Practice practice practice

The Joy of Practice:
Thinking of Dr Ruth😉. Where was I?
Maybe the joy of the billiards.
In the process of the morning uh fitness program. I have found a new joy. Mr Herb taught, go for the single. Period! If you accidentally hit it perfect you get the multiple bases. Maybe a home run. I still remember my best struck ball hitting the fence one hop at 420. I remember seeing the lable and threads on the baseball as I struck it. I strive to bring that to my pool game. T
My affliction has been finding the triple on my second (Colin's 3) position. Found it!
Thinking of Efren watching inexperienced play for ideas. Kind of how I found the triple. Found it but have not hit it! Yet 😉
The Joy of my fitness program!
 
Play like a champion:
Well practice like a champion.
My practice of playing left vs right is simply my fitness program. Physical and mental.
My game of Chase has evolved quite nicely.
The second position shoot being just a few degrees off of straight, provided a challenge. My solution is cross corner with natural ball. Allows the crossing ball pattern that gives the white good action on the second ball, placed on the opposite spot.
The giggly feeling after hitting it so good that the triple was a fraction of an inch away. Reminds me...in competition hitting a ball that good requires a regroup. Calm down and remember....if I don't get out, that shot didn't happen. Drop all the ego congratulations as patting my own back at my age could lead to injury 😉. I knew I was getting old when..... I could no longer get the handcuffs from back to front.
 
Barry Stark validation of my style of practice game. The billiards aspect and the changing challenges. Good stuff.
3 ball challenge , I must have picked up at Dr Dave's, was one on each of head foot and middle spots. Involves billiards and pocketing. Is a fun challenge as well.
 
My technique is find the shot that could yield a double or triple. I can justify going for a harder shot (the bank) because of the potential(and practice) I then set the focus on the single (make the ball).
The left is constantly proving the left is the lucky one. Which makes for finding new shots in the fluke.
Taking that mindset to competition can be rewarded. Playing 8 ball, my opponent couldn't parse why I would bank a ball while I still had ducks. Heh heh I liked playing the people that took the easy ones first.
 
Rambling alert, my sandbox:
We had a sandbox in Douglas City CA. My class of babyboomers was the largest ever. 7 (I think) 6 boys and 1 girl. In the 2 nd grade we played in the sandbox. Uh kung of the sand. Good clean wrestling with no supervision.:eek:
David and I were the top 2 and avoiding contest between the two of us. Gary came in 3rd. It was a daily contest. Thankfully I played fair, as Gary grew a head taller in the 8th grade. Shaving too! He found great sport in picking me up and throwing me around. I hadn't grown.
My solution started at the library. Jui Jitsu from the book, learned Self Defense. Starting with the religious aspect and the responsibility of the knowledge.
It starts with the simple trips. Which I employed the next time Gary came in to pick me up. The look of shock ! He was on his back on the ground. Well he came back for the lessons. Didn't take long for him to be able to use it along with his Superior power.
I had to employ diplomatic tactics. I explained that I got the trip from a book. (Knowing Gary did not like books). Then explained that the trip was chapter 1, there were 10 more chapters and I had read them all. If you persist in this behavior. Uh broken bones could be involved.
We had an amicable parting.
 
Center ball:
Just revisit the Karate Kid. A good self centering move. I forgot the similar practice way back when I was rehabilitation from car strike. Oh the left side needs work.
Just moved this optional exercise to daily.
Ok the Disco Duck, I think of a good friend Mike (he bet $5 on me when I went down 6-2. I did remind myself of his bet in the course of falling behind.) Anyway the Kid is just to find centerS.
My entry to the stance passing through the kid to the tri-pod. Mike had an interesting setup that includes back and forth waddle to perfect. I try to keep mine to a minimum but.
 
I knew it was a marathon but took the Kid to the Chase. Whew, even had provisions to go multiple days.
Lefty proved to be a quick study. Starting out with mulligans for clanking. As the competition was No Chalk and water buffalo tip. When Lefty went ahead 7-5. The giggles became uh competition rules. The game face was on!
We were in the double zone and the right went ahead 9-7 with the Left hitting the double on the last shot, for the tie. What's that? A tie is like kissing your sister? Well how about kissing myself in the mirror?
 
Barry on self coaching might be a repost but worth a look.
Just when I was feeling bad about my 60" tv taking a dump..My new Samsung 55" is a better instrument. Now I have a better image that allows the tracking of the eyes more closely. Selt and Ding this morning was interesting. The high definition camera work gave me lots of chances to play Sherlock.
Next match is Trump and Murphy. Should be interesting. I will be looking for variation in the event of a poor shot and the consistency in the good.
 
Jud Trump finding the perfect 147 in the finals after the match I watched had him struggling to make 50 breaks. Just shows to go ya! He found himself 😉.
 
Practise is, in my opinion, 33% of all it is needed to be a good player. Other 33% is playing under pressure (tournaments, gambling, hustling), and the 33% hardest to achieve is mental preparation ( i play pool for about 25 years and never had it).
You can practice until you are perfect but when you go play under pressure of competition you tremble or can't achieve a mental state that allows you to play as if it was a practise session, you are done, no matter how much you had practiced.
 
My practice is my fitness program. Mental and physical.
Stage fright is the hardest to practice. Well on the table. However there's technique that can be practicing in interaction with strangers.
Chase is still entertaining.
This is a position that I bank the 5 cross side and take the cue ball to the foot rail to kick the 4 to the side. Haven't hit it but just discovered it.

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Stalker:
It's not a PSR it's a stalking. After survey has reported and management has approved, I bring in the stalker. Patience is a big part of the stalking. The cat.
Note to self:
The trigger pull comes from the ring finger. Takes a little longer for it to wrestle control from the'old habit of trigger finger.
 
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I know the practice is fun when I lol.
Have modified the Chase to score for billiards/rails and pocketed balls. Takes me back to the good old days. The billiards practice I got playing 1 and 2 ring game. Running more than 3 without it being lucky could end the game.😉
With the Australian provision that a scratch score is double. If zero it is -1.
Did I mention that I am easily amused.
 
gregcantrall said:
Stalker:
It's not a PSR it's a stalking. After survey has reported and management has approved, I bring in the stalker. Patience is a big part of the stalking. The cat.
Not to self:
The trigger pull comes from the ring finger. Takes a little longer for it to wrestle control from the'old habit of trigger finger.
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When I'm in stroke my buddies like to joke around about how it looks like I'm sneaking up on the CB. They get a real chuckle out of it. I tell them I have to sneak up on it or it may get away from me. That or I tell them I don't want to scare it. 🤣

Since I read your post about the ring finger, it's really helped my game a ton. If you don't feel it in your ring finger chances are you're rushing things or not doing things quite right. It's a huge revelation and I really appreciate the insight.
 
boogieman said:
When I'm in stroke my buddies like to joke around about how it looks like I'm sneaking up on the CB. They get a real chuckle out of it. I tell them I have to sneak up on it or it may get away from me. That or I tell them I don't want to scare it. 🤣

Since I read your post about the ring finger, it's really helped my game a ton. If you don't feel it in your ring finger chances are you're rushing things or not doing things quite right. It's a huge revelation and I really appreciate the insight.
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Barry Stark really helped me with his analysis of the grip. I was pleasantly surprised when I followed his coaching. The light that came on is, uh illuminating.😉 Happy to pass it on.
The grip was something I had been fuzzy on. Never had really nailed down the role of the fingers.
I still go back through his videos on YouTube for refreshing, just to make sure I am not sliding back into old habits. With almost 150 videos I have no problem finding interesting reruns.
Stalking sounds more manly than sneaking.😉
 
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