Comments on: How to Practice II – Expanding Your Perspective http://www.poolstudent.com/2008/08/15/practice-2-expanding-perspective/ For Serious Students of all Pocket Billiards Games Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:44:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: virtual private server http://www.poolstudent.com/2008/08/15/practice-2-expanding-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-506 virtual private server Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:56:09 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/blog/?p=12#comment-506 I love that you movie was Karate Kid – a classic trilogy!! I would agree with all three of your references wholeheartedly! As I read more and more articles from this month, I’m drawn to the notion that having a life and/or interest outside of pool makes a better pool player. I love that you movie was Karate Kid – a classic trilogy!! I would agree with all three of your references wholeheartedly! As I read more and more articles from this month, I’m drawn to the notion that having a life and/or interest outside of pool makes a better pool player.

]]> By: John Biddle http://www.poolstudent.com/2008/08/15/practice-2-expanding-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-330 John Biddle Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:50:51 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/blog/?p=12#comment-330 Ed, I am a big proponent of drills, but I would be among the first to agree that they alone will not maximize the quality of your game. They won't help your strategic thinking at all, unless you do drills designed to do that, and there aren't many. Playing against tough competition will show you things that you won't see in practicing alone. Also, it will help you learn to play under pressure much more than drills can do. That said, I continue to maintain that good drills done appropriately will help your stroke and your ability to make balls and control the cue ball better and faster than any other method. You say you were frustrated when you started doing drills. Maybe it was because you selected drills that were too tough for your then current level of play. You want to work on drills that you have some difficulty with but that are do-able, if you play well. Right at the 50% success rate is about best. Did you continue to work on the drills past the frustration, or did you quit in disgust and switch back to what is comfortable? Ed, I am a big proponent of drills, but I would be among the first to agree that they alone will not maximize the quality of your game. They won’t help your strategic thinking at all, unless you do drills designed to do that, and there aren’t many. Playing against tough competition will show you things that you won’t see in practicing alone. Also, it will help you learn to play under pressure much more than drills can do.

That said, I continue to maintain that good drills done appropriately will help your stroke and your ability to make balls and control the cue ball better and faster than any other method.

You say you were frustrated when you started doing drills. Maybe it was because you selected drills that were too tough for your then current level of play. You want to work on drills that you have some difficulty with but that are do-able, if you play well. Right at the 50% success rate is about best.

Did you continue to work on the drills past the frustration, or did you quit in disgust and switch back to what is comfortable?

]]> By: Ed The Book http://www.poolstudent.com/2008/08/15/practice-2-expanding-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Ed The Book Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:59:17 +0000 http://www.poolstudent.com/blog/?p=12#comment-327 When I started doing drills I was frustrated because they just seemed too hard. I have also heard players say drills will make you better doing drills not playing pool. I am now beating those players. When I started doing drills I was frustrated because they just seemed too hard. I have also heard players say drills will make you better doing drills not playing pool. I am now beating those players.

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