this thread is in honor of you DoubleD

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lorider

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lately i have started a few threads about things that happen to me in league. most of them have the word league in the title so you have a good idea what topic is in the thread before you open it.

well last night i made a thread about an occurance in league but did not mention league in the title.

one of our illustrious posters replied in the thread and voiuced his displeasure about finding it was league related again.

well i made a reply back to him and then he made a reply back to me. it was all civil and had a lil bit of witty sarcasm from both of us but mostly him.

he also gave me some constructive critisim about how i handled a certain situation.

so as a way of saying thank you to double d i decided to make a thread non league related thread just to please him.

double d comes across as a serious pool player and as we all know serious pool players are always looking for ways to improve their game, he dont wanna waste his time reading about some league bs.

so i had a dilemna about what topic to choose for this thread . a topic that would benefit anyone wanting to improve their game.

i scratched my head all day long " along with some other body parts" wondering what topic would please double d .

tips ? nah. that has been beat to death on here and i honestly dont think any one brand will drastically improve your game.

chalk? nah. again that has been beaten to death and agin i honestly dont think any one brand will drastically improve your game." btw i use kamui "

cues ? nah. again beaten to death and again any one brand will not improve your game.

tips, cues and chalk are all subjective and just a matter of personal preference.

who done what to whom lately ? nah already a couple of threads on the front page. besides it aint gonna improve your game and its just too much drama for me. i dont care if double d would be pleased by such a thread , a mans gotts draw the line somewhere.

then BINGO ! it hit me. the proverbial light bulb lit up. i found the topic i thought double d would be pleased with. FOCUS !

yep focus would be the topic. you gotta have focus if you want to improve your game and play to the best of your ability. l too many times people have posted on here how they have missed easy shots they normally make and other ways they have just plain screwed up during a match. the reason is simple, lack of focus.

the trick is how do you obtain focus and once you do how do you maintain it during a match ?

i would like to share with you a way i have forced myself to obtain focus and maintain it.

i have started playing with my breaking stick during certain matches. mostly against lower level opponents until i have perfected my routine to my satisfaction.

the solution i have come up with is to play with my breaking stick. why you ask, and how does it help to obtain focus ?

it has a g 10 ferrule. no leather or at all. it is all one solid piece of plastic or whatever material they make it out of.it is semi transparent , you can see the end of the shaft inside of it.

i have to maintain complete focus when shooting with it to keep from mis cueing to hell and back with it. i played with it at home a couple of times then decided to use it in league,

at 1st i was real tense using it and just made sure i stayed as near as center ball as possible. as i became more comfortable i started using english more and more. now my stop and draw are better with it than my playing stick.

i have played 2 matches using my breaker and won both of them. like i said it was against lower level players where i knew i would get back to the table if i screwed up. the thing is i have not mis cued or missed an easily makeable ballwith it yet.as i said i force my self to focus intently on evey shot knowing if i dont i will screw up.

every body got a kick out of the plinking sound it make when i strike the cueball.

the thing is when i use my playing cue i have not made myself focus like i do when i use my breaker. old habits are hard to break but i am working on it.:grin:

i realize this may not work for you, you know the old saying " one size dont fit all" but try it and see what you think. btw i would like to hear how other people try to stay focused.

now double d i hope this post pleases you.

if it dont... all i can say is ..well hell i tried.:grin-square:
 
RRfireblade said:
tl;dr

Try again.

:)
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what ? you dont think he will be pleased ?

it aint about league .:smile:

it a thread about a bonafide subject that will help players improve if they can master it.

oh yea. just bustin his balls a little also. :grin:
 
I actually read the whole thing and found it quite amusing, and suprisingly logical aswell as intruiging.

I might have to try a few racks with my break cue when I get home.

For me focus comes when I play for money or pride. It is hard to maintain in practice though.

One trick I have is to squeeze my left pinky toe when I get down and shoot. It is probably a bit of a placebo effect, but there is some science behind it. I will try and find the study.
 
lorider said:
what ? you dont think he will be pleased ?

it aint about league .:smile:

it a thread about a bonafide subject that will help players improve if they can master it.

oh yea. just bustin his balls a little also. :grin:
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At first when I opened this thread..I thought whats this guy
doing..writting a hall of flame letter..kidding.
A little..lol
 
I read the whole thing and i understand the way u feel. I never played league before and i kind of looked at it as a joke. Now that i am on az i discovered that people really get into the league pool as much as i do pool. Thats great an i wish i could play now so i am jealous especially when i see all the girls. But what and how does playing with a break cue have to do with focus. Your destroying your feel for your regular cue and whrn you say focus i am assuming you mean hold concentration. I know a shot that will help with this using your shooting cue. Set up a long straight in shot ob in center of the table and cb is close to the corner pocket. Shoot the ob as slow as possible into opposite corner pocket. Watch which side you miss on an pay attention to the ob falling into the pocket at the last ounce of energy pushes it over the lip. This shot is a burt kinister and it is a powerful focus intensafier. U successfully created a post that was not about league but you dont have to. League pool has just as much value as any other tournament on here.
 
