when "in the zone/dead stroke"?

oldplayer · 2011-07-23T19:47:18+00:00

what is "in it" for you when you arrive? i wish i were there more often. i practice/play 6 days a week but mostly 2 hours per session. for the past week or so, however, i have been in a 9 ball match twice per week in the evening. thanks to my forum buddies i entered and have done quite well winning all of my matches. i practice 9 ball with the manager of the place in the afternoons and he usually beats me about 11 games to 7. last weds i beat him 11 to 6! during the play and especially after i realized that i was in the "dead stroke" or "in the zone". i noticed the object balls were in much better focus, i clearly "saw" the path that the OB was going to take, and certainly no doubt i was going to make the shot, much more confidence in my play. that to me was the "zone". it has been a long time since i was there and want to get there more often. so i was wondering, how often do you get there and what is there when you are in it? any tricks to accomplish that?