Re: Maintaining Quality Practice

When you say you play against your ghost, what exactly do you mean? Can
you explain this to me a little better?
Thanks

-Duane Edwards << inquiring mind
Westmont - just west of Chicago -- but CS, Colorado is always home
"Good enough to win money, not good enough to make it."

On Jul 30 2007 8:38 AM, Bambu wrote:

On Jul 29, 10:22 pm, Ed McCune <mcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
--
mcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I hear ya on that, Ed. I gave up practicing long ago for those
reasons. If I am bored anough to practice, the only thing that keeps
my focus is the score. Ghost play is nice, but I like q-skill better.
Keeping the score forces me to keep on my toes.

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