lost hill hill match. again. any ideas?
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Try not to care. Seriously. The more you care about a game, the worse you play. And if you secretly always care, at least act like you don't. It somehow helps.
Which isn't to say 2-stroke everything. You still want to be careFUL. Just don't CARE so much. It's just another rack, like the 10,000,000 others you've played in your life.
Which isn't to say 2-stroke everything. You still want to be careFUL. Just don't CARE so much. It's just another rack, like the 10,000,000 others you've played in your life.
Shaky1...I would consider that a very LARGE victory...especially considering who you played, and most especially considering how you have been 'feeling' about your process lately, on here! Good job! Now, go do it again!
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
About 2 weeks ago, I fell behind in a race to 5 against a super strong player. I managed to take it to the hill. Dry broke and he ran out.
I considered it a small victory! I shot my butt off!
Maybe you just have to play me and your problem will be solved!
It's mostly your fault! :grin-square:
Best post of the year!
Pure dean! Rember 1K a game one hole is where Dean starts and would rather play big money sets.
Also don't give up a shot. Not your shot. Any shot.
Nick
Pure dean! Rember 1K a game one hole is where Dean starts and would rather play big money sets.
Also don't give up a shot. Not your shot. Any shot.
Nick
Positive planning
I believe in the power of positive planning. Not positive thinking. It's all nice and shit to be positive and believe that you're going to win, but that's not enough.
You have to put some effort into it.
- Start the night before and get a good sleep.
- Wake up in the morning and commit to yourself that you're going to do everything it takes to put you in a position to win
- Carry yourself with confidence, it does amazing things to your opponent.
- Forget the last ball you shot, even if it was a great shot or a horrible shot, it's done, forget it or you'll dog the next one.
- the ball you are shooting is the most important ball on the table at that time.
- make a plan, really, how hard is this? Why is it most players never plan their run outs? If you have a plan, you build your confidence, there is no uncertainty about where the CB is going to end up. Your chances of making the most difficult shot go up tremendously if you have a plan.
- make a plan, I can't repeat this enough times.
- be flexible and roll with what the table gives you. It's not an obstacle, it's a challenge.
- want to win more than the other guy. not for bragging rights, not for money, not for women (or guys if your a lady) but for yourself.
I believe in the power of positive planning. Not positive thinking. It's all nice and shit to be positive and believe that you're going to win, but that's not enough.
You have to put some effort into it.
- Start the night before and get a good sleep.
- Wake up in the morning and commit to yourself that you're going to do everything it takes to put you in a position to win
- Carry yourself with confidence, it does amazing things to your opponent.
- Forget the last ball you shot, even if it was a great shot or a horrible shot, it's done, forget it or you'll dog the next one.
- the ball you are shooting is the most important ball on the table at that time.
- make a plan, really, how hard is this? Why is it most players never plan their run outs? If you have a plan, you build your confidence, there is no uncertainty about where the CB is going to end up. Your chances of making the most difficult shot go up tremendously if you have a plan.
- make a plan, I can't repeat this enough times.
- be flexible and roll with what the table gives you. It's not an obstacle, it's a challenge.
- want to win more than the other guy. not for bragging rights, not for money, not for women (or guys if your a lady) but for yourself.
Maybe you are just worrying too much about a small sample size. The mind naturally focuses on the near misses and the bad luck and gives short shrift to good luck when it comes. Do you track the hill-hill matches you win with the same intensity?
Example: Recently I lost a match 7-5 against a similarly-skilled opponent, wherein my opponent won two easy games (9 on the break; 9 hanging after the break leading to an early combo). I'm still sore over the &$#@ bad luck, but my opponent barely gave it a second thought. To him it's not luck, it's just another win.
Example: Recently I lost a match 7-5 against a similarly-skilled opponent, wherein my opponent won two easy games (9 on the break; 9 hanging after the break leading to an early combo). I'm still sore over the &$#@ bad luck, but my opponent barely gave it a second thought. To him it's not luck, it's just another win.
I was having that issue a while back, I mentioned it to my wife one night at dinner and she pretty well summed it up for me in 2 words, "play better". It was simple and in the end she was right (again...)
When I use to play alot, I would get in these month long streaks when I would play safe, the other player would kick at it and either full safe me back or crap in a ball followed by great position.
It drove me nuts for a while. When I learned to accept it as part of the game, it really helped my attitude.
As any competitive athlete will tell you: We remember are close defeats far more than our victories. It use to kill me to lose, so much so, I would wake up at night with my heart pounding when I dreamed about it.
Just keep doing what you're doing. The worm will turn on its own.
Stones
It drove me nuts for a while. When I learned to accept it as part of the game, it really helped my attitude.
As any competitive athlete will tell you: We remember are close defeats far more than our victories. It use to kill me to lose, so much so, I would wake up at night with my heart pounding when I dreamed about it.
Just keep doing what you're doing. The worm will turn on its own.
Stones
Maybe your "bad selection" wasn't so bad.
I lost so many double-hill matches shooting a "high %" safety as opposed to a "low %" shot/combo...that I occasionaly did the opposite.
I think my judgment might be permanently impaired.
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