What's your favorite way to deal with the little rail bird ''in your head''....who shows up unannounced during your shot....and causes you to miss shape/positon or both.
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Every time that thought pops in your mind say the words "cancel, cancel" to yourself in your mind. You will be amazed how that thought will disappear. Practice it on other things in your life. Usually when this happens your conscious mind and subconscious mind are not in agreement. Your conscious mind is getting in the way, don't let it.
Second thing you can do is to stand up and start the whole Pre-shot routine over. You will see golfers do this if something just doesn't feel right.
Every time that thought pops in your mind say the words "cancel, cancel" to yourself in your mind. You will be amazed how that thought will disappear. Practice it on other things in your life. Usually when this happens your conscious mind and subconscious mind are not in agreement. Your conscious mind is getting in the way, don't let it.
Second thing you can do is to stand up and start the whole Pre-shot routine over. You will see golfers do this if something just doesn't feel right.
Depending upon the situation and where it happens, I would either shoot the guy or shoot myself since I was foolish enough to allow it to effect me!!!!!
I stopped making excuses long ago for my bad habits / poor performance!!
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For me, at least, it seems to be a consistent pre-shot routine. If I'm down over the ball and it doesn't feel right, experience tells me I need to stand up and go through it again. If it is an important shot and I'm feeling nervous about it, my first check is to make sure my grip has not tightened up. I make myself be patient, focus and commit to the shot once it feels right.
Definitely, stand up! I know that one of the biggest mistakes I make is shooting the ball even though I KNOW I don't feel right on the shot. Making a determined effort to discipline myself to get up has been contributing to better results lately.
Also, walking around the table is your friend. Not might another trip around the table help you see a better shot or firm up your visualization of the one you've already chosen, but it can help to calm you down.
Also, walking around the table is your friend. Not might another trip around the table help you see a better shot or firm up your visualization of the one you've already chosen, but it can help to calm you down.
Yeah getting up and going back thru you routine is the most logical, but the cancel/cancel idea is more along the lines of where I was going. I at times start singing a favorite song as I prefer not to get up and back down. I think some use ear pods to help. Now if your ''toupee'' slips, ''Raise the bet''.....
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For me, I consider him my friend.
I also call it 'warning bells'.
If you block that 'rail bird' out, you may be ignoring some good advice.
I used to anestisi..., anastasi..., I used to knock him out with a few shots of Quervo. Pesky little bastard. :smile:
I agree, but when everything is right and 'TH' pops up...only to interfer....what else is available besides getting back off the shot and starting over?
My first thought when I saw the title. But I get up out of my shot and 'fly' around the table. If that doesn't work try and drown the pesky annoyance.
Gerry S
We had a thread not so long ago on the Zone. It's a more in depth approach to removing the little voice and it has to be used in advance.
The only verbal trigger I use is the word, "Relax"; it's part of progressive muscle relaxation, designed to instantly cause you to remember the feeling of calm. It removes the voice as long as you take the time to practice it. A physical anchor does the same thing.
It takes a lot of work to silence it for some people. But it's worth it.
I thought about this while going to work....and I agree in retrospect..
..there IS a voice that is negative, I call it pool paranoia, and it HAS to be
dealt with.
I was in a session that wasn't going well once and I'm in jail looking for a
way out....and I found myself thinking about something my old lady said
to me that bothered me two years before.
I stood up and started laughing...a buddy asked me what I was laughing
about. I told him "Pool paranoia was knocking on my door.
The thing is to NOT ignore it but RESOLVE it...recognize it for what it is
and get on with your life.
I gotta a feeling we've had some similar experiences....a long money
session gives you time to go through the fire and find yourself again.
regards
pt
Drink alot.
This is one of the main things covered in the book 'The Inner Game of Tennis'. Which is a book about competing (not really about tennis). It talks about self 1 and self 2. One is the conscious self and that is the one that talks to you causing distraction and self doubt. Self 2 is the one where you have quieted everything and are kind of on automatic. I guess that is called 'in the zone'. The trick is how to accomplish this. I think you just have to realize all of this and kind of force yourself to put all of the negative thoughts out of your mind and really concentrate on the game.
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One of the ways I get rid of the rail bird noise.
"Excuse me sir, does this damp rag smell like chloroform"?
This is the other way. Not as effective, but if you do it enuff, they will get the idea and leave you alone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t4pmlHRokg
"Excuse me sir, does this damp rag smell like chloroform"?
This is the other way. Not as effective, but if you do it enuff, they will get the idea and leave you alone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t4pmlHRokg