The other day I was playing one the the 3 cushion players that also like to play straight pool. He is a respected 3 cushion player here.
Recently, the "Korean", Chow, was in there. When is in town, all the 3 cushion players come out to watch. World Class player. The guy I was playing 14.1 with had been playing Chow earlier in the week.
Anyway, as we started our 14.1 game, he starts uttering how his stroke is all screwed up cause he was trying to stroke like Chow, and it wasn't working and was going back to his way of stroking.
Myself and a couple of other players had the same comment....."It's Chow stroke and not yours".
This is something to remember as you learn and as you pass on your knowledge.
What is being passed on is what works for the one passing on the knowledge and is theirs but doesn't mean its can be yours and work for you.
What you are passing on is your knowledge and works for you, but doesn't mean what is being pass on can be become theirs and work for them.
The bottom line is you must make pool yours......your way, your stance, your stroke, your approach to the game and so on. Until you do this, you are playing someway else's way and not yours.
The final level in pool is all between your ears. Its that simple. When there is no reason for you to miss a shot but you do, that is when the mental aspect of pool hits and hits hard. If you still have a reason for a miss, you got a long way to go.
Recently, the "Korean", Chow, was in there. When is in town, all the 3 cushion players come out to watch. World Class player. The guy I was playing 14.1 with had been playing Chow earlier in the week.
Anyway, as we started our 14.1 game, he starts uttering how his stroke is all screwed up cause he was trying to stroke like Chow, and it wasn't working and was going back to his way of stroking.
Myself and a couple of other players had the same comment....."It's Chow stroke and not yours".
This is something to remember as you learn and as you pass on your knowledge.
What is being passed on is what works for the one passing on the knowledge and is theirs but doesn't mean its can be yours and work for you.
What you are passing on is your knowledge and works for you, but doesn't mean what is being pass on can be become theirs and work for them.
The bottom line is you must make pool yours......your way, your stance, your stroke, your approach to the game and so on. Until you do this, you are playing someway else's way and not yours.
The final level in pool is all between your ears. Its that simple. When there is no reason for you to miss a shot but you do, that is when the mental aspect of pool hits and hits hard. If you still have a reason for a miss, you got a long way to go.