ULTIMATE GOAL

Our ultimate goal is to be free. We desire to use all of our skills and some of us think we deserve to use all of our skills. Player after player complains that they are not able to produce the results they feel they are capable of. They feel like the let themselves down when the chance comes up. Something is wrong. They know it and can’t find the freedom to deal with it.

Not long ago a student of mine counted six times out of ten opportunities where he did not perform up to his standards. He had chances and did not cash in. This does not mean he lost the games. It only means he let himself down and in each situation, he confessed to getting out of rhythm. He allowed interference to flood his mind just when he needed his mind most.

How do we solve this problem? Do we need to learn more? Do we need more training? Do we need to read more books, watch more dvd’s?

When you can deliver a stroke in the exact same pace on each and every shot, you will be able to complete your run outs. This is easier said than done. I ordered my masters to pile rocks every day. This is to gain the rhythm and timing that enables you to gain your freedom. It takes a lot of training to reach this level, months and months of specific and deliberate training.

The ultimate ability to use all our skills in a game is to master the personal pace that applies to our efforts. Each player has a perfect pace and you must discover it. When you visit the land of dead stroke, you shoot every shot with the exact timing that allows your mind to control your stroke. Our mind knows when to shoot and if we go past that point, or shoot too soon, we do not like the results. Getting in stroke is finding your rhythm.

If you want to find your freedom then you must be able to control your pace. Now you have the answer. I am going to look for you in the finals.