Controling my anger ????

[Turner27]

Hey everybody, I know I ask a lot of questions but I really need help with controling my anger on the table as I get worked up really easly and it really affects my game and my results.

Thanks,
Liam

[PatBlock]

You need to have a word with wildJONESEYE, he'll sort you out.

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[Turner27]

You need to have a word with wildJONESEYE, he'll sort you out.

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Are you being serious?

[Sport Focus]

Hey everybody, I know I ask a lot of questions but I really need help with controling my anger on the table as I get worked up really easly and it really affects my game and my results.

Thanks,
Liam

A good way to start with dealing with this is by using what you already know in that your anger really doesnt help the way that you play or your results. Its good that you know this already by the sound of it. Next thing to understand is how it affects the way that the person you are playing against plays such as it will give them more confidence. I use a number of work sheets to show exactly what happens during a match and how it reflects on yourself and how it helps the other person. The main thing is to keep in your mind that getting angry will only have a negative affect and plan ahead what you are going to do to stop yourself getting so wound up. A good way of doing this is to think positive things even when events arnt going your way or the way that you would have liked. Such things as " i may have just missed a shot but im going to get the next" will keep you more focused.

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[PatBlock]

Are you being serious?

No, I was just kidding. Wild is one of our most 'passionate' members.

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[CoachGavin]

Sport Focus has made some good points. Prepare yourself that you will miss shots and get a bad run. Then what you need to do is decide what you are going to do/ say to yourself when this happens. Once you become aware of the times when it happens then you can prepare yourself and change your attitude. Also its good to practice calming thoughts and techniques in other parts of your life. For example what else winds you up? queues? traffic jams? bad drivers? Practice any techniques you use in these situations too. In snooker you practice your potting, you should also practice your mental strength. Hope that helps a bit.

[vish]

liam, anger is a natural emotion[-] looking into the cause each time and every time will be revelation on whether the anger is justified or otherwise[-] I have seen many club players whacking a perfectly good cue in extreme cases or swearing to themselves inaudibly in milder version; but the common factor was a bad shot executed for which he or she was responsible [-] Seems logical considering that during your visit at the table you are your master and your actions are yours (exceptional cases where some one crosses your field of vision at the crucial moment or like are excepted, of course) If your can accept this I am sure many of us can contain our anger and learn from it[-] Vish

[1blonde]

Sport Focus has made some good points. Prepare yourself that you will miss shots and get a bad run. Then what you need to do is decide what you are going to do/ say to yourself when this happens. Once you become aware of the times when it happens then you can prepare yourself and change your attitude. Also its good to practice calming thoughts and techniques in other parts of your life. For example what else winds you up? queues? traffic jams? bad drivers? Practice any techniques you use in these situations too. In snooker you practice your potting, you should also practice your mental strength. Hope that helps a bit.

This is very good advice to try keeping calm in other situations especially. I would also try focusing on a time when you made a bad shot in the past but then stayed calm got another chance and cleared up. You know you can do it and if you remember when you did it before, you will no doubt do it again.

[joe.l]

what is it you are so angering about ???? if it's losing , you picked the wrong game , everyone loses , has bad days , if it's missing , that can be changed with knowledge and practice .

[Turner27]

what is it you are so angering about ???? if it's losing , you picked the wrong game , everyone loses , has bad days , if it's missing , that can be changed with knowledge and practice .

I never get angery from loosing just missing shots.

[CoachGavin]

The key is to realise that you do not miss shots on purpose (unless your a bit strange and i am telling you now you wont win many games!). So with that in mind there is no point getting angry. The key is how you respond to missing a pot. Do you get angry,throw your cue about and lose the match or do you re-focus and pot the next ball?

[Jools]

I once found myself in this situation, missing stupid stuff I knew i was capable of potting so I just decided there and then, the angrier I feel inside the calmer I will become and it worked, started slotting stuff in again. My game has actually improved since as well. Try it next game, like to hear if it works for you.