Playing Under Pressure: 4 Keys
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Would you like to play better under pressure?
This video reveals the 4 Keys to doing so and features anecdotes from Mark Williams, Daley Thompson, Alex Higgins, and Lee Spick… but DO NOT share this with your ‘friends’ or opponents in case these ideas help them against you!
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Nic Barrow completed in the world’s top 200 ranked players from 1992 to 1997.
His international coaching career began in 1998, and he has visited over 50 countries to date.
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The only difference between fear and excitement, is your attitude about it.
Fantastic!
Thank you Above Average Joe!
Extremely valuable life advice!
1:54 Admit you feel the pressure. Accept it
3:07 Focus on what you want to chieve, not what you don’t want to achieve
5:25 Use pressure to your advantage - Feel the excitement, not the fear!
8:00 Love the pressure!
Indeed!
Pure gems. As always... Not just improving our snooker but every aspect of life... A very very special thanks to you sir... Would love to hear much about those 45 mins with Alex Higgins...
It was purely mega - but I think I have lost those notes! A beautiful experience though although the main nuggets I have incorporated (stolen?!) into my other work
Fab video Nic. I've watched it many times. Thank you. My big problem when i practice on my own has always been rising anger. When I'm playing badly, I feel this growing rage which I try to suppress, but sometimes it reaches a climax of almost euphoric fury and I crash my cue into the ground and immediately regret it and calm right down and start to play better. I have since learned from videos of yours that the more angry I get the worse I play. So the trick is to remain calm like Mark Williams. I have noticed that when Ronnie is playing at his best he almost looks sleepy... he is in a sort of success trance. I also remember seeing a vid of Mark Selby practicing, and when he missed, he wasn't bothered at all, he just didn't register it as a problem! I was so impressed by that. I think my big problem is that when I'm practicing, I'm so desperate to get better I'm always trying to prove something, rather than just getting into the moment and accepting what happens. Do you have any thoughts on how to keep anger at bay, and get into the 'success trance'?? Cheers mate.
LOL - we have all been there. But just be a detective to the expectation that causes the anger. Then decide if you want to keep both or lose both!
Nicely laid out Nic 👍
Thank you Morteza - hope all is well?
Have you got the video of you explaining how ur time with Alex Higgins was
No - but I did write notes on it although I have lost those!
Every shot in snooker has pressure
And no shot in snooker is easy!
Found this video by chance and will save it and watch it repeatedly. Many thanks some great advice in here!
Glad it was helpful!
In itself, nothing is neither good nor evil.
Only thinking makes it so.
Fair point! Also - the CONTENT of our thoughts ('good' or 'bad') is irrelevant... each is a distractor if we attach to it.
Use your opponent's strength against them, don't fear them. If they are playing fast and well, slow the game down, play a few safety shots, a few snookers, interrupt their flow.
That can work - also realising that they may be more fearful than me helped me a lot manage nerves
@@TheSnookerGym Especially when you can visually see your opponent being nervous it's a huge encouragement. I remember a 1st round match in my local 6-red tournament, I was very nervous but as soon as I saw my opponent shaking on a shot, that gave me a strange feeling of relief. It's funny how in our heads we tend to think that we're the only ones feeling the pressure when in fact it's probably the majority of players who are experiencing the physical effects of being under pressure.
One reason to remain stoic when playing!