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D-Rock

D-Rock

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I've been in a slump for about the last 6 months. My position play is still fine, but I find myself with trouble pocketing balls. I used to pride myself in my shotmaking, but lately I couldn't make a ball in 6" pockets! I've tried taking a break, different aiming techniques, changing my pace, changing my pre-shot routine. I've even went out and bought a ob-1 shaft just for the fact that maybe something "new" would spark me back up. NOTHING HAS WORKED. any thoughts on how to get my focus back??
 
hi there,

when you re already *in trouble* with your mind about aiming (or what ever) it s not a very good idea to jump over to a totally different shaft :)
It seems that you re just unsure- for what reason ever. In your case i would just do some drills, where you don t care about pocketing- and then increase the shotmaking slowly- so that you won t have any negative minds at all!
Usualy you should get your consistancy back in some days my friend- for the case that this won t work for you it would be very helpful to contact a really good instructor. he will see what s going on then with your game.
But first i would really just do some drills how i said- easy drills, just go for position drills etc- and increase the *shotmakin level* step by step slowly.

Hope that ll help a bit.

lg
Ingo
 
Whenever I hit a slump (and we all hit them from time to time) I go right back to my fundamentals.
You can not buy a better game with a new cue or a new shaft.
The game comes from within, and what you are doing. The cue is just a tool you use.
I can go buy the best set of surgical tools on the market, but it won't make me a surgeon.

All you can control is what you do with your body. Shift your focus to everything that is taking place BEHIND the tip. That's what causes everything to happen in front of it.

Steve
 
D-Rock said:
I've been in a slump for about the last 6 months. My position play is still fine, but I find myself with trouble pocketing balls. I used to pride myself in my shotmaking, but lately I couldn't make a ball in 6" pockets! I've tried taking a break, different aiming techniques, changing my pace, changing my pre-shot routine. I've even went out and bought a ob-1 shaft just for the fact that maybe something "new" would spark me back up. NOTHING HAS WORKED. any thoughts on how to get my focus back??
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Do you ever practice ball pocketing? Do you ever work on shots that you have missed in competition?
 
I didn't really buy the shaft thinking the shaft itself would help me. It was more of a "I got something new" to try and break out of my slump. I know I've bought new cues and seemed to shoot better, not because of the cue itself, but more of the excitement of playing with something new.

I haven't really had much time for practice lately. I've been setting up my new pool table as time permits but i'm gone every other week for work and when I am home, I spend as much time with my son as I can so it leaves little for time to work on it. I'll try some drills and such when I finally get it done. (just got 3 rails and slate left to cover and I'm done!!)
 
D-Rock...You should have been in pool school this weekend. We were at Fargo Billiards, and we could have helped you learn how to "fix" yourself, regardless of what error it is. Once you have a perfect repeatable process, you can diagnose your errors, and self-correct them the next time you go to the table. That way a slump only lasts one shot!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

D-Rock said:
I've been in a slump for about the last 6 months. My position play is still fine, but I find myself with trouble pocketing balls. I used to pride myself in my shotmaking, but lately I couldn't make a ball in 6" pockets! I've tried taking a break, different aiming techniques, changing my pace, changing my pre-shot routine. I've even went out and bought a ob-1 shaft just for the fact that maybe something "new" would spark me back up. NOTHING HAS WORKED. any thoughts on how to get my focus back??
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Scott Lee said:
D-Rock...You should have been in pool school this weekend. We were at Fargo Billiards, and we could have helped you learn how to "fix" yourself, regardless of what error it is. Once you have a perfect repeatable process, you can diagnose your errors, and self-correct them the next time you go to the table. That way a slump only lasts one shot!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Tap Tap Tap,

this is the most important thing imo- and many ppl don t know that usualy a qualified trainer/instructor HAVE TO show you ways to self-correct you!
Some guys just think they paying one-time (much) money and think they just lear in this *booked* time- they mostly all forget that you ll keep informations which will help you in your whole life!
 
poolplayer2093 said:
you have anything else going on in your life that might be distracting you?
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not really....I have alot going on all the time with work and my 7 month old, but no more then usual.

I wanted to go to the pool school, but I couldn't justify that much money to the fiancee so it was a no go. yes, she has my balls!!!!!!!...lol
 
I think your time with your son is much more important- and that you handle it that way just shows that you re a happy lil family:)

And if you ll have sometimes a bit moire freetime....then you ll see how good you can play pool even without daily training and drills-if you re satisfied and excited you usualy also play good pool^^

lg
Ingo
 
Slump

Never admit to yourself you are in a slump. Are you a handsome devil or are you butt ugly. If you think you are ugly you'll be ugly all your life. Just say I ain't hitting them very well lately. I need to work on some things. I need to hit more balls. You may have fallen into something that happens to me sometimes. I play so well I think I am Mr. automatic. I stop trying and concentrating. Hit the bricks son. Shoot more balls. Pull your head out. Don't forget I can play this game.
 
While keeping a positive attitude is certainly important, it is not the most important skill. You can have a great attitude, but if you're making errors in your process, and you don't know how to figure out what you're doing, you won't improve. Preventing a slump, or coming out of one, means having the ability to diagnose your own errors (so that you can correct them the next time you come to the table).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Mr. Wiggles said:
Never admit to yourself you are in a slump. Are you a handsome devil or are you butt ugly. If you think you are ugly you'll be ugly all your life. Just say I ain't hitting them very well lately. I need to work on some things. I need to hit more balls. You may have fallen into something that happens to me sometimes. I play so well I think I am Mr. automatic. I stop trying and concentrating. Hit the bricks son. Shoot more balls. Pull your head out. Don't forget I can play this game.
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Slump Article - The eyes have it

At the risk of appearing self serving I wrote an article "The eyes have it" quite a while ago that I use periodically to break my perceived slumps. It is available at no charge on
www.blackbeltbilliards.net
As an aside, and as I can attest from just last week, many so called slumps come back to the core fundamentals, pre-shot routine, S-P-F, carry to home, etc.
Ken Venturi says that a good golfer does not lose their swing they lose thier postion. Put them back in the proper position (example for pool - your personal template) and their swing comes back.
I would be happy to send you a copy of the article if you wanted to provide me with an email address.

In any event as Yogi Bera said "You can observe a lot just by watching"

For what it is worth, Best Wishes
 
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