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GUEST
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 Posted - 04.12.2002 : 11:48:32
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I’ll like to talk about ‘Dead Stroke’ or some people call it ‘The Zone’.
I am sure that every snooker player has experienced it before.
You can’t force yourself to go to ‘Dead Stroke’ or ‘The Zone’. It just doesn’t work.
It can only be found within yourself. Deep within yourself. And sometime it cannot be found at all.
Dead Stroke or The Zone is that you are in a stage that you feel as though you are capable of doing anything at the table, engrossed in your task and oblivious to everything else. You can pot any ball on the table - no matter if it was a difficult shot or not (without second-guess). You feel like Snooker God.
Dead Stroke can come in anytime and it can also slip away very quick. Dead Stroke is a mental state. During this period of absolute focus and concentration, there are no verbal thoughts.
I’ll like to know if any of our members can make Dead Stroke stay longer during our game? I’ll like to hear from your experience and I’ll share mine on my next post. Thank you for viewing.
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Dickson
隊長級會員
Hong Kong
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Posted - 04.12.2002 : 12:11:09
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waiting for your next post! it's look like very interesting.
we wanted to become a snooker god. |
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deetsang
中校級會員
Hong Kong
Posts 1147 |
Posted - 04.12.2002 : 13:14:29
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noo god??? |
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liwing
少校級會員
Posts 994 |
Posted - 04.12.2002 : 13:49:00
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1 look 粉藹??? |
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JP
中校級會員
Hong Kong
Posts 1980 |
Posted - 04.12.2002 : 14:29:10
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以前都成日有....不過好耐無呢個感覺lu |
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Dickson
隊長級會員
Hong Kong
Posts 10479 |
Posted - 04.12.2002 : 14:31:16
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咪就係有波就god,冇波就"葛"囉! 咁點先可以成日保持有波呢?
就係要................等亞hawk147 個post 囉! hahaha........ |
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Dickson
隊長級會員
Hong Kong
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Posted - 04.12.2002 : 14:34:33
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JP,冇計啦! 因為你已經做o左God 嘛! |
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deetsang
中校級會員
Hong Kong
Posts 1147 |
Posted - 04.12.2002 : 14:46:38
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尋晚曾經有一刻,覺得pot乜波都會入..
就係同 kitkit 玩波時入三隻黑柴o既時候
無論瞄波起手都比平時快好多好多..可以用"暴走"o黎形容
呢種感覺一閃即逝... |
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Kenny(+20)
少校級會員
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Posted - 04.12.2002 : 15:09:36
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簡單o黎講，即係高潮啦嘩? 哈哈哈... |
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B.Hall
上校級會員
Hong Kong
Posts 3471 |
Posted - 04.12.2002 : 19:46:59
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我以前有時都有呢種感覺，Hard Shot照入，仲要較到靚一靚，直情係上晒身呀!
不過而家無乜咯! |
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GUEST
初哥級
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Posted - 05.12.2002 : 04:46:21
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How do we get to 'The Zone'?
To answer that question, we must first ask ourselves: How we will NOT get there? We can't force ourselves into playing in 'The Zone'. It just doesn't work.
There are counter-productive ingredient that prevent us to get to 'The Zone'.
These are : getting angry, frustrated with our play, self blaming on our strokes, blaming all the flukes from your opponent, negative thoughts, and not being self center. All of the above contradict with the word ENJOYMENT.
If we are playing without enjoying ourselves, we are like beating our head against a brick wall. Keep shooting balls and trying to play through the trouble will match Einstein's definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again in the same way, hoping to get a different result. On the other hand, if we approach with a different attitude, then go out there and play, that would be playing toward something new and not waste of time and effort.
The remedies to get to the zone is we need to be in a total RELAX stage.
ENJOY our play. A state where it is just you, the cue, the balls and the table, and you're oblivious (lack conscious awareness) to everything else.
Knowing that we are capable of doing it.
Do not get emotional involve with our mistakes.
Trust our strokes, let it become our second nature.
