Cameron Smith said:Set up long straight in shots, cue ball either on the rail or just past. Shoot them until you've pocketed 40. By this point you should be as in stroke as you possibly can be for that day.
devindra said:The name of the topic pretty much sums up what I have to ask. I have to play at least an hour a day to play good and if I don't play everyday I suck. What do you do to get back in stroke when you haven't played pool in a couple of days? Any advice? My shotmaking skills are usually there but my positioning is usually off.
3kushn said:Ever wonder how the pros get to the table and shoot the lights out even though they haven't played for weeks.
It's called Rock Solid Fundamentals. They've worked so hard on stance bridge stroke not to mention rhythm, it doesn't matter how long they've been away. Now that's not to say anyone of them won't complain about being out of stroke. This is also a matter of perspective too. What you expect to be able to do vs what they expect to be able to do.
Sometimes being out of stroke is really a case of learning something new and not having it refined yet. You may just be starting to break through another wall on your way to a new level.
Just keep at it.
devindra said:The name of the topic pretty much sums up what I have to ask. I have to play at least an hour a day to play good and if I don't play everyday I suck. What do you do to get back in stroke when you haven't played pool in a couple of days? Any advice? My shotmaking skills are usually there but my positioning is usually off.
ftgokie said:I have not tried this and I never will. But this old man that shoots in our pool league he says how he gets into stroke before a tournament or league play is he goes to his van in the parking lot and smokes as much doobie as he can. He comes in looking like he just smoked about 2lbs of doob and he eats all the darn snacks in the building. He isnt that good though, so this might not work for the more advanced players...so Id beware before you did this.....:thumbup:
jay helfert said:You should not get "out of stroke" in only two days. Not if you were "in stroke" only two days before. That sounds more like a mental thing, than anything physical. Once you get in stroke, an hour or so a day should be enough to maintain that level. And if you take a day or two off once in a while, no big deal. It's when you lay off for weeks and months that you really lose your stroke and your rhythm.
jay helfert said:You should not get "out of stroke" in only two days. Not if you were "in stroke" only two days before. That sounds more like a mental thing, than anything physical. Once you get in stroke, an hour or so a day should be enough to maintain that level. And if you take a day or two off once in a while, no big deal. It's when you lay off for weeks and months that you really lose your stroke and your rhythm.