Hill/Hill

I got too the pool hall at about 1:00pm yesterday,and I was not really excited to be there.I thought I would be,but when I arrived I had no game,and I wasn't really interested in drilling by myself.I started out by piling rocks,where you just take 15 balls throw them on the table and just shoot in any order,concentrating on your PSR(pre shot routine),and stroke.I figured I would do that for about an hour,and then move onto a 9 ball specific drill called "The Gauntlet",now this is a tough drill designed to take you from a B player too an A player!I'll explain it in detail when I institute it in my practice sessions in the future.I just couldn't get into it yesterday,I really needed to play for something,I needed to find some sort of motivation.

I got just what I needed when Mike the Fish walked through the door at about 3:00pm.Now Mike the Fish is a perfect game for me,because he can play his best for nothing,and that's what I need.I'm a true believer that you should be able too play your best game when ever you want too,not just when you need too!You have to be able too turn it on when you want too!There's a big difference in when you want and when you need,and I believe that's the difference between an A and an Open player.So we hooked up and played a couple of sets.I jumped to 4-1 lead early and was feeling pretty good.Mike the Fish is a solid B+ player,so anytime I can get close to winning a set I should be happy.We went hill/hill the first set and I gave it away,but I was still satisfied with my play.The second set I got destroyed!I had lost all motivation and just wanted to get out of there.You can't play like that in fact I think it's just a bad move for your game.I feel your just re-enforcing bad habits with your thought process.So even though I got killed the 2nd set I still feel pretty good with myself for going hill/hill against Mike the Fish,who out of the day pass crowd I feel is the best player there.

Tonight is league night and we will see what that brings me.