Re: Maintaining Quality Practice

On Jul 31, 12:09 am, JakartaDean <deanb43...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ed McCune wrote:
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

I rarely practice -- although my game could use it -- as I just plain
get bored. I also get tired and stiff, because instead of my normal
routine, after a few shots I end up just walking up to the cue ball,
getting down, aiming and shooting. I can't seem to force myself to walk
around, look at the shot, and commit myself to making sure it goes in.

I did practice a little yesterday, with the goal of predicting more
accurately the path and resting spot of the cue ball. I don't know how
most people do this, but my usual routine is sort of just looking at the
shot and figuring out where the cue ball will end up. Yesterday I was
looking at impact angles on every shot, projecting the cue ball path
with the english I planned on applying and so on. It did help, by
slowing me down and making me think. We'll see if it gets me out of my
recent slump. (My teammates think it's a recurring slump.)

Sooo, maybe what we all need is another online Fargo "tournament"? I'd
be happy to help organize...

Dean

It sound like you need to be trained in now to practice perfect. You
need to make drills a game where you want to beat your last score. If
you do not practice, then you need to match up a lot and for some,
they practice on other people, for money. Fatty never practicied, he
felt if he matched up well all the time, it was no longer necessary
and he was right about that.

www.fastlarrypool.com

www.poolchat.net

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