Why CANT intermediate players stick to a pre shot rountine?

The biggest reason why amateurs get to a performance plateau and then quit improving is life circumstances do not allow them to practice more. Job, family, other hobbies, friends etc. limit their time so you really can't get better.

For the players who have all the time in the world to play and still don't improve are those who lack tactile (body) awareness. They never feel their back, legs shoulders, head or what their eyes are doing during a shot. They never develop the feel of a well executed shot. They do the same terrible technical stuff shot after shot after shot. Filming yourself helps with this but nothing replaces just taking the time to feel your core and head and shoulders while you are shooting. When I am at my best I can stop my gigantic head from moving when I am shooting a power shot. A pre shot routine should include getting the body settled and locked down. You can't do this if you never feel your own body.
 
mnorwood said:
The biggest reason why amateurs get to a performance plateau and then quit improving is life circumstances do not allow them to practice more. Job, family, other hobbies, friends etc. limit their time so you really can't get better.

For the players who have all the time in the world to play and still don't improve are those who lack tactile (body) awareness. They never feel their back, legs shoulders, head or what their eyes are doing during a shot. They never develop the feel of a well executed shot. They do the same terrible technical stuff shot after shot after shot. Filming yourself helps with this but nothing replaces just taking the time to feel your core and head and shoulders while you are shooting. When I am at my best I can stop my gigantic head from moving when I am shooting a power shot. A pre shot routine should include getting the body settled and locked down. You can't do this if you never feel your own body.
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I think that his is a great observation - earlier I described the five steps to consistent high level shot execution - but I would agree entirely that one has to FEEL all of what their body is doing because eventually you cannot rely on thought to get you through several racks of play- let alone an entire tournament or match. At some point you need to be feeling the shot way more than thinking the shot.
 
Well people do not want to spend time to learn,practice, and more practice until everything flipping thing you do on a shot in in your mussel memory.

Some knucklehead will off some new best chalk,that will make you world class. Fish buy it because they want instant results of greatness.


Noting builds your game like building mussel memory.
 
One thing I like to do occasionally to concentrate on feel is to close my eyes on the final stroke. It also helps you stay still until you hear the ball drop. You'd be surprised how many balls you make with your eyes closed if you're aligned right. I used to do this when I shot target archery too.
 
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