Why a player has a good or bad day at the table!
He plays real good most of the time, but now he is having and out of stroke day, in a big match! What causes this?
Many Regards,
Lock N Load.
Well alot of things can come into play as why a person is not playing as well as they usually do on a given day and being out of stroke.
1. Nerves...a person that is not used to the situation may not play them usual selves, one more accustom to the surrondings and their situation will play far better than one that is not.
2. Whom their playing.... some players just can't play that well against a certian person, it has to do with their personality ( yours or theirs)
3. The atmosphere of the pool room....by this I mean many things, the people watching you play, are people being courteous to you and others or just acting like they are in the world by themselves, the atmosphere of the pool room as a whole goes along way as to how good or great you play!
4.What's been going on in your day to day life.........if you have had strenuous things happening in your life as of late, that will certainly be a burden on the mind and become a distraction in ones performance at the table.
5. Table size....whats your preference? 7, 8 or 9 footer, everyone plays their best on one or the other!
6. Cloth on the table.....some players like fast cloth and others like slow, and some inbetween, one thing is for a Fact, You will have a preference and will play your best at that table!
7. Humidity in a pool room..........are you playing in a dry pool room or a wet one, some players have very sweaty hands and are in need of powder or dry towels, this condition has been the down fall of many players that other wise would have become great players........if you are in with the owners or perhaphs own the pool room you can turn your air conditioner down ( Make it Cold) and this will dry the tables out and make them more accepting of the balls to the hole, and also you won't perspire as much.
8. Nicks in your cue and condition of your tip......if you have unwanted nicks in your shaft or perhaps your tip isn't just to your liking you will not play as good as you could otherwise!....so fix it before you play!
9. NEVER PLAY POOL AFTER YOU HAVE JUST EATEN!.....if you play pool after you have just eaten a meal you will NOT ever play pool to your potential!!!!because you will be slugish and slow....and when you do eat, eat fish!, it's a brain food!........believe me I've been playing pool over 40 yrs. and you will play your best pool when you are HUNGRY, thats right, hungry!..you will be more active and alert at this time!......you can eat and wait 2 to 4 hrs. then play and you'll be OK,.. .during play just a very light snack here and there and you'll do fine!
These are just a few things that will or will not play a part in ones performance at the table and play a part of being instroke or not!!!!
David Harcrow
