What is a good warm up before a match?

[JoeyA]

I believe that what you do durning warm up is not so important. It is what it is...just warm up.

However how you finish your warm up is very important. When you walk away from your warm up you should leave with a good feeling. Make your last few shots simple and excatly how you invision them. This will set the tempo for your matches.

I have always found that what I do durning warm up is not to be taked too seriously.

Many times we go into our first match with too much confidence because we felt our warm up was excellent. If something goes wrong then our confidence has no where to go but down.

You are so right-on with that last paragraph.
JoeyA

 

[SCCues]

Hello,

What kind of warm up do you use before a league or tournament match? I'm looking for a ideas for a good routine to use before playing a league or tournament match. The warm up would be with one rack of 15 balls. Usually, I'll break a rack depending on the game 8 or 9 ball and then play a ghost game. If I don't make any balls, I'll break again. I've seen players shoot banks, long shots, etc. but was just curious to the most benefitial routine to get a player ready for competition.

Thanks.

I like to set the balls up either 9 ball or 8 ball with no clusters and take cue ball in hand and then excecute the run out. I want the balls to be separated so my shots are about excecution and not breaking balls out and hoping i'll get a shot to continue running the balls. When you're in a match then you have to break balls out and see if you get a shot, but my practice time is about shooting and executing my shots and position. It works OK for me......