up a foot or two or three ft or following a foot or more, just to get the feel of the table and how my stroke was working that day. Yhen go to cut shot , combos, and banks ..Golfers do much the same with their workouts before matches to get the feel of what they are heading into for a match. I'm 68 now and still find the work out before play helps keep me focused , even when playing recreation-ally.