What single thing (theory,suggestion,equipment) has turned your game around?

The Secret!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

asn130 said:
what's the secret?
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No big secret. When practicing do all aiming while standing. When you get down on the shot you get one practice stroke and then you shoot. Absolutely no lateral/horizontal movement!!!!!

This teaches to get it right the first time, to aim while standing and then let the stroke do the shooting with no impedance from the conscious self trying to steer the shot etc.

It's amazing to me how much more fun it is to play this way... AND I'm making a much higher percentage of shots and missing far fewer shots that I missed because I was nervous, or unsure of the aim line, or how hard to hit it or or or or or ...... NO second guessing. Aim while up. Get down, take one practice stroke and stroke it.

Now I get all the thinking done while I'm standing up and as I get down I give up control to the player within me. By the time I'm down on the shot "the player" has taken over... does his pre-shot routine and shoots. Not only do the shots go in but he gets the position I had in mind.

Plan while standing. Then shut up and let the player shoot.
 
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JimS said:
No big secret. When practicing do all aiming while standing. When you get down on the shot you get one practice stroke and then you shoot. Absolutely no lateral/horizontal movement!!!!!

This teaches to get it right the first time, to aim while standing and then let the stroke do the shooting with no impedance from the conscious self trying to steer the shot etc.

It's amazing to me how much more fun it is to play this way... AND I'm making a much higher percentage of shots and missing far fewer shots that I missed because I was nervous, or unsure of the aim line, or how hard to hit it or or or or or ...... NO second guessing. Aim while up. Get down, take one practice stroke and stroke it.

Now I get all the thinking done while I'm standing up and as I get down I give up control to the player within me. By the time I'm down on the shot "the player" has taken over... does his pre-shot routine and shoots. Not only do the shots go in but he gets the position I had in mind.

Plan while standing. Then shut up and let the player shoot.
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Thanks for explaining. I was just going to link him to the thread.
Here it is anyway: Aim while up


Josh
 
My Dave Albrecht custom cue has helped my game the most. It has given me confidence in a lot of areas where I was lacking before.

BVal
 
2 things:

calling Hal Houle

and

concentrating, truly concentrating on making the ball.


Eric
 
The ! thing that helped my game !

If I had to pick 1 thing that helped my game I could sum it up into just 1 word...DIVORCE...lol...gives ya much more time to get back to the important things in life...lol
 
The web

Youtube - serves up lots of history, snooker matches, and instruction that I had never seen before. Changed the way I approach the game.

Live matches from Europe and China

Of course, it was all the helpful people on this board who opened up this world to me, and are the reason why I hang around here.:D
 
Does this mean.....

miplayerstour said:
Finally learning that missing happens to everyone and not hanging onto a ad shot longer than it takes to walk away from the shot. Once I accepted that everyone misses and loses and gets bad position at times, my attitude alone got my game on a better track. Total mental game and if that isnt strong you can talk yourself out of winning!
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that I can "LET GO" of that dead rock 9 ball I missed for the set in '85? :)

Actually the single thing that still drives my game (I am not sure if it will ever "turn around") is the one night I hit true deadstroke.....and the pure euphoria from it of just 'knowing' won't ever leave me (I hope). :wink:

td
 
A lighter grip lowers the mass of the cue stick stroking through the ball, reducing cue ball squirt and increasing spin
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A lighter grip is a good thing, but it can't reduce squirt or increase spin. In fact, nothing can.

pj
chgo
 
i can't believe i am willing to take the beating i am going to get for this but here it goes - two things have helped me beyond measure. first, i joined the apa, then the bca. yes leagues have helped me. but the second thing is really just as important. i was nice to people. those two things, leagues and being nice have made my game jump leaps and bounds in the last year. i was nice to people i met in the leagues and who were much better than me and because of that they were willing to teach me things. i have gotten countless lessons from the guys who have no business playing in leagues because they also shoot in the us ametuer, open tournaments, gamble and generally are much better than me and most. but because i treated them well and shared a few laughs, i now have a really decent break, can jump and masse to some degree, oh yeah and i can actually run a few balls and the ocasional rack. i have said on these forums before i am ametuer to the core and can't compete with most of you who post here but any game i have i owe to leagues and being a decent person to strangers.
 
JimS said:
No big secret. When practicing do all aiming while standing. When you get down on the shot you get one practice stroke and then you shoot. Absolutely no lateral/horizontal movement!!!!!

This teaches to get it right the first time, to aim while standing and then let the stroke do the shooting with no impedance from the conscious self trying to steer the shot etc.

It's amazing to me how much more fun it is to play this way... AND I'm making a much higher percentage of shots and missing far fewer shots that I missed because I was nervous, or unsure of the aim line, or how hard to hit it or or or or or ...... NO second guessing. Aim while up. Get down, take one practice stroke and stroke it.

Now I get all the thinking done while I'm standing up and as I get down I give up control to the player within me. By the time I'm down on the shot "the player" has taken over... does his pre-shot routine and shoots. Not only do the shots go in but he gets the position I had in mind.

Plan while standing. Then shut up and let the player shoot.
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That is the same that Jimmy Reid teaches in his DVD. But he then suggests after that to do it with no practice stroke. Just get down and shoot. This is for practice only and not during a game or match.
 
Composure

Preshot routine

Shooting Pocket Speed

Addressing the cueball low

Hold the cue lightly

Teach

All of these molded my game.
 
Karma?

jrt30004 said:
i but the second thing is really just as important. i was nice to people. those two things, leagues and being nice have made my game jump leaps and bounds in the last year. i was nice to people i met in the leagues and who were much better than me and because of that they were willing to teach me things. i have gotten countless lessons from the guys who have no business playing in leagues because they also shoot in the us ametuer, open tournaments, gamble and generally are much better than me and most. but because i treated them well and shared a few laughs, i now have a really decent break, can jump and masse to some degree, oh yeah and i can actually run a few balls and the ocasional rack. i have said on these forums before i am ametuer to the core and can't compete with most of you who post here but any game i have i owe to leagues and being a decent person to strangers.
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I am sure this is a lesson for us all! :)
 
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