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.
Is It Unusual To Take 1-2 Hours To Find Your Stroke?
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I've noticed that same thing as I age.
Do you have a home table? I think this hurts the process of warming up because you have the luxury of hitting balls whenever you feel like it. I'm thinking this might make me lazy, so to speak, about warm up time when it really counts.
I'm working on it, too. Thanks for the thread.
Jeff Livingston
Thanks for sharing, JV. Sounds like Alex just shot it until his confidence had been regained. That drill sounds a little tough for us mortals.
I certainly wouldn't call it an easy shot by snooker standards, but something a decent snooker player should get relatively close most of the ime. The spots in those locations make it simple to set up and provide the most real estate to expose flaws in one's aim.
If you're making that spot shot on a snooker table even a few times in a row, you're not missing anything on a pool table.
I'm 58 and have the same issues. I like to warm up with Scott Lee and Randy Goettlicher's 5 speed lags, mix in Bert Kinister's workout drill. I like to shoot Bert's first shot and mix in Scott Lee's 5 speed lags, this really seems to get me in calibration quicker than anything else I've tried.
At 67 I find that the first 10-minutes I shoot well then I go through a lull for 20-odd minutes, and after that I am in as good a stroke as I will be that night.
Mine comes and goes like a fart in the wind.
Playing everyday or close makes a big difference, who's got that kind of time? Must be nice
Playing everyday or close makes a big difference, who's got that kind of time? Must be nice
Do you use some of those fancy 'upside down' glasses when shooting....?
No - I got a two pair for the price of one locally and one pair had large enough lenses for me to be able to use. I used to have contact lenses but switched back to eyeglasses. I have cataracts on both eyes that I need to have taken care of but the thought of someone cutting on my eyes isn't something I'm thrilled about.
I have used this method for years because it is easily measurable. Put the cue ball on the head string one inch from the long rail. Now put an object ball about one inch away from the side pocket so you have a straight in shot to the far corner. Shoot this with a stop shot until you can make it 10 or so times in a row. If you can make it without the cue ball spinning, you are hitting with center ball. Now try the same shot using either right or left English and leaving the cue ball spinning in place.
If there is time, I shoot spot shots with right or left English.
If there is time, I shoot spot shots with right or left English.
I think if it takes you that long to find your stroke you are pretty much a dead duck competitively.
What’s probably happening in that time is that you’re searching for a feeling/rhythm that puts all your body parts in place properly. So I’d suggest trying to note the difference between when you’re cold and what’s changed mechanically once you’ve warmed up.
Lou Figueroa
What’s probably happening in that time is that you’re searching for a feeling/rhythm that puts all your body parts in place properly. So I’d suggest trying to note the difference between when you’re cold and what’s changed mechanically once you’ve warmed up.
Lou Figueroa
Yeah, I just hope for a favorable draw so I can manage through my first few matches before I can find my stroke.
Sometimes getting knocked early in to the 1-loss bracket whereby I get to play more matches (as long as I don’t lose again) provides me the best chance of eventually getting in stroke.