Very interesting....I would ask for more information but I don't want this thread thrown out of the Main Forum. :thumbup:
The little thing you changed that corrected everything
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Very interesting....I would ask for more information but I don't want this thread thrown out of the Main Forum. :thumbup:
I started playing with a Josey thanks to a good friend of mine. I was playing with OB and Predator so switching back to a standard maple shaft was tough at first but man what a difference now. Also, lightening up on my grip and hitting center ball with that standard maple shaft has done some amazing things for me in my opinion. That Josey just feels great too. I think finding a cue that feels good to you is a game changer in itself.
In terms of stance and grip and such, no sudden major improvements. All that stuff has been gradual.
But there was a turning point where I decided to stop lying to myself, at least about pool. Made a long post about it. I no longer allowed wishful thinking and laziness to steer my decisions at the pool table. I already had made progress with books, videos, and the forum, but I decided I'd also listen to people more, try the shots I was scared of, and try to get a realistic idea of where I stood on the pool food chain.
It didn't correct my fundamentals, which still need fixing, but it really helped the mental part of my game.
But there was a turning point where I decided to stop lying to myself, at least about pool. Made a long post about it. I no longer allowed wishful thinking and laziness to steer my decisions at the pool table. I already had made progress with books, videos, and the forum, but I decided I'd also listen to people more, try the shots I was scared of, and try to get a realistic idea of where I stood on the pool food chain.
It didn't correct my fundamentals, which still need fixing, but it really helped the mental part of my game.
Tis true for many. my buddy has a Pechauer L series. He learned later that he prefers a much lighter stick than he has. He seems to do a lot better with a 18ounce.
An old buddy of mine who is a great pool player likes his cue at 13 ounces.
I personally quickly adapt to the weight of the cue within a couple of shots.
An old buddy of mine who is a great pool player likes his cue at 13 ounces.
I personally quickly adapt to the weight of the cue within a couple of shots.
That is another good one. Keeping my cue level was a big game changer and has become part of my shot routine...always make sure it's level. Of course there are times when you have to jack up some but that's pool.....
It hasn't happened yet. But I took my first step by purchasing Mastering Pool with Mika from a fellow forum member. I hope that by watching those DVDs while playing I can figure out more about the game and start to discover what my flaws are.
Please hurry Mr. Postman!
Please hurry Mr. Postman!
I don't think one single "tidbit" for lack of a better term can make a big difference in ones game, unless it happens to be a consistent practice routine
Any other thing. would have to be coupled with the consistent practice.
That being said AZ has done wonders for my game
Without the knowledge of some of the members whether it be them analyzing another posters information or providing the information it is priceless
Any other thing. would have to be coupled with the consistent practice.
That being said AZ has done wonders for my game
Without the knowledge of some of the members whether it be them analyzing another posters information or providing the information it is priceless
"Aim small, miss small."
OK... I took that from your sig line, but it makes a lot more sense than "TOI on every shot" lol
Like most, I have had a few glimpses of insight that led to temporary improvements. The fact that they are always temporary leads me to the conclusion that pool is almost entirely a mental game. My mind for pool is weak, and that's what needs improvement. When I am brimming with confidence, I can make just about anything in front of me, even with bizarre mechanics.
I've hit near 100% of shots after trying Hoppe's shoulder stroke with the twisting wrist, first time I saw a video of him using it. Really fired them in and they dropped without a rattle, even without aiming at all. Never have made a ball doing it that way since.
Same way with the McCready sidearm stroke. Worked fine, then not so much. Then I tried the long, slow backstroke with a pronounced pause ala Buddy Hall and the light went on over my head for an hour. Come back after dinner and can't make a ball two diamonds away. TOI, yes it works. Then it doesn't at all. Looked at the OB last, the CB last, the pocket last. All of them work for awhile, then stopped.
Last month I had a lesson with Fran Crimi. She pointed out about half a dozen things I was doing wrong. Ironically, she thought my stroke was great, the one thing I had doubts about. lol
- I wasn't aligning right for many shots, placing my right foot to the right of the shot line. This was affecting almost every shot I made, pulling me off balance and making me go into contortions to get a straight stroke on the shot line. She showed me how to step into the shot properly.
- I was rushing my stroke, and not separating my warmup strokes from the final delivery. She had me set up perfectly still after the warmup stokes, keep still at CB address. Then a slow and easy backstroke and a smooth forward stroke becomes automatic.
- She had me firm up my bridge and when she was satisfied she took a short video of just my hands as I stroked, admonishing me to keep the bridge hand firm until my follow through was finished. I was actually impressed with how my stroke looked.
- I've always been interested in 14.1 and listened all too well to my dad and my Mosconi book to shoot only as hard as I needed to make the ball. When I started playing rotation games, though, I found that I really need to stroke the ball at times, and I had just never developed a powerful stroke. So, I've been working real hard on that, but it soon became a matter of course that I was drilling every shot. Fran had me hit my shots softer, only hard enough to pocket the ball and allow for shape on the next shot.
- Observe the misses and figure out why they occurred. It's always either an aiming error or a stroking error. Determine which it is and repeat the shot until you can make it consistently.
No single magic bullet, but things are slowly coming together for me. I wish I took lessons years ago. Maybe I'd be able to play a little by now.
Underwear, yes, and...
Chalking the right end of the cue (took me a while to figure which end was right and which one was left).
Chalking the right end of the cue (took me a while to figure which end was right and which one was left).
I have this list too. By now it is hundreds of items long documenting the last 10 years of my "minor epiphanies" (good phrase).
It started as a Word document. Then an email to myself. Now it's the notepad on my phone. It is definitely a good review tool.
Nothing does that....that I know of. I look at it....each correction changes everything. That's a Fact.