bgmk102003
mikefoucht
how do i get through the rough times in my game when it seems like nothing can go right and i cant even make the shots that i usually can make 99.9 percent of the time.i dont know if im playing too much or what.
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It's all in your head! Either you have the skills or you don't! In pool, there is no such thing as playing too much...but, there is such a thing as not playing well. You said you are missing shots you make 99.9% of the time. In my 54 years of experience, people who have already acquired the fundamental skills and who are having problems with their stroke...99.9% of the time have simply LOST their rythym/cadence. The other 0.01% of the time, they went blind!
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If you go through times when you miss shots that you usually make 99.9% of the time, then you probably really don't make those shots 99.9% of the time.
What I mean is, we often have unrealistic expectations of what our average game is. We think of the BEST games we play, and believe that should be our average. It doesn't work that way. Your best can not, by definition, be your average. Your average is somewhere between your best and your worst.
You may have set some unrealistic goals for your game, and then get frustrated when you find yourself falling short.
Steve
bgmk102003
mikefoucht
thanks for some of the advice guys. i was exaggeratting just a bit when i said 99.9 percent cuz if that was the case i may be professional. it just seems to me that i will be on fire for 3 4 weeks at a time and then just crap for a week or two. how do i find my rythym when everything feels and looks good. the shots that i miss are ones i figure to make even when i down ready to shoot so i dont know maybe i am in a comma . well anyhow thanks for all the advice and anymore tips are more then appreciated.
sincerely mike
sincerely mike
Now you're getting a little closer to the problem. Sometimes you play very well, and sometimes you don't. In other words, there seems to be a lack of consistency. Time to take a look at your routines. Do you approach every shot the same way every time? Do you set up the same way for every shot. Is your pre-shot routine consistent? How about your shooting checklist?
Generally speaking, when your game fails you, it's because you have changed something in your routine. When you practice, what do you practice? Are your fundamentals so ingrained that you don't need to think about them when you play?
If you can answer these questions, you are well on your way to bringing your average playing level up a notch or two. I have worked with some very good players who, when we got them on video, were able to spot small little cracks in their fundamentals that were holding them back. A little twist of the wrist, slight misalignment, or some unecessary arm movement that was putting a hitch in the stroke. It's rarely the big things that trip you up, it's more often those little things that you may not even notice.
Try getting someone who know what to look for to watch you shoot. Or set up a video camera and see what shows up.
Steve
Generally speaking, when your game fails you, it's because you have changed something in your routine. When you practice, what do you practice? Are your fundamentals so ingrained that you don't need to think about them when you play?
If you can answer these questions, you are well on your way to bringing your average playing level up a notch or two. I have worked with some very good players who, when we got them on video, were able to spot small little cracks in their fundamentals that were holding them back. A little twist of the wrist, slight misalignment, or some unecessary arm movement that was putting a hitch in the stroke. It's rarely the big things that trip you up, it's more often those little things that you may not even notice.
Try getting someone who know what to look for to watch you shoot. Or set up a video camera and see what shows up.
Steve