What to do when you're playing bad?

[vmax4steve]

Sorry, I still don't see any benefit in this - you don't play snooker from red to red.

Totally agree with this. What I saw was Les adjusting his disc for the position he could play rather than learning to control the cue ball off pots that made the position he wanted more difficult to achieve. Learning nothing in the process. Can't do this in match play, can't go for a different pot when you've played for the yellow and end up a little too thin on it for comfort when all other colours are not an option.

Les, you will never progress practising like this, just play snooker and you will learn the areas on the table where you know the colours reside and together with your memory banks loaded with where the reds are, your positional play will become instinct rather than having to re-study the layout of the table every time you pot a ball.

[Terry Davidson]

Hi Terry

Are you suggesting that you play the same length of follow through on every shot?

Absolutely, every shot

[Byrom]

Totally agree with this. What I saw was Les adjusting his disc for the position he could play rather than learning to control the cue ball off pots that made the position he wanted more difficult to achieve. Learning nothing in the process. Can't do this in match play, can't go for a different pot when you've played for the yellow and end up a little too thin on it for comfort when all other colours are not an option.

Les, you will never progress practising like this, just play snooker and you will learn the areas on the table where you know the colours reside and together with your memory banks loaded with where the reds are, your positional play will become instinct rather than having to re-study the layout of the table every time you pot a ball.

I too agree this is a little pointless Les - why not just imagine an area to play into?

Last time I will say this but get some proper routines - reds and colours Les - and set targets for improving - if you miss position or the pot don't just carry on - repeat the shot you miss until you ingrain it try and beat them targets - accept where you are in the game and move on slowly. Lazy practice makes a lazy player.

Technique wise stop decelerating on the shot relax your grip and strike through the cue ball stay down after the shot learn how you missed that way you gain from a miss rather than just being disappointed and please learn to stun up and down centre ball to gain position without jabbing at it.

You are better than where you where but not much Les - and you wont ever be much better unless you set targets to improve and practice the right things.

[itsnoteasy]

Good post Byrom.

[thommo335]

Keep staring at your tip with a confused face.

Actually a legitimate technique. Anything to apportion blane to something else rather than dent the players confidence. Ever see tiger Woods tap a non existent spike mark after missing a putt? Blames the green, maintains bomb proof mentality, confidence remains intact. It cant have been my fault I'm too good.

[9outof10]

A guy I practice with went from 50's/centuries to 16's for a month. He wasn't a happy camper, but no matter how angry he got with himself, it didn't help. We're not tournament pro's, we have good form and bad. It passes as long as you keep your table time up.