johnnytronic
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If you put any energy/focus towards the other guys rolls and luck--You are looking for an excuse to lose!
It steals the proper mental energy you need to execute and play consistently well...IME.
This whining and bad attitude stays with you into the next inning--I presume a small amount of adrenaline gets released during this process which can
probably make stroking the next shot more difficult.
If you have awareness as you approach the ball you can hear your brain making excuses as to why you don't deserve these outcomes--More distractions!
I asked myself "Where and why did I adopt this mental habit"
I believe it has something to do with Egoic self. The ego is very sensitive to feeling diminished and the world is against it.
I have concluded that pool is one of the luckiest games on earth. In any given session you will see shot combinations that "appear" to be
astronomically impossible. That may sound like an exaggeration but you would never purposely try to execute these outcomes.
These thought process also live in the same domain:
I'm curious what mental techniques or practices that you have implemented to combat this destructive mental habit?
1. I have thought instead of thinking it's against me. Think: how off is my opponent that he misjudged the shot so bad that an entire new outcome emerged.
2. I just witnessed a glorious piece of visual art--Possibly never to be seen and executed again in my lifetime.
3. This is the type of advantage my opponent needs to get in order to beat me this game.
4. If you were to execute this shot the exact same way, you would get the same exact same out come. <--this one has helped me
It steals the proper mental energy you need to execute and play consistently well...IME.
This whining and bad attitude stays with you into the next inning--I presume a small amount of adrenaline gets released during this process which can
probably make stroking the next shot more difficult.
If you have awareness as you approach the ball you can hear your brain making excuses as to why you don't deserve these outcomes--More distractions!
I asked myself "Where and why did I adopt this mental habit"
I believe it has something to do with Egoic self. The ego is very sensitive to feeling diminished and the world is against it.
I have concluded that pool is one of the luckiest games on earth. In any given session you will see shot combinations that "appear" to be
astronomically impossible. That may sound like an exaggeration but you would never purposely try to execute these outcomes.
These thought process also live in the same domain:
- There is this underlying thought that if a guy hits a ball bad that the universe should grant you with an easy shot on the next inning.
- If a guy come very close to scratching, well he should of scratched and you don't deserve to be shooting it this difficult.
- Conversely if you shoot a low percentage shot and make it you should be rewarded with easy shots afterwards.
I'm curious what mental techniques or practices that you have implemented to combat this destructive mental habit?
1. I have thought instead of thinking it's against me. Think: how off is my opponent that he misjudged the shot so bad that an entire new outcome emerged.
2. I just witnessed a glorious piece of visual art--Possibly never to be seen and executed again in my lifetime.
3. This is the type of advantage my opponent needs to get in order to beat me this game.
4. If you were to execute this shot the exact same way, you would get the same exact same out come. <--this one has helped me