Struggling After Coach Recommendations

[Shockerz]

Quick follow up to this. Been persevering with the 'pause' and starting to get it together now, thanks to some of the tips on this thread.

Managed a 49 break at my local club today, highest for a while - so moving in the right direction.

Thanks again all.

Cheers,
Dougie.

A pause isn't easy. When I started playing again the coach said I had virtually no pause. I worked on it for a good while and it is certainly something that improved my game.

For me, it gives the brain a quick sense check........but that's just me.

[vmax]

Quick follow up to this. Been persevering with the 'pause' and starting to get it together now, thanks to some of the tips on this thread.

Please enlighten us, which tips Dougie ?

[j6uk]

One step back two steps forward


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[Starsky]

One step back two steps forward


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That’s what I keep telling myself at the moment after getting coaching myself. It’s a struggle to stay focused when you’ve gone 10 steps back

[DougieL]

Please enlighten us, which tips Dougie ?

From Starsky :- 'It takes time to change things and the best way to practice those changes is by yourself and with easy shots.'

From Cue Crafty :- 'The hard part is not thinking about it in real play and just focus on the shot, your subconscious needs to take over to a large extent. When you realise you've made 30 odd and all you was thinking of was you shot selection and position you've cracked it!'

Cheers,
Dougie.

[Nifty50]

Thanks all for the replies on this thread. Been really helpful.
With regards to coaching qualifications etc, I'm not sure about certificates in this regard but the guy who was coaching me was the first Scot to make the Crucible and has given a few of the top stars a defeat in his day. (now 75).
Was so glad I met up with him. Just need to get the head down and practice. Great tips from you all !.
Thanks,
Dougie.

I had a few lessons from Jim about 10 years ago. Still got the notes he gave me. IIRC I had a list of 10 things I had to concentrate on. Top of the list was to introduce a pause. Found it very difficult to do probably cos I was too old to change lol. Can’t teach an old dog etc etc.

[itsnoteasy]

I had a few lessons from Jim about 10 years ago. Still got the notes he gave me. IIRC I had a list of 10 things I had to concentrate on. Top of the list was to introduce a pause. Found it very difficult to do probably cos I was too old to change lol. Can’t teach an old dog etc etc.

Did you do the other nine Nifty?

[Nifty50]

Did you do the other nine Nifty?

Yes but probably not consistently. Pre-shot routine is something I do paying attention to position of feet. Jim said my feet were too close together. Eyes on object ball when delivering the cue is another one that helped.
PS. Another thing Jim did was to go through just how much you can move the cue ball about by going lower or higher on the cue ball. He called it his “Fan System”. Would need a diagram to explain this properly. For someone like me who did not have any cue ball control it was very useful.