Guys get "good enough" just by keeping on doing it. In a desk career, that's how you get passed by and phased out buh bye.
It's about quality input making quality output.
Shoot a Million Balls? Give me a break.
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It's about quality input making quality output.
The math is 1% inspiration, 99% perpiration. But, it's gotta be efficient and concise work or it's just global warming.
Selling the shot was a big part of things. Acting as surprised as anyone then proclaiming somewhat pompously "I did that on purpose" when a tough shot falls. One trick is learning how to make your voice ring false so everyone hearing thinks you are full of crap! I used to sell "misses" by blurting out something angry and waving a stick angrily usually over my head. I made enough noise about a lost game everyone around knew it, when I won I was quieter than a popcorn fart. All just part of the schtick in the day.
As for shooting center pocket, I had five primary lanes I aimed at. Strong players might have seven or more. I have known more players that said they never aimed center pocket than those that claimed they always aimed center pocket. Shooting a pistol the class of the field was still running clean after three relays, so was I. Difference was he was shooting very tight groups, I was all over the ten point area. A newcomer laughing said, "Look at his groups then look at yours!" Next stage you could cover my groups with the palm of a small hand. I passed by the laugher, "Ten points is ten points." The same thing applies to pool. When they start giving center pocket a higher value than the rest of the pocket then I'll start aiming center pocket.
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