probably going to take a month off.. might still show up at tournaments
but wont play until I feel like im actually better.. im still going to practice

wish me Luck..

So you guys are going to be playing in Avon then?

Truf!

Juan2,

Other than practice, are you regularly watching Inside Foos DVD's? If not, I think that could be a great addition to any practice routine you are doing. If you don't have dvd's I can lend you some.

And as for your practice, I really think the best thing for the fastest progress would be to refine your game some. You play super aggressive... probably too aggressive and 'flashy'. I'd save the 'flashy' stuff for pick-up games.

3-row:
refine your rock to just be a standard and deep pushside, middle, pullside. When you walk it around too much it can often limit how good your actual execution on the shot is. It might look and sound awesome when you tap it around loudly and then make the shot... but there's nothing awesome about turning the ball over, or taking a half-ass shot because you fiddled with the ball too much. There's a reason there are only a few players like Ryan M and Tony S that can consistently do the walking around stuff and still hit every hole perfectly.

Your recoils could use some fine tuning too. When practicing, see if you can recoil perfect deep shots, but not actually hit the bumper on the recoil. I think it would help not only to clean up your shots and make them more efficient, but it'll also be less taxing on your arm. You can get away with some big crazy recoils cuz your young and your body can take it... but doing big recoils over and over eventually wears on your arm excessively. If you have a split top table at your house, try practicing without the table being locked too. If you are lifting up on the table and the top is jumping on your shot, that will be a good thing to try to refine too so that your not lifting on your shots... again, it'll be more efficient and easier on your arm.

5-row:
The tic-tac series is pretty damn hard to master. IDK what to suggest, but something simpler, or just simpler and fewer options could be good. There's a reason there are so few guys out there that can consistently utilize a tic tac.... its hard as heck! And makes watching the opponents defense tricky while doing it, along with catching your own passes more difficult imo. Simpler, where you catch every pass that does go through would better. It won't sound as cool or look as awesome as when you do make the tic tac work... but I think it would increase your overall passing %, along with less turnovers from errors while doing the tic tac.

Other than execution, the inside foos DVDs should help for learning to play with a good demeanor. As Jim Stevens points out frequently about Tracy McMillion... he's always got "poise" and you cant tell if he's winning or losing a match from his body language... and that helps him bring his consistent product to the table every ball. He's never footstomping or being rough with the table out of frustrations... which for most people seems to make them play worse and worse.

Just my 2 cents.

Take it or leave it. Either way you have more potential than most of us and will be regularly whooping us nerds soon enough.

NLRK

Agreeing with everything Knapton said, but ESPECIALLY this part. I started winning a LOT more after I stopped being stubborn and accepted this. I still kept the same strokes and positions as I used with my tic tac series but took out 90% of the variables that made it iffy, especially going from table to table. I'm not saying you should try to adopt my series by any means (not saying not to either) but find some ways to decrease the 'fuckuppable' factor and you'll start seeing better results. That goes for every rod.

And like Scott said, playing with people who let you get away with low quality choices is only going to reinforce a playing style that doesn't win against the players you really want to beat. A good practice partner knows the gimmicky/rushed plays you keep in your back pocket, knows how to get on them, and punishes you for it until you learn to play smarter.

You're talented enough. Push through it.

Great advice Ryan,X,Dustin!

Juan Jr, another angle.

The best advice I ever got was from Dave Council.

Concentrate: Stay in the game, and never ever take your eye off of that little red ball!
No foot stomping, No head up rolling your eyes! Stare at that ball, it's yours!


He simply told me to let me hands fly, believe in my hand speed, and great results started happening!

Seriously, best partner I ever had! Great Coach! Thanks Dave!

GratefulTrashy

I think rooks and amateurs should set up a shot, shoot, stand there at the table for 5 minutes and then just repeat the cycle. This will more replicate the actual game time situation they will be in. For X stand there for 10 minutes.

Yeah it was from blocking all 3 total shots that you got to take in our match at State.

Damn. I'm starting to side with City. Beginners ruin everything!

This thread started rocking, providing excellent info on the game.. in aspects including mentally, physically, strategically, and psychologically.

And then a couple dudes showed up swinging their purses at each other and shut the whole thing down.

Uff da.

NLRK

Anyways... here's a couple vids I made years ago to help get rollers way deep to the corners. I'll organize the vids eventually to be easier to watch in the form of playlists.

Pullside rollers:
Pushside rollers:

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As long as you're doing Loss and Knapton's advice...

Take your TIME while practicing. Milk the clock. Force yourself to be patient, and even imagine a moving defense.

And not to blow my own wad...check out my 5 bar theory tutorials. Not saying you have to have your series look like that...but you need to understand how to take things to the next level. It's chess.

X

PS - Knapton, you really need to watch my 5 bar theory too. lol Your 50/50 passing game kills me...it should be 99% with your execution. Just a couple options and you'd demolish people.

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