Anthony Beeler is the current Billiards Instructor of the Decade and is a former BCAPL National Responding well after Champion. He has numerous experiencing frustration will get “Top 25” national finishes and you back on track and mentally is the primary author of the ACS stronger than before. National Billiards Instructor’s Manual. He has also authored Here are some examples of ways Peak performance always involves the book Unstoppable! Positive “fear of the future” can get in your good choices: follow a wellThinking for Pool Players. way: defined pre-shot routine or make Anthony currently has the highest random decisions; practice your established Fargo Rating of any • I missed this shot last week. weaknesses or shoot from the hip; Master Instructor. He has won go through the motions or put in over 300 tournaments and has • How will I feel if I dog this shot? the work; wallow in frustration or defeated numerous professional take action that will pay off in the players in tournament • What will my friends say? future. competitions. me keep my focus on the shot at hand rather than dwelling on my shortcomings from previous matches. This also serves as a distraction from the fear of the future.
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Having a game plan to deal with this kind of negativity can mean the difference between winning and losing. You should be focused on acting instead of doing something passive that focuses on something negative, such as wallowing in self-pity. An excellent
All choices have repercussions. Moving past frustration, it all comes down to making correct choices–instead of dwelling on something unfair that happened to you in a previous match, think about playing Fearless Pool one shot at a time.
Having a game plan to deal with this kind of negativity can mean the difference between winning and losing.
He has numerous “Top 25” national finishes and is the primary author of the ACS National Billiards Instructor’s Manual. He has also authored the book Unstoppable! Positive Thinking for Pool Players. Anthony currently has the highest established Fargo Rating of any Master Instructor. He has won over 300 tournaments and has defeated numerous professional players in tournament competitions.
way to overcome all this is to focus on your pre-shot routine. Your routine should be so well-defined that there truly is no time for negative thoughts. When you have a bad experience, you can also choose to reevaluate your game, work with your pool coach, or try improving your mechanics. You could contact a mental game coach or spend hours working on ball-running drills. You can easily find at least one strategy to move forward after experiencing SPM BILLIARDS MAGAZINE
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