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On the subject of flukes and luck....
I have worked hard to refine my mental approach to the game. I use deep breathing and always try to keep my focus on my own game.
That sinking feeling when things run against you is the enemy and I have beaten myself as opposed to being beaten many times. I have this in check much better today.
One thing I cannot understand: one opponent has, consistently, over a long period, had vastly more luck and breaks in our matches. He acknowledges this to a fair extent and uses it a little to put me off in matches....chuckling when yet another fluke comes off.
This generally is missing pots and getting rebounds. Tonight he had a red double off the middle pocket, followed by a missed blue going to baulk and flicking in off green. That break then went to 20 pretty quickly.
Then, next break a good long red, straight black then a missed pot smashing reds, one goes over the pocket another goes in..black free, easy extra 16 points I could have scored with my eyes shut.
Over and over this happens, every 2 frames roughly 3 flukes. Also, he seems to get the run of freak snookers but I do get these too....
My only explaination is I use less cue power - he likes playing round the angles and hits the ball unnecessarily hard. Perhaps I need to do so too.
Anyone have this with certain players? It's demoralising - I can take luck and deal with it but it's factually and statistically true - he flukes rebounding pots in far greater numbers - last 5 frames he has had 8 of these and I've had 0.
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On the subject of flukes and luck....
I have worked hard to refine my mental approach to the game. I use deep breathing and always try to keep my focus on my own game.
That sinking feeling when things run against you is the enemy and I have beaten myself as opposed to being beaten many times. I have this in check much better today.
One thing I cannot understand: one opponent has, consistently, over a long period, had vastly more luck and breaks in our matches. He acknowledges this to a fair extent and uses it a little to put me off in matches....chuckling when yet another fluke comes off.
This generally is missing pots and getting rebounds. Tonight he had a red double off the middle pocket, followed by a missed blue going to baulk and flicking in off green. That break then went to 20 pretty quickly.
Then, next break a good long red, straight black then a missed pot smashing reds, one goes over the pocket another goes in..black free, easy extra 16 points I could have scored with my eyes shut.
Over and over this happens, every 2 frames roughly 3 flukes. Also, he seems to get the run of freak snookers but I do get these too....
My only explaination is I use less cue power - he likes playing round the angles and hits the ball unnecessarily hard. Perhaps I need to do so too.
Anyone have this with certain players? It's demoralising - I can take luck and deal with it but it's factually and statistically true - he flukes rebounding pots in far greater numbers - last 5 frames he has had 8 of these and I've had 0.
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