ANTHONY BEELER
FROM FRUSTRATED TO FEARLESS!
H
ow does frustration affect your pool game? Is there anything you can do to overcome it? These are common questions players ask themselves.
frustration set in. You lost your next match 7-2 because you just couldn’t rebound from your first defeat. You worked so hard practicing before the tournament, and now you feel everything is lost. You thought your efforts were wasted. You even had thoughts of never wanting to pick up a pool cue ever again.
Your confidence will take a dive. With this mindset, you may never fully recover mentally or physically or regain your full composure. The other choice, when faced with frustration, is to be FEARLESS Learning to deal with frustration and look for a present-oriented in the correct way will allow you response. This choice answers the to make great strides with your question, “What can I do right overall pool game. The first step in now?” All negativity stems from However, at some point, you must overcoming frustration is to know negative memories from the past decide what to do. Your decision will or fear of the future. Playing in the when it’s time to “move on.” have a significant impact on you as present moment is a critical part of For example, you started the a player. Do you stay stuck with a tournament playing your very best, playing Fearless Pool. negative mindset? That is, will you and you never felt mechanically stronger or more comfortable at the focus on everything that went bad? To play your best game, it’s always That kind of mindset will keep you table. helpful to focus on your senses. One down and out. thing that I do that really helps me You were so sure this was going to is to focus on how the cloth feels be your tournament. In your second Furthermore, this will hinder your before every shot. I do this when I match, your opponent ran out of the future performances and keep you slide my bridge hand into place. This set, lucking in the 9-ball twice. Then out of the money in other events. is a very positive thing and helps 6
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