Who is the Best Instructor to Improve Mental Game

TX Poolnut said:
Go into your local Barnes and Noble to the info desk. Tell the person to take you to the psychology section. There will be several rows of books to browse. There will also be a larger Self Improvement section close to Psychology. The Inner Game Of Tennis may be in Sports-T. Pool books are in a section called Games.
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Wow...a self taught world beater!

Congrats!

Thank you for the step by step process on how to search for a book. I was thinking of creating another thread soliciting book stores and who I may contact once there. But you have answered all my questions for me!!

As a side note, is it ok to pm you in the future if I have a question regarding my game as I'm sure you will be a great help!:rolleyes:

Gary
 
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JeremiahGage said:
The book Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards by Bob Fancher is great for learning about the mental aspect of pool.
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this is one i read a few months ago and is a must read for anyone who is interested in the mental side of the game.
 
Richard Bandler on the subject of Ericksonian Clinical Hypnosis

Mikjary said:
Probably the main reason I hang around here is for the free mental instruction I get from you and the wake up calls you give to the pool community when you post. You say things a hundred different ways and take your ration of $hit from the gallery for it, but there's a solid theme underpinning your OCD teachings.

I can run out from anywhere, but you still inspire me to make it better. Keep me thinking about not thinking and I just might get there one day.

Best,
Mike
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I find the mental side of sports and games fascinating, and I "real eyes" you do to, Mike. I was lucky to have access to many great teachers in my life and fortunate to have the opportunity to pass on the information that was so freely given to me.

One of my best decisions was to study Hypnosis under Dr. Richard Bandler on the subject of Ericksonian Clinical Hypnosis which was developed by studying the techniques of Dr. Milton Erickson.**....they wrote 4/600 page volumes on this study and I read two of the condensed versions - they were mentally nutritious, opening up my "real eyes" to subjects and topics that I would have discovered no other way. 'The Mind is the Teacher'
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Ericksonian Hypnosis is named after the father of hypnotherapy Dr. Milton H. Erickson M.D, a psychiatrist. Erickson who believed that trance is a special state of mind of intensified focus. He also viewed trance as a different experience for every person. He was the pioneer of Indirect Hypnosis. Erickson would use certain communication tools – called indirect suggestions to evoke, mobilize and move patient’s associative process and mental skills in a certain direction to achieve certain therapeutic goals. He also pioneered the use of indirect suggestion, hypnotic metaphor, naturalistic trance techniques, unconscious communication and pattern intervention. Erickson’s hypnotherapy approach is recognized as the most effective and successful method for inducing hypnosis and to achieve certain psychotherapeutic goals.


 
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I've had long periods of "playing blackout" from going deep into the "dead stroke"

sjm said:
I love this post for the simple reason that it demonstrates that even great players are sometimes not mentally strong enough to be committed to sticking with the percentages in shot design. You have to be wise enough and committed enough to plan all aspects of all your shots with proper care rather than letting your instincts take over.

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Sometimes it's not from being mentally (consciously) weak, it's from being subconscoulsy strong. When a player starts learning how to put themselves in a zone the game starts to change and become more instinctive......more of an art form or way of self expression.

In this phase of a players development the instincts do take over and the game starts to play through the players, instead of the player trying to "play" the game. I've had long periods of "playing blackout" from going deep into the "dead stroke" phase and even won 17 games in a row (in the finals) without remembering any of the shots....until the very last game.

This wasn't the hardest part, there was another phase that required snapping in and out of the "zone," and that, in my opinion is the most challenging of all. Tiger Woods is one of the best in the world at this phase, and he had to train to be able to do it consistently. This particular trait is not necessarily natural, it takes dedicated work.
 
Ky Boy said:
Wow...a self taught world beater!

Congrats!

Thank you for the step by step process on how to search for a book. I was thinking of creating another thread soliciting book stores and who I may contact once there. But you have answered all my questions for me!!

As a side note, is it ok to pm you in the future if I have a question regarding my game as I'm sure you will be a great help!:rolleyes:

Gary
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Sorry, I didn't know you had a base of knowledge that included how every Barnes & Noble is laid out like I do. How long have you worked for them?. I'm on my eighth year.

I was trying to help you find something that might help you and all I get is shit.

If I wanted shit, I'd have asked your boyfriend to squeeze your head and mail it to me.

You're welcome.
 
Trying to help?

I read your response much differently! It was geared to the level of an 8 year old. I thought you were being a jackass with your post but if you weren't, my bad! But thanks for your book recommendation anyway!

I found several books mentioned in this thread online already including The Inner Game of Tennis.

Here is a book recommendation I found for you at Barnes and Noble:

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Enjoy!
 
TX Poolnut said:
Yes, trying to help.

You're welcome.

No good deed goes unpunished.
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In that case, thanks! It is appreciated!

Still not sure why the rundown of how to locate a book. MOST would say go here and look for this...rather than step by step instructions! With that said, I think you understand why I would interpret it as sarcastic.
 
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