I know I cannot be the only one who pulls the trigger when my body decides to and my mind says no. In the quest for the perfection ( don't laugh ) any ideas on how to train the brain to wait or is the the body..that can't wait..
The Discipline of Stopping
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I used to do this allot. Now I just force my self to stand up re-evaluate the shot and go back through my PSR. That helps me quite a bit.
Cappelle's book recommends you practice. Get down for a shot, decide it is not "right", then get up and start over. I am guilty of shifting the cue or getting up but not "starting over". I was trying to figure out a way to run out or get t o a pplace to play safe last night and ended up taking a lot of time moving the cue around, but never committing to a plan, I then pissed away my chance to win. Good luck, every time I practice one thing, another comes up that I either took lightly or just missed the execution by rushing the shot. I think it is the monk who says to let the shot shoot itself. John
You have to disciplined. Stand up, walk around the table, and start all over again. If it doesn't feel right, or if you start thinking when down on the shot, stop.
What is it that makes you feel rushed? Do you have a sense in your mind that you're taking too long or your that opponent is getting impatient?
If you can get rid of those anxieties, focus comes much easier.
If you can get rid of those anxieties, focus comes much easier.
Stopping!
Trust yourself. You figure it all out. Where to contact cue, speed, path of cue ball, overall plan. Now trust yourself. No self doubt. Shoot with confidence. Think standing up. Stop thinking and figuring and doubting when down on the shot. Your body knows when to shoot. Sort of like if someone says close your eyes and think of nothing. That's actually hard to do. It kind of where you need to be mentally. Nowhere! Ever hear someone say "wow, I was in dead stroke last night, it was like I wasn't even trying" That's the fog you want to fall into.
Trust yourself. You figure it all out. Where to contact cue, speed, path of cue ball, overall plan. Now trust yourself. No self doubt. Shoot with confidence. Think standing up. Stop thinking and figuring and doubting when down on the shot. Your body knows when to shoot. Sort of like if someone says close your eyes and think of nothing. That's actually hard to do. It kind of where you need to be mentally. Nowhere! Ever hear someone say "wow, I was in dead stroke last night, it was like I wasn't even trying" That's the fog you want to fall into.
Actually I think you are in the norm.
In School we train ourselves with a Mantra.
randyg
To add to what Randyg said...part of that mantra is a consistent personal eye pattern. It is the eye pattern that allows the subconscious brain to 'realize' that something in the trained process is not exactly correct, and signal the player to be able to "bail out" of the process, before committing an error. It's likely one of the strongest things we teach, and has the ability to improve ANY level player, even professionals. I have described this process at length here on AzB. If you search the instructor forum for eye patterns, you will find it.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Eddie, some people pull the trigger just as soon as they get down on the shot. Others wait longer periods of time.
If you haven't given Gene Albrecht a call, you should. Perfect Aim is evolving and Gene's ability to express what should be taking place is getting better and better. If you are already in the correct position when you are standing up, it doesn't take much time to ascertain if you are locked on to the shot once you get down on the cue ball. Perfect Aim has helped me of that there is no doubt and it is only a small but important part of the puzzle. Many other things have helped me, far too many to mention in one post. I guess it's fair to say that there are MANY things that can help one's pool game, some more than others.
I do know that better eye patterns can lead to increased aiming accuracy, ie" "yes, the shot is locked on!" or "no, the shot is not on". If it's the latter, you are probably better off getting up off the shot and starting your preshot routine all over. I teach my students to take a little more time looking at the object ball, but keeping still, perfectly still is what I am working on because any slight movement creates problems for shooting straight. Many times, we just don't know we are creating these problems and a good coach can't be beat for determining those faus pas.
Thanks Joey, Randy , and Scott you all have made great points. In reality my game has already jumped up a ton of balls, I guess I was nerved at myself while playing ( practicing) 14.1 , I'm still trying to bust that 100 ball run ...feeling a bit sorry for myself.lol just cant' understand why I do pull that trigger when I not 100% sure.
I will check out Gene's material. I have made incredible gains with Pro One. It's really not an aiming problem now that I sit here and write but maybe one of impatience.
If you think about it enough to write about it on AZ, then you definitely have the discipline to stop. But thats just me, just take your time and think. I've been working on the same thing.
-JD
-JD
Ok I always start off strong in a matchup or tourney (most of the time) but I seem to slip as the time proceeds. Now I think that it is due to the fact that my pre-shot routine gets booted out do to my go, go, go mindest that comes periodically. It has cost me many heartaches exspecially at the Texas Open this year when I was stuck 8-5 and I come back hill hill and break and run to the eight and miss it because I dont get up to even look at where I need to hit it. I dont know I geuss its just immaturity...
auto -pilot is where I strive to be , I think as we all get more comfortable some of that PSR goes out the window. Could it be that , that also is a part of conditioning and in essence integrated as PSR.
Maybe it boils down to "concentrating on focus", instead of the other way around focusing on our concentration.
I received some great advice from a friend of mine who in return received this advice from a pro.
When you are down on a shot and you think you are ready to pull the trigger, dont... take three extra practice strokes.
I was able to add a form of this into my pre-shot routine and it was immensely valuable.
When you are down on a shot and you think you are ready to pull the trigger, dont... take three extra practice strokes.
I was able to add a form of this into my pre-shot routine and it was immensely valuable.
sounds like good advice
