Practice practice practice

Must be the last day of Nov 2023.
Cold 41.
Balance and Centers is the way I start a day. 20231130_063743~3.jpg
Just sharing the heater with the Santa Bench. Gotta be aware of the fumes from the Varathane finish.
Completion of the illustrated 1 rail to the 13 provides the upgrade to target 2. Lefty finally closed it with a 6. All the little points got the score to 16-13.
The 2 rails to the red stripe 11 is an interesting study. With a bridge the fine tuning is more easily found and held through the ball.
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First day of Dec 2023.
The Freedom of My Chains comes to mind as I start the cold morning ing.
The good news is Snooker is live, With Ronnie playing Zhou. I foresee more time standing at the finger warming station. 😉 Definitely a better time for study than play. Sooooo GOAT lessons.
Why did they call me Cabrone? They said it's a good name. 🤷‍♀️
 
Wow!! The good thoughts......they help lots. Right opens with a back door snuggle.
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Guess that will get my mind away from the Santa Bench pride. Shrug It's a 9 so race to 9 is fine. "Simple game" is uttered at the passing of the cue.
Lefty starts 0 service 9 going 2 rails to the brown 7.
 
2+3=5, so Lefty is alive. Oh cold fingers. Right! Just took advantages of observing what Lefty the Set Up hand did. 7 to the 7 is enough to call cold weather rules. Lefty serves 0-16 going 3 rails to the black 8 on the King pad.
Well medical invoked a shorter race. Just figured out the hamstring cramps last night. 😉 The 3 rails to the 8 was pretty simple so 3 points was guaranteed.....almost. 😉
 
12.2.23 The Wow factor:
Watching Ronnie O'sullivan vs Vafaei. A good way to start a cold day. I call it study, good buddy. Looks like the youtube might go away.

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An interesting study to say the least. Looking for the slightest knowledge.
When I see Vafaei squirming in his chair at 2-4. I know, I've been there. 🤷‍♂️
 
Vafaei showing emotion in the chair is interesting. My theory is the Poker Face is best. The self to self talk is private and can provide a turning point. 🤷‍♂️
 
It's my experience that doing things that my opponent can't do.....has a way of deflating. Vafaei's miss trying to play to Ronnie's level, looks deflated in his chair.
 
In any other sport you practice to reduce mistakes. The team that makes less mistakes wins. Coaching has evolved some as a player with a phone and a understanding of the fundamentals a player can see the mistakes they make but can they weigh the flaws to gain the biggest bang for their practice buck.

I have had a player that believed that his inability to run a ball down the rail was what made him an inferior player. When in reality he couldn't find the center of the ball and a elevated cue was where he needed practice NOT a cut shot.

In short I don't believe that practice is the problem.... understanding what to practice is the problem.
 
Having fun practicing. This morning playing 10 ball, had back to back break and runs on rack #'s 5&6, then another break and run on rack #9. The 10 ball break always plagued me and now I've made measurable improvement. The journey can be fun. If course, next time I'll be cursing myself, lololol
 
12.3.23
Already! Sunday cold fingers morning. Watching Ronnie giving Ding a finishing lesson. 3-1 at the interval. Catching it on youtube with no comments. The post match interviews are good. Found Vafaei also.
Putting the Santa Bench into service this morning.
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Using the numbers to line up the first swing at the 3 rails to the King 15. No pressure is the self to self talk, as We are on 2 strokes. No jokes please. No sex jokes, I am sensitive there. 😉 Done in 3 Strokes???? Possible but....
Lefty opened with 8 points to the yellow 1 ball.
1 rail
3 kiss
3 in hole
1 white over pad
So 8 became the race. Sunday funday rules.
Right serving 0-8, lands a Maximum!!!!!
2 rails
6 both in holes
3 kissing
Lefty serving 8-11. Hits for 5. That ain't too shabby. Use the numbers! Willie Hoppe is required reading.
 
Finished just as Ding produced a century to draw within 1. 4-3 makes for interesting. Oh yeah lefty prevailing. 😉
 
Good Morning Monday!
Concrete work and foundations are hard to find fun in. Other than the Challenge to strive to perfection.
The long range, jacked up over the maximum ball, one handed, no chalk, up hill both ways, is my favorite way to start the day.
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The Kick is to the maroon 7. The posture is contrived. Simply to illustrate the angle of attack that is necessary for me to succeed.
The Deep squat is required on every attempt.
Lefty finally hits a 3, that's enough for me. Time has been exceeded but enjoyable results. Finding centerball or the pursuit of can produce funny and sometimes interesting results. So in order to get the most from the practice....I must know precisely where and how I struck the cue ball. Then I can learn .......sometimes surprises. Sometimes confirmation. To quote a top pro, "why would I look anywhere else?"
 
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The balance of the cue started as an illustration tool. It turns out it's a fitness tool also. Finding centers first (points) Then work on the lines. Then velocity. Simple stuff.
Two rails to the yeller one ball. Zero serving 3 y'all 🤷‍♂️
 
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The images are reversed, so it's Lefty that's stretched over the table. Image is at what should be optimal point of contact. Just missed it by that much is a common result.
Notice the natural stance availed to the Other Hand.
Hmmmmmm?!?!
 
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3 rails to the king 11 ball is the experimental. Could lead to a need for special sauce. 🤷‍♂️ Will find out.
 
It wasn't there for me but the cue indicates the 3 that set me free.
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Time to join the sun and have some fun.
Battle with tack weed and a torch.
 
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