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SO I STARTED BACK AT SNOOKER 12 MONTHS AGO TODAY,
I played 9yrs ago when I was coming into my adult hood, 18-24
never really practiced just played frames with friends then got drunk etc and other things and had a good night out,
played most nights as a social interaction with friends. few beers something to do,
made a few 60 breaks a 71 break once, but I didn't knuckle down and really try,
I really enjoyed playing snooker kind got hooked, but I was more interested in drinking and women,
well 9yrs later and a 10 month spell in rehab!! cost 13 grand,
I thought about the things I love to do,
playing guitar is one
and snooker is the other,
so I decided to really give snooker a try,
now i know im not ever going to be pro, hell i probably aint going to be the best player in my town,
but i thought i wonder how long it will take for me to make a century,
so that was my goal
heres how i started,
i joined a local club where i could play any time i wanted during the day or night
at first i couldn't even focus on balls up the table my eyes strained in the light,
i would practice for 2hrs everyday,
for the first 2 months my highest break in the line up was 34,
and a guy i use to beat very easily thrashed me once a week every week 5-0
the days of finding good players and asking advice was gone the club i played in was nearly always empty except for kids,
but now there was the internet, so i watched and learnt from loads of sites,
heres a list
nic barrow on you tube
pj nolands site is a must,
and a absolute gold mine
is snooker pro tips!!
and alan triggs take on the line of aim
has really help no end,
so now 12 months on im playing in a local league i have the highest break so far,
ive cleared the line up for 145 and clear it up most days,
ive had a 99 in practice 79 in a match
i think im probably half way through the learning curve
its taken a lot of disappointment heart break and anger to get to this point. and i mean this is through sheer frustration,
i remember in the first 6 month of playing i would get so pissed off i would take 5 days off thinking i would come back refreshed!!
but in essence i have learnt so much more about how to feel myself i mean my body my mind,
once i understood to stay down and learn how to feel your grip and feel your stance
it made me such a better player,
now i can practice and play 3 hrs a day easy,
right now im working hard on positional play,
i feel 100 in a match is right round the corner,
yes i have bad days but now its so much easy to accept now i learn for my mistakes.
i like what chris small said
never stay in the comfort zone
always keep pushing ahead
I played 9yrs ago when I was coming into my adult hood, 18-24
never really practiced just played frames with friends then got drunk etc and other things and had a good night out,
played most nights as a social interaction with friends. few beers something to do,
made a few 60 breaks a 71 break once, but I didn't knuckle down and really try,
I really enjoyed playing snooker kind got hooked, but I was more interested in drinking and women,
well 9yrs later and a 10 month spell in rehab!! cost 13 grand,
I thought about the things I love to do,
playing guitar is one
and snooker is the other,
so I decided to really give snooker a try,
now i know im not ever going to be pro, hell i probably aint going to be the best player in my town,
but i thought i wonder how long it will take for me to make a century,
so that was my goal
heres how i started,
i joined a local club where i could play any time i wanted during the day or night
at first i couldn't even focus on balls up the table my eyes strained in the light,
i would practice for 2hrs everyday,
for the first 2 months my highest break in the line up was 34,
and a guy i use to beat very easily thrashed me once a week every week 5-0
the days of finding good players and asking advice was gone the club i played in was nearly always empty except for kids,
but now there was the internet, so i watched and learnt from loads of sites,
heres a list
nic barrow on you tube
pj nolands site is a must,
and a absolute gold mine
is snooker pro tips!!
and alan triggs take on the line of aim
has really help no end,
so now 12 months on im playing in a local league i have the highest break so far,
ive cleared the line up for 145 and clear it up most days,
ive had a 99 in practice 79 in a match
i think im probably half way through the learning curve
its taken a lot of disappointment heart break and anger to get to this point. and i mean this is through sheer frustration,
i remember in the first 6 month of playing i would get so pissed off i would take 5 days off thinking i would come back refreshed!!
but in essence i have learnt so much more about how to feel myself i mean my body my mind,
once i understood to stay down and learn how to feel your grip and feel your stance
it made me such a better player,
now i can practice and play 3 hrs a day easy,
right now im working hard on positional play,
i feel 100 in a match is right round the corner,
yes i have bad days but now its so much easy to accept now i learn for my mistakes.
i like what chris small said
never stay in the comfort zone
always keep pushing ahead
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