Recovering from a tough match
- Thread starter erikido
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JK try POT how can trillions and trillions be wrong.
No sorry just playing my meds are acting funny this morning.
You just have to keep on trucking and dig deep down inside sometimes its called a gut check and sometimes you can tell what your really made of.
CONTEXT
When you enter a tournament, every thing you do should be with the
thought of winning the tournament.
It puts things in the proper perspective.
I've won some money sessions over the years where I felt my biggest
edge was...I was playing to make my opponent take his cue apart....
..he was playing to win the game.
You can't win a marathon if you think like a hundred yard dasher.
Getting up for another match tests your mental fortitude and is part of your arsenal. The guy you are about to play may or may not be in the same situation but that should not matter. Your ability to hit an 85 degree cut on a full length table shot on the 9 ball is equivocal to shaking off mental exhaustion after a tough match. It's all part of the game.
Well Put!
Very well put! Sometimes keeping the energy up is as simple as properly defining the goal. I have seen people focus on beating one player when a very tough player shows up. They beat the tough player but neglect to remember there are twenty or thirty other competitors that they have to beat too. Roll over like a wet noodle in their next match.
Perhaps the very first step should be defining the goal and working out a positive mental statement of what you are here to do. Set the goal high but realistic. If you are a top twenty finisher go for top ten. If you are a top ten finisher, go for the win. I never try to finish right behind the best there. If I'm that close I'm trying to beat them. You never know when it is your day to catch lightning in a jar!
Hu
Very well put! Sometimes keeping the energy up is as simple as properly defining the goal. I have seen people focus on beating one player when a very tough player shows up. They beat the tough player but neglect to remember there are twenty or thirty other competitors that they have to beat too. Roll over like a wet noodle in their next match.
Perhaps the very first step should be defining the goal and working out a positive mental statement of what you are here to do. Set the goal high but realistic. If you are a top twenty finisher go for top ten. If you are a top ten finisher, go for the win. I never try to finish right behind the best there. If I'm that close I'm trying to beat them. You never know when it is your day to catch lightning in a jar!
Hu
I'm betting you lost the next match or you probably wouldn't be asking your question.
If you look at the pool world today, who's dominating the game? I would have to say, Shane.
Why is he dominating?
In his spare time, he's out there playing races to a hundred over three days usually against top players on the planet. So you can say, "I'm not as talented as he is and so can a lot of other people. But Shane doesn't win on talent alone. He's the most prepared player out there today and that makes a world of difference.
You showed you can beat a very good player but beating one of them doesn't get the job done. All you do at that point, if you lose your next match is doing the rest of the field, a favor.
Carry that win into your next match and the rest of them. It just might win you the event.
Get in physical and mental shape.
I personally won seven tournaments after losing my first match. All had more than thirty-two entries. One of them I won 11 matches in a row. I felt like a barber. All I kept saying to myself was, "Who's next?'
Of course at that point your also playing for your tournament life. I like that.
Good luck in the future. I hope this helps you and a lot of other players.
If you look at the pool world today, who's dominating the game? I would have to say, Shane.
Why is he dominating?
In his spare time, he's out there playing races to a hundred over three days usually against top players on the planet. So you can say, "I'm not as talented as he is and so can a lot of other people. But Shane doesn't win on talent alone. He's the most prepared player out there today and that makes a world of difference.
You showed you can beat a very good player but beating one of them doesn't get the job done. All you do at that point, if you lose your next match is doing the rest of the field, a favor.
Carry that win into your next match and the rest of them. It just might win you the event.
Get in physical and mental shape.
I personally won seven tournaments after losing my first match. All had more than thirty-two entries. One of them I won 11 matches in a row. I felt like a barber. All I kept saying to myself was, "Who's next?'
Of course at that point your also playing for your tournament life. I like that.
Good luck in the future. I hope this helps you and a lot of other players.