I think his four points also apply to becoming better at pool.
Veritasium on becoming an expert
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I agree it applies to pool.
I have seen this and had several medical students watch it.
I use and teach Socratic questioning, Aristotle's methods, Bayesian methods, and more.
An interesting outcome of memorization is false memories. More memorization equals more false memories. I've been working on methods to reduce that.
In my field we work a lot on recognizing, refining, and cultivating predictors of success. As was said in the video the "gatekeepers" don't typically do so well.
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This is amazing information. I just don't know what my next step should be. Any suggestions?
Serious solitary study
Deliberate practice
Build in the habit
Well there's my Cliff Notes version of my take away from the video. Ooops wait a minute, that's been my method for a long time.
So no surprise that those are the 3 keys that strike a chord with me.
Deliberate practice
Build in the habit
Well there's my Cliff Notes version of my take away from the video. Ooops wait a minute, that's been my method for a long time.
So no surprise that those are the 3 keys that strike a chord with me.The important point is that repeated experiences and timely feed back are critical to making forward progress.
This is why (unlike others here) I focus on the line I want the CB to roll down instead of CB or contact point on OB.
a) if CB does not roll down the chosen line, this denotes a stroke error.
b) if CB rolls down the chosen line and OB does not pot, this denotes an aiming error.
And we are talking about fractions of a millimeter when watching CB roll down that line.
1) any movement in the upper body or head destroys your ability to see the rolling error
2) which destroys your feedback on whether any error was stroke related or aim related.
This is why (unlike others here) I focus on the line I want the CB to roll down instead of CB or contact point on OB.
a) if CB does not roll down the chosen line, this denotes a stroke error.
b) if CB rolls down the chosen line and OB does not pot, this denotes an aiming error.
And we are talking about fractions of a millimeter when watching CB roll down that line.
1) any movement in the upper body or head destroys your ability to see the rolling error
2) which destroys your feedback on whether any error was stroke related or aim related.
Oh, so now after 9,000 hours of practice, I find out that just 10,000 is not going to do it.
I guess I should have figured that out.
I guess I should have figured that out.
There go the HAMB folks
HAMB is fine as long as it's purposeful, structured practice with some serious competition. The problem is the lack of quality time for most.
The 4 points.
I'm sure that if you spend just a little time with the acronym you can produce HAMBURGERHELPER.
become and expert obviously
I initially typoed exopert lol. In that regard extropert is also an option.
I’m nothing special but I’ve been trying to make economic use of my time. Lately I practice on a 12’ snooker table. It’s hard to even make a straight in ball down the length of the table and I spend hours working on just that one or two times a week when I can get there. The idea being it’s hard, many repetitions, timely feedback, deliberate practice, and only been doing this for about the last 6 months. Mostly makes me focus on my fundamentals. Crazy how much it makes jumping to a bar box feel incredibly easy. Everything about this resonates.
I do the same. That why i dont look object ball directly when shoot..
I believe firmly that solo practice sessions that are on video and reviewed by the player are some of the very best methods of faster improvement to one's stroke and overall approach to the game. Of course, one has to first know what it is they should be looking for in an optimum stroke performance- that is where initial excellent coaching enters the picture and a book such as " Play Great Pool" by Mark Wilson.
This video validates the theory. Seeing yourself is the fastest way to actually improving yourself - without that, many spend a lifetime thinking that they are correct but not knowing why they are full of flaws that could be corrected rather easily. You can have talent, but you need " know-how" as well!
This video validates the theory. Seeing yourself is the fastest way to actually improving yourself - without that, many spend a lifetime thinking that they are correct but not knowing why they are full of flaws that could be corrected rather easily. You can have talent, but you need " know-how" as well!