When you take a look inside pool games, you’ll find there are two main dynamics taking place. The first dynamic is the battle between Player 1 and Player 2: Which player will be victorious? The second dynamic is the battle between each player and his own psyche: Which player will execute to his maximum potential, or let his inner demons sabotage his efforts?
Most beginner pool players forget that these two dynamics must intertwine within each competitive pool game. They tend to focus on the first dynamic, obsess and worry about their competitor’s skill level (or lack of skill), and usually fail to pay any attention to the second dynamic. More often than not, this is a critical mistake that can lead to disastrous losses that might have otherwise been avoided. So let’s take a deeper look inside pool games and see if we can discern which aspects need closer scrutiny.
We’ll start with some 8 ball games between two friends, a typical 2 player pool game on a professional pool table size. Both players are still learning how to play pool, and they are both about the same skill level, yet Player 1 is constantly beset by troubles and bad luck and Player 2, knowing this, plays more confidently, and has frequently come out the victor in previous sessions.
If you were to analyze those previous games strictly from dynamic 1’s view of player vs. player, you might conclude that Player 2 must be the player with the most skill. But is that really the case? As I said, evaluated separately on base skill level, they really are about even…
OK, so what about dynamic 2 then? Well, on this particular day, Player 1 has arrived with a chip on his shoulder, and a good chunk of confidence to boot, because he’s been practicing some pool lessons during his lunch breaks all week. He is excited about testing his mettle tonight and finally getting the better of his friend. Player 2 is still as confident as ever, yet he is also feeling a bit reckless and c...
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