Hello,
I think that warm-up strokes and eye routine are a very important part of the pre-shot routine that is not to much discussed.
I have been playing pool at least 15 hours/week for the last 2-3 years. I like the game very much, I'm a real pool addict. My best performance is 3 consecutive break&run in 8-ball.
My biggest problem is this part of the pre-shout routine. I tryed everything, I watched hundreds of pros playing. It seems that nothing works for me. When I remember of this problem I play very very bad, like a beginner, I miss easy shots and I can't control the white ball.
I think the problem is that i can't concentrate at so much things all at once:
1. warm-up strokes
2. eye movement correlated with the warm-up strokes.
3. focus on the contact point on the object ball
4. positional play: cueball speed and the type of effect.
When I'm thinking at all this things my brain blocks and I can't shoot right any ball. I know that warm-up strokes and eye movement must be automatic and subconscious
I tryed all methods:
a. to alternate the eye movement from cueball to object ball ( when the cue moves forward you look at the cueball and when you move it backward you look at the object ball). The problem with this system is that I can’t focus and I get a headake suddenly.
b. looking just at the cueball when you are doing the warm-up strokes, because if you look at the object ball is a big risk to make a fault. This method doesn’t work because when I finish the warm up strokes I need some time to focus on the object ball with the cue paused at the cueball to much.
I found just 1 solution for my problem: to eliminate the warm-up strokes and the eye movement. In this way is very easy to focus on the object ball, I make all types of shots , no matter how hard they are, and my positional play is much better. I look at the cueball for a second just first when I put my bridge hand on the table, after that I just focus on the object ball without moving my eyes on the cueball anymore. I do very short warm-ups because you can’t keep the cue still without moving a little. I watched a lot of snooker players too and I discovered that there are a lot of them who don’t use warm up strokes, or they do little moves with the tip near the cueball. I think if you put your chin on the cue is very hard to move your eyes from cueball to object ball. That’s way in pool where 95% of players do warm-up stokes they don’t put their chins on the cue and have a upper stance. I like to play with the chin on the cue because I feel the shots better and I’m more conffident. If you have a upper stance is impossible to shoot right if you don’t use warm-up strokes.
I want you to commentate my post and tell me if my thinking is wrong or not and if there is someone with the same probleme like mine. Also tell us what method to you use for this part of the pre-shot routine (warm-up strokes and eye movement) and if you have an upper stance or if you get very low like snooker players with the cue touching the chin.
Thanks.
I think that warm-up strokes and eye routine are a very important part of the pre-shot routine that is not to much discussed.
I have been playing pool at least 15 hours/week for the last 2-3 years. I like the game very much, I'm a real pool addict. My best performance is 3 consecutive break&run in 8-ball.
My biggest problem is this part of the pre-shout routine. I tryed everything, I watched hundreds of pros playing. It seems that nothing works for me. When I remember of this problem I play very very bad, like a beginner, I miss easy shots and I can't control the white ball.
I think the problem is that i can't concentrate at so much things all at once:
1. warm-up strokes
2. eye movement correlated with the warm-up strokes.
3. focus on the contact point on the object ball
4. positional play: cueball speed and the type of effect.
When I'm thinking at all this things my brain blocks and I can't shoot right any ball. I know that warm-up strokes and eye movement must be automatic and subconscious
I tryed all methods:
a. to alternate the eye movement from cueball to object ball ( when the cue moves forward you look at the cueball and when you move it backward you look at the object ball). The problem with this system is that I can’t focus and I get a headake suddenly.
b. looking just at the cueball when you are doing the warm-up strokes, because if you look at the object ball is a big risk to make a fault. This method doesn’t work because when I finish the warm up strokes I need some time to focus on the object ball with the cue paused at the cueball to much.
I found just 1 solution for my problem: to eliminate the warm-up strokes and the eye movement. In this way is very easy to focus on the object ball, I make all types of shots , no matter how hard they are, and my positional play is much better. I look at the cueball for a second just first when I put my bridge hand on the table, after that I just focus on the object ball without moving my eyes on the cueball anymore. I do very short warm-ups because you can’t keep the cue still without moving a little. I watched a lot of snooker players too and I discovered that there are a lot of them who don’t use warm up strokes, or they do little moves with the tip near the cueball. I think if you put your chin on the cue is very hard to move your eyes from cueball to object ball. That’s way in pool where 95% of players do warm-up stokes they don’t put their chins on the cue and have a upper stance. I like to play with the chin on the cue because I feel the shots better and I’m more conffident. If you have a upper stance is impossible to shoot right if you don’t use warm-up strokes.
I want you to commentate my post and tell me if my thinking is wrong or not and if there is someone with the same probleme like mine. Also tell us what method to you use for this part of the pre-shot routine (warm-up strokes and eye movement) and if you have an upper stance or if you get very low like snooker players with the cue touching the chin.
Thanks.
