so you want to learn to play pool really good?

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getsome01

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all you have to do is..... take every shot(and i mean every shot) and hit it about 1000 times (or untill you get them right about 97% of the time) .and some of the more difficult shot, hit then about 3000 times... this usually takes about 8 to 15 years, or 10,000 hours of intense practice.

the talent code,
daniel coyle
 
getsome01 said:
all you have to do is..... take every shot(and i mean every shot) and hit it about 1000 times (or untill you get them right about 97% of the time) .and some of the more difficult shot, hit then about 3000 times... this usually takes about 8 to 15 years, or 10,000 hours of intense practice.

the talent code,
daniel coyle
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I don't know about that. I played Dennis Hatch and gave him the 7 ball. In one year we played even, in less then two years I needed the 7 ball. Pool doesn't take a dozen years to learn to play. You have to have an interest, be around good players and put in the time. Pool is not really that hard a game to learn to play. Of course at the highest, highest levels few will ever reach there, that takes an extra ordinary talent. But to be a very good player even on a state wide level, it is attainable for most any player with the desire.

Surprisingly, there are not an infinite number of shots in pool. Most shots are variations of or mirror images of other shots. Once you begin master the basics and recognize shots you will improve quickly. Mastering the cue ball is another thing though. That feel for the cueball and the tiny differences that can change everything does take time. Some never get it and get stuck at a certain speed regardless of their ball pocketing skills.
 
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I don't know about that. I played Dennis Hatch and gave him the 7 ball. In one year we played even, in less then two years I needed the 7 ball. Pool doesn't take a dozen years to learn to play. You have to have an interest, be around good players and put in the time. Pool is not really that hard a game to learn to play. Of course at the highest, highest levels few will ever reach there, that takes an extra ordinary talent. But to be a very good player even on a state wide level, it is attainable for most any player with the desire.

Surprisingly, there are not an infinite number of shots in pool. Most shots are variations of or mirror images of other shots. Once you begin master the basics and recognize shots you will improve quickly. Mastering the cue ball is another thing though. That feel for the cueball and the tiny differences that can change everything does take time. Some never get it and get stuck at a certain speed regardless of their ball pocketing skills.

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thanks for your input sir.
 
getsome01 said:
all you have to do is..... take every shot(and i mean every shot) and hit it about 1000 times (or untill you get them right about 97% of the time) .and some of the more difficult shot, hit then about 3000 times... this usually takes about 8 to 15 years, or 10,000 hours of intense practice.

the talent code,
daniel coyle
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Sorry to say you are dead wrong, 1st learn basics, then advance, then super advance, practice each, in about six months (3 hours a day) that is about 1000 hrs you will be close to a pro.
 
naji said:
Sorry to say you are dead wrong, 1st learn basics, then advance, then super advance, practice each, in about six months (3 hours a day) that is about 1000 hrs you will be close to a pro.
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LOL, if only you were right... nice try.
 
naji said:
Sorry to say you are dead wrong, 1st learn basics, then advance, then super advance, practice each, in about six months (3 hours a day) that is about 1000 hrs you will be close to a pro.
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6 months is 180 days.. 180 x 3 = 540.

If you can crank out pro-speed that fast, you could sell lessons like no other.

Not saying he's still not wrong.. cuz he is.

Every shot? Put 2 balls on the table and you could still make quite a few different shots without changing their original locations. Draw-left? Stop? 1-rail? 3-rails? 2 rails with break-out? Blah blah blah..

Everybody's got an answer, but none of them can prove they're right. :confused:

Straight stroke? Good aim? Hell, if you can figure out that you've even got one of these, that's all you need to be able to work on the other.

I haven't yet shot nearly that many of the same shots in 7 years, but if a similar one comes up, chances are I'll have an idea of what to do.

(And I'd rather learn to play pool 'well'. :p)
 
Naji is right, sorry to say. He pulled a fast one on you though. Reading what he writes, "1st learn basics, then advance, then super advance", by definition one would be a pro-level player, if he achieved those things.

Of course, to be a factor in a Major event, there is much more necessary than ball-making skills and physics/ mechanical knowledge re: the game.

Nevermind the effects of failing to maintain stroke on a daily basis. Look at Corey D., there might not be a better player alive, talent-wise, but a year on the links and he's an also-ran...when he wants to be.

naji said:
Sorry to say you are dead wrong, 1st learn basics, then advance, then super advance, practice each, in about six months (3 hours a day) that is about 1000 hrs you will be close to a pro.
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wambamcam said:
LOL, if only you were right... nice try.
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Banks said:
6 months is 180 days.. 180 x 3 = 540.

If you can crank out pro-speed that fast, you could sell lessons like no other.

Not saying he's still not wrong.. cuz he is.

Every shot? Put 2 balls on the table and you could still make quite a few different shots without changing their original locations. Draw-left? Stop? 1-rail? 3-rails? 2 rails with break-out? Blah blah blah..

Everybody's got an answer, but none of them can prove they're right. :confused:

Straight stroke? Good aim? Hell, if you can figure out that you've even got one of these, that's all you need to be able to work on the other.

I haven't yet shot nearly that many of the same shots in 7 years, but if a similar one comes up, chances are I'll have an idea of what to do.

(And I'd rather learn to play pool 'well'. :p)
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Actually neither author came up with the 10,000 hour rule. Most of the research indicates that world class expertise in any field is generally achieved after around 10,000 hours of focused skill building coupled with deep practice and a driving desire.

Studies showed that even among the best music students there were class differences that people just attributed to some being more talented even though by outward appearances all the students were putting in the same amount of time.

But in fact those considered to be more talented were found to be simply putting in more time ON THEIR OWN and focusing more deeply when they did practice.

How many of you have ever spent a couple hours playing little feather safeties? You know the shots where you have just graze the object ball and let the cue ball come to rest behind a cluster or frozen to another ball. You know, the shots that you always hit just a little too hard or too easy and don't even get a rail?

Almost every B player can see such shots and knows what to do. But they don't have the touch to do it consistently because they have never really PRACTICED that shot intently for hours on end.

I have.

Sometimes I will take just two balls and play around with every possible way to freeze the cue ball for a safety. I might do this for 30 minutes to an hour and when I was younger I might do it for two hours. That's the only way you REALLY learn such shots.

And no you don't have to hit them 3000 times.

You have to build a good dependable stroke and you have to learn to aim, then you have to build your skills and knowledge base. It helps if you have a good player to guide you and even better if you have a champion to mentor you.

You have to play on lots of different equipment and teach yourself to adapt to it quickly. You don't have to gamble but you do need to compete and learn to keep your nerves in check.

Most people just don't put in the time. And even when they do they rarely put in quality time with deep focused and deliberate practice.
 
JB Cases said:
Actually neither author came up with the 10,000 hour rule.
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Actually, that is true. If anything, Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers was the recent published work that "re-brought" high scrutiny and focus on the 10,000 hour theory.


Eric
 
Black-Balled said:
Naji is right, sorry to say. He pulled a fast one on you though. Reading what he writes, "1st learn basics, then advance, then super advance", by definition one would be a pro-level player, if he achieved those things.

Of course, to be a factor in a Major event, there is much more necessary than ball-making skills and physics/ mechanical knowledge re: the game.

Nevermind the effects of failing to maintain stroke on a daily basis. Look at Corey D., there might not be a better player alive, talent-wise, but a year on the links and he's an also-ran...when he wants to be.
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WOW! i am right, thanks much BB, this is confiedence booster even though ..you might have issue..Thanks, one day we will match up.Latre.
 
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