something I observed in my game

[BigAL]

While shooting in my 14.1 league tonight..I was playing a guy who had to spot me 50 balls, a very strong shooter to say the least. I tried to not worry so much about missing but rather focus on the reason I missed. I let my head analyze what went wrong and why it went wrong as opposed to just beating myself up and slumping in my chair waiting for another chance ( If I did get another chance.) It's amazing the stuff I came off with when I went back to my chair. Your body then readjusts itself and you're back shooting better than before. Which in my case led to bigger runs and longer innings at the table. Just something I wanted to share..it was an awesome revelation, something I never allowed myself to really step back and look at. Thanks for reading.....that is all...:thumbup:

 

[stevekur1]

great observation Al,

Most of us do that when its too late and the game is hours past over, thats a good tip for all of us to bounce back during a game like that.

thanks for sharing the tip, i'll give it a try

Hopefully my opponent doesnt read this

-Steve

 

[Ratta]

Not sure what you meant exactly. The most important things is to get rid of negative thoughts. So it could be contra-productive to *run through your errors and misses*. There are several ways to work on your mental strength. I highly recommend to work on this and ofc get knowledge on this.

lg
Ingo

 

[mosconiac]

Key to your technique is the ability to be truly objective (honest) with yourself. It's not always comfortable (nor easy) to expose our own flaws. No matter how uncomfortable, it's necessary for us to move forward & improve.

 

[dmgwalsh]

While shooting in my 14.1 league tonight..I was playing a guy who had to spot me 50 balls, a very strong shooter to say the least. I tried to not worry so much about missing but rather focus on the reason I missed. I let my head analyze what went wrong and why it went wrong as opposed to just beating myself up and slumping in my chair waiting for another chance ( If I did get another chance.) It's amazing the stuff I came off with when I went back to my chair. Your body then readjusts itself and you're back shooting better than before. Which in my case led to bigger runs and longer innings at the table. Just something I wanted to share..it was an awesome revelation, something I never allowed myself to really step back and look at. Thanks for reading.....that is all...:thumbup:

I remember a few years back thinking that if I cut out stupid errors, easy misses due to lack of concentration, my game should improve. I remember having a small notebook with me and marking down my mistake and what the result was in terms of the other guy running balls. I was trying to limit my stupid mistakes.

I can't say it really helped. I think I got pissed at myself for giving away so many balls again and again.

I have walked away from the table swearing at myself, sitting down, fuming. I can testify that this does not help either.

Lately, I have been trying to remain calm after a stupid miss and not dwell on it. Tell myself that all I need is another time at the table to do things the right way. I know that even pros make stupid mistakes sometimes. And I know that if you get back to the table, there is a chance to put a big number up or even a bunch of reasonable numbers up, and get back in the game.

Key to your technique is the ability to be truly objective (honest) with yourself. It's not always comfortable (nor easy) to expose our own flaws. No matter how uncomfortable, it's necessary for us to move forward & improve.

I think maybe this will be better used in your practice sessions later. Note something you did or were unable to do and try to recreate it on the table and work through the situation or shot until you own it. In terms of using this knowledge for the game at hand, perhaps you pull back a little and do not attempt patterns or shots that you are not comfortable with, that you cannot execute.