Using statistics to improve your game?

[victorl]

Another thing is tracking and knowing your true make % on certain shots will give you an idea of whether to play safe or go for it when they come up in a match. I think many players (including myself) tend to over-inflate their expected make %, which leads to poor decision-making and taking unnecessary risks.

 

[duckie]

For me, the only stats that have come to matter are wins and losses.

I do not need to use stats to know what I needed to practice. One miss is all it takes for me to know what needs practice.

This shows up in the increase of the win stats or loss stats.

 

[ENGLISH!]

Nothing worse than losing to someone you know you can out shoot. Except losing to someone that hardly runs 5 balls but plays smarter than you.

I like that.

It reminds me pf the movie with Allen Hopkins & Alec Baldwin & a very large & hungry Grizzly Bear.

On one said of a canoe paddle it asks, 'Why is the rabbit unafraid of the mountain lion?'.

On the other side it answers the question, 'Because he knows that he's smarter.'.

 

[ENGLISH!]

Whatever you do, don't call it science

Hi Bruce,

Statistics can be used or interpreted (or misinterpreted) or formed to come to virtually any conclusion.

I don't know if I would call that science. If so, I don't think I would call that good science.:wink:

Best 2 Ya,
Rick

 

[slach]

Another thing is tracking and knowing your true make % on certain shots will give you an idea of whether to play safe or go for it when they come up in a match. I think many players (including myself) tend to over-inflate their expected make %, which leads to poor decision-making and taking unnecessary risks.

Excellent comment, so true. Another thing to consider is that some days you're just more 'on' than others (you just KNOW you're gonna make that shot). That's when it more often pays to take more risks.