Playing a women/lower level player

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IYAH

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Good Day to you all I am 1st time AZ poster and have enjoyed reading the other AZ coments over the last few months:)
My question is this ..I am an above avg. league player on most nights. I run into problems whe I am playing a woman ( attractive) or a lower level player who I should beat handidly. my concentration is not where it should be and I find myself either getting beat or just squeaking by. put up against someone of higher skill or about par with mine and i'm fine. All comments welcome.Now get me over this mental hump :confused:
 
1st of all - if you feel women are too weak of a player for you to concentrate - I have a few I'd like you to meet!!!!!!!!!!

-------I think I know where you were headed with this but I'm sure the thread title will cause confusion

If I understand you you're trying to figure out how to stay focused when playing someone less skilled then yourself.

From experience (Minimal but my $0.02) you need to approach the game the same regardless of your competition. Every trip to the table should be identical - go through your preshot routine - decide what needs to be done and execute.

If you take matches or competitors for granted it will surely lose you "unloseable" games and matches. It has for me at least.

Attempt to play "Quality Pool" regardless of the situation - practice, fun, serious. If you approach the game this way I think you will see more wins!!!!

I know I have.
 
IYAH said:
Good Day to you all I am 1st time AZ poster and have enjoyed reading the other AZ coments over the last few months:)
My question is this ..I am an above avg. league player on most nights. I run into problems whe I am playing a woman ( attractive) or a lower level player who I should beat handidly. my concentration is not where it should be and I find myself either getting beat or just squeaking by. put up against someone of higher skill or about par with mine and i'm fine. All comments welcome.Now get me over this mental hump :confused:
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You're doing better than I am. I don't "just squeak by." I lose. Not because they're attractive or they're lower level. I lose because I'm an amateur. And sometimes, we lose. Sometimes, we win. I can think of a whole lot of things worse than losing to an attractive woman.

And maybe, just maybe, that attractive woman plays well enough that she doesn't have to lose to anyone. I think we've all learned that given the recent TAR DEATH MATCH!!!!!

Fred
 
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thanks for your reply and NO I am not referring women as lower skilled players. I have a few in the league that are real good shooters . I was trying to say I have difficulty playing lower level players especially those of the opposite sex
 
IYAH said:
thanks for your reply and NO I am not referring women as lower skilled players. I have a few in the league that are real good shooters . I was trying to say I have difficulty playing lower level players especially those of the opposite sex
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I'm waiting for the day that a female player tells me that the reason she lost to me or just barely squeaked by was because of my blinding attractiveness and over-powering sexual aura. Life would be good, and I could finally quit this game knowing the full story.

And I could stop wearing these low cut shirts....

Hope this helps,

Fred
 
Cornerman said:
I'm waiting for the day that a female player tells me that the reason she lost to me or just barely squeaked by was because of my blinding attractiveness and over-powering sexual aura. Life would be good, and I could finally quit this game knowing the full story.

And I could stop wearing these low cut shirts....

Hope this helps,

Fred
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Yes Fred that image helped A LOT!!!??
 
I used to have trouble playing weaker players, I would find myself letting up on them until I adopted the attitude that I am going to beat them anyway so the kind thing to do is to go nuts out and beat them quickly.

As far as women go, would a top pro woman player take it easy on you?

You need to start viewing all opponents as equals and just play your game, remember, its merciful to win quickly, now go crush them.
 
Perhaps there's 2 separate issues to overcome. First, attraction to females. As in "Something about Mary", maybe you should take care of your business just before league :eek:

Now that you can keep your eyes on the prize... I'd suggest you evaluate your level of focus as the culprit for underachieving. Playing down to your opponent's level is a common occurence. You're going to have more innings, and often can't hardly warm a seat. 2 suggestions addressing your mental approach: First, your pre-shot routine. I constantly see people in these situations shoot on auto pilot; without a seeming care in the world. Think thru your shot BEFORE you get down on it, step into your shot and "lock in" the exact SPOT you want to deliver the object ball and/or cue. I mean mentally lock in a miniscule spot and lock in your dead aim. Always take deep slow breaths and then stroke it smooth.
Secondly, size up your opponent. If your opponent can't get out of a 4 ball paper bag, make triple sure your focus is keen on the last 4 balls of every rack.

BTW, there are some FINE women AZBers here, and I'm guessing you ain't gonna get a date for the prom here at this pace. J/K! :wink:

Anyway, welcome to AZB. A couple tips for you: use the search function when you may be seeking fairly common info, and don't read any threads that start out with "KV ran over my dog"...
 
IYAH said:
put up against someone of higher skill or about par with mine and i'm fine. All :
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I just caught this. Any chance that you play down to the lower skill players, and the higher skill players are playing down to you? It's the nature of the beast.

Fred <~~~ knows it's not just any chance
 
Kool Kat so should I take off my post "looking for single HOT 9-ball player off LOL j/k NO MEAN WAS THIS POST meant to downgrade any Woman or lower level player just for the record. I appreciate all replys so far. and just lookin for some tips Thx.
 
IYAH said:
Kool Kat so should I take off my post "looking for single HOT 9-ball player off LOL j/k NO MEAN WAS THIS POST meant to downgrade any Woman or lower level player just for the record. I appreciate all replys so far. and just lookin for some tips Thx.
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That's classic! Lots of good folk here IYAH, you're gonna like it here.
 
KoolKat9Lives said:
Perhaps there's 2 separate issues to overcome. First, attraction to females. As in "Something about Mary", maybe you should take care of your business just before league :eek:
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I was thinking the same thing, that's like going out with a loaded gun!

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wonder if I could bring out my Jump cue and carom one off her hair to the 9 ball..corner pocket .
 
hey Corner (or anyone really) how do you add to the bottom of your replys the playing cue, hrs play etc etc
 
IYAH said:
hey Corner (or anyone really) how do you add to the bottom of your replys the playing cue, hrs play etc etc
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GL,

Fred
 
IYAH said:
Good Day to you all I am 1st time AZ poster and have enjoyed reading the other AZ coments over the last few months:)
My question is this ..I am an above avg. league player on most nights. I run into problems whe I am playing a woman ( attractive) or a lower level player who I should beat handidly. my concentration is not where it should be and I find myself either getting beat or just squeaking by. put up against someone of higher skill or about par with mine and i'm fine. All comments welcome.Now get me over this mental hump :confused:
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You may want to think about this statement a little more. A Woman and a player of lesser skill than yourself are in no way synonymous. :rolleyes:

Unless you were World Class Pro Speed, and even so you can still lose, I could find at least 5 ladies in my area alone that would rob you. :thumbup:
 
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