Re: Maintaining Quality Practice

On Jul 30, 12:30 pm, "SteveB" <oldf...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Ed McCune" <mcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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I have only gone into the city to play twice this summer and so have mostly
been just keeping my game up by practicing at home. I live too far from any
real pool and have too much to do to go in more often until the fall.

The problem I have is keeping my attention sharp enough to have quality
practices (as Bob would say). I start out good for about 20 minutes, then
i start getting lazy and sloppy. Not taking my time and walking the table
on all shots. Not waiting until I accept the shot before shooting. I end
up making lazy stupid mistakes (not noticing possible, and obvious, fail
points while playing the ghost because I'm just not interested enough.

No matter how I structure things this happens. What can I do to stay
focused or should I even bother? Maybe i should just not play at all over
the summer? Shorten the practices? (I only go an hour now). Give my wife
$5 every time I lose to the ghost?

Ed
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At times, I make myself sit down for one minute, think about the shot I
missed, and look at the next possibility. Sometimes that helps me slow down
and think about the game instead of just jumping from shot to shot to shot
to shot.

Steve

Stop thinking, that is bad, that is your problemos...

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