Well my shot at a trip to Vegas is over. It went down to the last shot of the last rack in the last match.
It should have never got that far. While I played decent pool, I couldn't finish the job. I was the 3rd match, and I gave away 3 of the 4 racks my opponent won. I could make excuses here, but the fact is I blew it. No amount of practice in my garage pool room is going to prepare me for pressure situations, and there just aren't that many opportunities to put myself in those types of situations, not alot of tourney action or action in general where I live. I don't want to travel for hrs on a weekend to compete, and the occasional tourney that is relatively close isn't going to do it.
How does one develope that winning attitude and mental toughness when there isn't really an opportunity to hone that blade???
It should have never got that far. While I played decent pool, I couldn't finish the job. I was the 3rd match, and I gave away 3 of the 4 racks my opponent won. I could make excuses here, but the fact is I blew it. No amount of practice in my garage pool room is going to prepare me for pressure situations, and there just aren't that many opportunities to put myself in those types of situations, not alot of tourney action or action in general where I live. I don't want to travel for hrs on a weekend to compete, and the occasional tourney that is relatively close isn't going to do it.
How does one develope that winning attitude and mental toughness when there isn't really an opportunity to hone that blade???