Hmmm, So you and Pangit sit around and try to think of something
to start a thread about and now your trying to get Double Ds help.
I can help you out though, don't star a thread unless you have a valid question or something worthwhile to say
Don't be Pangit
 
That was painful to read.

You should stop shooting with your break cue. You may do better on league and lead to less threads here... something us that will be less painful to the forum as well.
 
Icon of Sin said:
That was painful to read.

You should stop shooting with your break cue. You may do better on league and lead to less threads here... something us that will be less painful to the forum as well.
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then you got further than I....

I scanned it for boo-bies and am saddened there were none.
 
peteypooldude said:
Hmmm, So you and Pangit sit around and try to think of something
to start a thread about and now your trying to get Double Ds help.
I can help you out though, don't star a thread unless you have a valid question or something worthwhile to say
Don't be Pangit
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i dont need anyones help for ideas to start a thread. i am darn sure not trying to pattern my self after pangit.

this thread was meant as a joke towards double d. sorry that you dont get the joke.

let me help ou out with something also.

try what i do. if i open a thread and dont like the subject matter i close it out and dont waste my time replying in it.

it seems to make my day go better not worrying about a thread that i dont care about.:wink:
 
lorider said:
RRfireblade said:
tl;dr

Try again.

:)
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what ? you dont think he will be pleased ?

it aint about league .:smile:

it a thread about a bonafide subject that will help players improve if they can master it.

oh yea. just bustin his balls a little also. :grin:
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Actually, RR was referring to this: http://urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tl;dr

While your intent was EXTREMELY admirable, it was also "stream of consciousness" writing, and took a bit of effort and "stick-to-it-iveness" to read all the way through. (I try not to be a grammar nazi when reading on these forums -- unless I'm having a little back-and-forth fun with someone I absolutely know appreciates it -- so you won't see any of that here.)

Not trying to bust yer horns either; rather clarifying what RR said.
-Sean
 
Icon of Sin said:
That was painful to read.

You should stop shooting with your break cue. You may do better on league and lead to less threads here... something us that will be less painful to the forum as well.
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i will make this as shoty as possible to make it less pinful. btw. why do you do things to inflict pain on yourself.

as for shooting with my break cue. both my lo and our 7 on my team were watching my match and were amazed at my level of play using my breaker. i shot better than i have in a while. dont knock it till you try it.

as for doing better in league. i have a 60% lifetime in over 400 matches. while it aint nothing to brag about it means i am holding my own in league. it is supposed to be fun and i have no aspireations of using every available moment at the table practicing to be a world beater.
 
Pjaze said:
One trick I have is to squeeze my left pinky toe when I get down and shoot. It is probably a bit of a placebo effect, but there is some science behind it. I will try and find the study.
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How? With what? Just like scrunching it in your shoes (if you wear shoes while playing)?

Freddie <~~~ might have to squeeze the pinky toe
 
Careful you don't get cited for a weird form of sandbagging :shocked:

It's cool if you feel it helps you focus, but there's no question it's worse than a standard cue and therefore you're going to take more innings to win. You might even lose matches you'd otherwise win. Arguably this unfairly affects your handicap, since you can switch to a real cue when it counts.
 
You are right, I shouldn't be a "negative nellie".
 
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For those of you that are complaining about loriders threads always being about league, I wonder what you expect. And if league talk bothers you, why do you click on it? Obviously, you have a good idea what he will talk about. Why go into the thread, only to b*tch about it?

Seems counter-intuitive, to me. There are literally dozens of other threads, every day. League is a big part of many people's pool life, so its a valid topic for many. If it isn't for you, cool, go talk about gambling, chalk, pocket size, why SVB is so much better than Mike Dechaine, whatever floats it for you... Adding strife for the sake of it is more tiresome than another league thread, at least to me...
 
justadub said:
For those of you that are complaining about loriders threads always being about league, I wonder what you expect. And if league talk bothers you, why do you click on it? Obviously, you have a good idea what he will talk about. Why go into the thread, only to b*tch about it?

Seems counter-intuitive, to me. There are literally dozens of other threads, every day. League is a big part of many people's pool life, so its a valid topic for many. If it isn't for you, cool, go talk about gambling, chalk, pocket size, why SVB is so much better than Mike Dechaine, whatever floats it for you... Adding strife for the sake of it is more tiresome than another league thread, at least to me...
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Did you just go into a thread and b!tch about people going into a thread and b!tching about it ?

Maybe I'm just drunk. :)
 
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