20 thoughts that make us fail when playing pool

The majority of balls that we failed we did not err by a poor execution of the shot, but by a psychological question. By an attitude, a thought or reasoning prior to shooting. During a game, the billiard players have something that all athletes do not have: time. Time to think when your rival shoots, time to decide what to do between shooting and shooting. And this is the reason why a thousand thoughts are shed in our head that deviates us from the goal. In today's article I check 20 of them so that you can counter them when they appear. In bold negative thinking, in normal typography the message that you should send yourself to overcome that negativity.

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1- "Someone has just passed.” I'm only interested in what goes on inside the table. The rest does not serve me now, so forget about that and all the people around.

2- "You have not laid chalk". Put chalk, then.

3- "What a bad music in the background". I'm not at a concert, I'm at a pool game. I don’t care about the music being played. Concentrate on the game.

4- "If I miss this ball I'm dead". It is not true, for failing a ball you will not die.

5- "Well, shoot and we'll see later." No, we'll see no. Until you know what I'm going to do in the next play I do not shoot.

6- "This game is done". Do not be too confident, as the disappointment will be greater. The game is affordable, but you have to finish it.

7- "I do not like the long ones." We all have trouble getting long balls. Align well before going down, pull as smooth as you can to force the shot to the minimum and trust it will end inside the whole.

8- "Oops, a pro billiard player is watching my match." Again, it only matters what happens inside the table, the rest is useless. In addition, the pro billiard player will be thinking about his things.

9- "If I get this I have won." Do not give a ball more importance than it deserves. All shots should be just as important.

10- “Pockets are too narrow”. Okay, they're harder than normal, which is why I should shoot soft and accompany the shot.

11- "I have two strokes in a row". My negative self is telling me that since I have two good games, it is time to fail. But my positive self is also right: if I've done two sets, why can not I do two more? Let’s go for them.

12- "I lose 4-0". We go for 7 won, I still have a lot of margin.

13- "The rival moves while I shoot." I'm only interested in what happens inside the green (or blue) rectangle, the rest is useless. Also, if he moves, that’s his problem. Karma will already penalize you.

14- "I'm not lucky." Luck does not exist, there are dynamics. Now I am in a negative but if I continue working as I know soon will come a positive.

15- "I'm going to stay covered". I'm going to move the white in another way to avoid covering myself.

16- "I have done everything perfect so far". It's time to fail, isn’t it? Well, no. If you have done it perfect so far, you are able to continue to make it perfect.

17- “Do not put the white in when breaking”. I have the feeling that the white one is going to play a bad trick to me now. Solution: break less strong but with greater control to reduce that possibility.

18- "If I fail, nothing happens." Lies, yes, that happens. If I fail I will lower my confidence and raise the rival. It's not life or death, but I must make the most of the shot.

19- "The rival is better than me." So what? Madrid and Barça lose against each other too. It's all about playing as you know, and seizing opportunities.

20- "I'm going to surprise that girl." You are not in the "color of money". Dedicate yourself to compete and leave the seductions for another time.

What you think is what you attract. If you think negative you attract negative things. So think positive and things will turn out well. And until you're 100% sure, do not shoot.

How about negative thoughts in competition? How do you fight them?