Help keeping your cool !

[RoryM147]

What do you do to keep your cool during the game? playing my friend earlier and it was just one of them days where you weren't playing your best. was so angry earlier and I just couldn't play. there's nothing more frustrating when a person who doesn't know a thing about snooker beats you because your temper gets the better of you lol.

[cyberheater]

What do you do to keep your cool during the game? playing my friend earlier and it was just one of them days where you weren't playing your best. was so angry earlier and I just couldn't play. there's nothing more frustrating when a person who doesn't know a thing about snooker beats you because your temper gets the better of you lol.

Yep. I've been there. It's very frustrating.
Now I just concentrate on my routine and take my time. When I do that I eventually start potting balls and making breaks.

[robertmac]

I used to get upset with myself when my game
wasnt going well but I decided I needed to lighten
up and remember that its only a game and some
days are just not the best.
Also even the best players in the world lose to
a player they should beat. It happens.

[GeordieDS]

Drink Snakebite

[golferson123]

nothing more frustrating than thinking you're better than you are, if you're losing then you are second best accept it and move on

[cyberheater]

nothing more frustrating than thinking you're better than you are, if you're losing then you are second best accept it and move on

LOL. That's simply not true. I play my mate who never thinks about position, always leaves the white against cushions or flukes snookers. Get's flukey rubs all the time and his idea of doubling is to hit it hard enough that it triples or more into the pocket.

I'm a fair bit better then him but he still manages to pinch the odd frame because of the way his plays.

[rimmer10]

LOL. That's simply not true. I play my mate who never thinks about position, always leaves the white against cushions or flukes snookers. Get's flukey rubs all the time and his idea of doubling is to hit it hard enough that it triples or more into the pocket.

I'm a fair bit better then him but he still manages to pinch the odd frame because of the way his plays.

Are you me mate Tim by any chance?

[RoryM147]

LOL. That's simply not true. I play my mate who never thinks about position, always leaves the white against cushions or flukes snookers. Get's flukey rubs all the time and his idea of doubling is to hit it hard enough that it triples or more into the pocket.

I'm a fair bit better then him but he still manages to pinch the odd frame because of the way his plays.

Honestly mate that is EXACTLY what happens to me haha spot on ! that is the worst thing to watch on a table don't know whether to laugh or cry lol

[itsnoteasy]

nothing more frustrating than thinking you're better than you are, if you're losing then you are second best accept it and move on

I totally agree with this.

[svendh]

There is no quick fix to staying positive, you have to practise it like anything else. Try staying in the present with your thoughts, brush off negative feelings and stop looking for problems. There are a lot good books about this topic for golf.

[tedisbill]

I used to get frustarted a lot about 2-3 years ago. It's very, very rare now. Totally pointless and it's the worst thing you can do for your game to lose control of yourself.

I just learned from experience, I was behaving like a petulant baby and it didn't make my snooker any better anyway.

[mythman69]

I love it when the person I am playing starts to lose it. I have the mental advantage and throw in a few snookers to really frustrate them.

It is much better to keep your cool and don't show them you are losing it, especially when they fluke a snooker or pot.

[andy carson]

beer, and smash the balls about a couple of times, get it out your system, then beat the bugger overall on frames

[Leo]

When I first started snooker for a while i used to get so frustrated with not archiving what i wanted to achieve very quickly that to a point i used to smash my cue up on a regular basis, still to this day if I am on a decent run on the table and get a kick or something i feel like launching the cue. having the right temperament in snooker is key which unfortuentley i ain't got.

[Catch 22]

I love it when the person I am playing starts to lose it. I have the mental advantage and throw in a few snookers to really frustrate them.

It is much better to keep your cool and don't show them you are losing it, especially when they fluke a snooker or pot.

This made me laugh .... If my opponent is getting really mad and I play a snooker , I almost give out a nervous laugh because I'm just waiting for the reaction . It's like laughing at someone who has just hurt themselves . You know you shouldn't but you can't help it .