(let subconscious mind control our strokes)
Control our thoughts - Replace all thoughts with positive images
(images of sending the cue ball to our intended target without worrying about the consequence).
Synchronize our mind with our body (Present Time - No future, No past)
Breath right. (There are many breathing techniques, I don't want to get too deep into this. But breathing right will relax our muscle)
Being Center (I'll get to this on my next post)
Snooker is a mental game. You will not win if your biceps muscle is bigger than mine. It's all come to our mind. Nature players do have an advantage because of their talent - they get a head start. But with hard works, non-nature players (like myself) can also be trained to compete with them. Mind training is what we need. Happy snooker and thank you for sharing my 'Zone' ;)
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Dickson
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Hong Kong
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Posted - 05.12.2002 : 10:09:17
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But,when we ENJOY our play and totally RELAX........
How to keep CONCENTRATE in every potting? |
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Hawk
初青會員
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05.12.2002 : 15:59:38
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After reading what u`ve said in here , I wonder how good u are hawk147 ? |
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adrian
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Posted - 05.12.2002 : 16:11:59
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Hawk147 is da bomb
A仔 |
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Dickson
隊長級會員
Hong Kong
Posts 10479 |
Posted - 05.12.2002 : 18:05:18
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Hey hey hey.........take it easy!
We just wanna play HAPPY SNOOKER......... |
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MT
上校級會員
Hong Kong
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Posted - 05.12.2002 : 19:24:48
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Sharing experience is the aim of the forum and happy snooker is of course what we want. |
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adrian
中校級會員
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Posted - 05.12.2002 : 22:36:17
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i mean hawk147 is awesome,wonderful!!!!!!!!^v^
A仔 |
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GUEST
初哥級
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Posted - 06.12.2002 : 02:22:18
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To Dickson,
We can be relax and still be focused on our task.
For example: Driving a car can be very relaxing and yet we can still focus on the road. We can be relax and still keep our car in between lanes and make precise turns, etc.
Let our 'Subconscious Mind' control our mechanic movement, such as hitting the clutch and direct our hand to shift gears. Imagine how difficult it would be if our 'Thinking Mind' takes over these tasks. Consciously thinking of hitting the clutch, shifting gears, and brakes are very awkward. We wouldn't be ENJOYING our ride.
Another example: We are relax when we read our favorite story book. Yet, we are still focus on what we are reading. Sometime we are so focus that we are also being part of the story lines. This is what I call ENJOYMENT. A state where it is just you, the cue, the balls and the table, and you're oblivious (lack conscious awareness) to everything else.
Thank you for your feedback.
To hawk,
I am never good enough, there is always room for improvement.
Thank you MT and adrian for your comments. And thanks to other members sharing this with me.
I like reading Chinese characters. It makes me feel more like home. Please post me messages in Chinese. ;) |
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erickc
初青會員
Japan
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Posted - 06.12.2002 : 02:31:01
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I also had the same question as Dickson. Thank you for your easy understanding explanation. Try to put it on the table next time. Waiting for your next post.
(I am sorry my PC is not using Chinese OS, and I don't know chinese characters typing. Therefore... I also like to read chinese characters because i am also staying overseas.)
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Dickson
隊長級會員
Hong Kong
Posts 10479 |
Posted - 06.12.2002 : 04:23:53
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多謝你o既解釋呀 hawk147!
我見你D post 全部英文,咪用番英文囉!
OK! 我都係打番中文好D ! hahaha......... |
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GUEST
初哥級
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Posted - 07.12.2002 : 01:41:01
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These are statements from Marco after the match with Hann. We can see he used the words such as RELAX and ENJOY.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/snooker_media_centre/uk2002/articleshow.asp?articleID=1174&categoryID=67
"I spent time on the practice table in between sessions and felt quite relaxed going into the final session. I knew if I could win three of the first four frames I would put him under pressure. I could see he was getting frustrated."
"I will be the underdog but I don't mind people writing me off. That takes a bit of pressure off me. I just want to go out there and enjoy it." |
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