Great talk and good for keeping it short. I would add that it's supper important to practice these breathing techniques at the practice table. I will litterly take time to sit in my chair and relax, sometimes before finishing a 9 ball ghost rack. I once even used a Fitbit to insist my heart rate be lower than 90 before restarting. This was great practice on reducing my heart rate at the practice table.
Thinking back, using that Fitbit and focusing on reducing my heartbeat in the chair was great training. It really helped me feel what it took and what it felt like to sit in the chair and mentally work on calming routines. Mental training at its best.
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing that aspect of your journey. I've used a Garmin to track my heart rate as well and found it useful. Might be a good subject for a video 🤔
There is a neuro scientist named Andrew Huberman, he has a channel called Huberman lab and he talks a lot about the brain and how science relates to focus and it's worth checking out. one thing he said that really stuck with me was "You can't control the mind with the mind, you control the mind with the body". Nutrition, sleep, amount of screen time, breathing and just focusing on the bodies 5 senses in general. BTW I never heard of the yawning technique ill have to give that a go.
Thanks for the video, I’ve been working on the mental game a lot. I believe I told you about reading “Toughness Training for Sports” and while I picked up some things, the book I’m reading now, “Pleasures of Small Motions, Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards” much more relatable to me. My law enforcement training has me doing other things when I walk into a place, lol, ie; potential threats, exits, areas of cover 😂 Perfect timing for this as I am starting on a new team tonight… I don’t know anyone and that in itself is stressful. The breathing is always key for me.
You did, and Toughness is on my list! I love Pleasures of Small Motions. I come back to that one periodically. So many gems in there. Really interesting you bring up different types of perspectives and how training influences them. Makes perfect sense that LE or military training would cause someone to come into those environments with much more tension and heightened awareness. Not all of us have the luxury of easily relaxing in public spaces. Best of luck with the new team - that can be intimidating. Let me know how it goes!
@@OnTheSnap Last night went well but I had no idea that I was going to be put on the league operators A tier team... these guys are frickin' good! Thankfully I didn't embarrass myself, but I'm really going to have to step it up which is what I wanted from this team. Nerves were there but I felt good. After reflecting, the biggest thing I took away was that on the shots I missed, or "banked" in, I was shooting before I was ready. Most likely due to nerves. A favorite saying of my instructor is, before you shoot, ask yourself, "Would you bet? Would you bet?" We all know that "Easy" shots can be missed.
Timely, I’m joining a new team tonight and am only slightly acquainted with two of the members. So the nerves are a little on edge and self imposed pressure to preform well. Two positives going in; I’ve played at this pool hall for over a year so familiar grounds. The second: a friend and I entered a scotch doubles 8 ball tournament yesterday, 17 teams. Long story short, at 10:30 we were in the hot seat; at 12:30 they were beginning the final loser bracket match. The director asked we were interested in splitting the pot. Since we both had an hour drive and another hour+ before we’d play again, we took the money and ran. I played well, so I’m taking that in my hip pocket as well.
Good luck with the new team! I just went through that recently with the new BCA team. Congrats on the split - that's still a win in my book. Those tourneys make for a really long day/night.
Great talk and good for keeping it short. I would add that it's supper important to practice these breathing techniques at the practice table. I will litterly take time to sit in my chair and relax, sometimes before finishing a 9 ball ghost rack.
I once even used a Fitbit to insist my heart rate be lower than 90 before restarting. This was great practice on reducing my heart rate at the practice table.
Thinking back, using that Fitbit and focusing on reducing my heartbeat in the chair was great training. It really helped me feel what it took and what it felt like to sit in the chair and mentally work on calming routines.
Mental training at its best.
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing that aspect of your journey. I've used a Garmin to track my heart rate as well and found it useful. Might be a good subject for a video 🤔
There is a neuro scientist named Andrew Huberman, he has a channel called Huberman lab and he talks a lot about the brain and how science relates to focus and it's worth checking out. one thing he said that really stuck with me was "You can't control the mind with the mind, you control the mind with the body". Nutrition, sleep, amount of screen time, breathing and just focusing on the bodies 5 senses in general. BTW I never heard of the yawning technique ill have to give that a go.
I love Huberman Lab! Thanks for mentioning that. Great points here.
Thanks for the video, I’ve been working on the mental game a lot.
I believe I told you about reading “Toughness Training for Sports” and while I picked up some things, the book I’m reading now, “Pleasures of Small Motions, Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards” much more relatable to me.
My law enforcement training has me doing other things when I walk into a place, lol, ie; potential threats, exits, areas of cover 😂
Perfect timing for this as I am starting on a new team tonight… I don’t know anyone and that in itself is stressful.
The breathing is always key for me.
You did, and Toughness is on my list! I love Pleasures of Small Motions. I come back to that one periodically. So many gems in there.
Really interesting you bring up different types of perspectives and how training influences them. Makes perfect sense that LE or military training would cause someone to come into those environments with much more tension and heightened awareness. Not all of us have the luxury of easily relaxing in public spaces.
Best of luck with the new team - that can be intimidating. Let me know how it goes!
@@OnTheSnap Last night went well but I had no idea that I was going to be put on the league operators A tier team... these guys are frickin' good!
Thankfully I didn't embarrass myself, but I'm really going to have to step it up which is what I wanted from this team. Nerves were there but I felt good.
After reflecting, the biggest thing I took away was that on the shots I missed, or "banked" in, I was shooting before I was ready. Most likely due to nerves.
A favorite saying of my instructor is, before you shoot, ask yourself, "Would you bet? Would you bet?" We all know that "Easy" shots can be missed.
@@Bridog217 sounds like that team is going to be great for you. Nice start to the season!
Timely, I’m joining a new team tonight and am only slightly acquainted with two of the members. So the nerves are a little on edge and self imposed pressure to preform well. Two positives going in; I’ve played at this pool hall for over a year so familiar grounds. The second: a friend and I entered a scotch doubles 8 ball tournament yesterday, 17 teams. Long story short, at 10:30 we were in the hot seat; at 12:30 they were beginning the final loser bracket match. The director asked we were interested in splitting the pot. Since we both had an hour drive and another hour+ before we’d play again, we took the money and ran. I played well, so I’m taking that in my hip pocket as well.
Good luck with the new team! I just went through that recently with the new BCA team.
Congrats on the split - that's still a win in my book. Those tourneys make for a really long day/night.
@@OnTheSnap Especially at my age 😂
@@dumbref1459 😂
All of these techniques are great suggestions. But TBH, simplifying is what works best for me when I start getting a case of nerves and overthinking.
Good point, Rafer! Ideally we're keeping things simple and trusting ourselves and our game.