Improve Your Game | James Crickmore
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There are numerous ways in which to improve your snooker skills. James Crickmore states that the more conventional way is to put in approximately 10,000 hours of practice. This allows for a player to become as good as the players he is surrounded by, but ultimately such player will reach a plateau.
A plateau is the skill you are now limited with and it can be very strenuous to try and exceed this limit. It takes determination, tenacity and lots of practice to reach a new level of skill. The reason is quite straight forward. When your game is as good as other players’, you will believe that this level is your absolute best. To the contrary, when you decide to up your game and surround yourself with players who achieve centuries all the time, you are subconsciously adopting the necessary skills you need to up your snooker capabilities.
James Crickmore knows that children as young as 10-years are able to achieve centuries in snooker – but how would you go about this concept if you are not 10-years old and thus do not possess the mind equal to a sponge? By exposing yourself to players who achieve centuries and to believe that you are capable of achieving it as well. Subconscious mind!
The best example to support the theory is no other than Roger Bannister and his achievement of the 4-minute mile. Nobody could execute this before, but once Roger Bannister achieved it, the number of people who followed suit continued to grow.
First of all, you have to get your mind into a “theta” state. This is a state of the mind where it is easier to absorb actions and information. To achieve a theta state, you have to be relaxed and what better way than to have a hot shower or bath? Have you ever wondered why the best ideas are born while in the shower? This is why. The same can happen for you to improve your snooker skills. Theta brainwaves help you to learn new skills faster. While being in the correct frame of mind, you will be able to absorb suggestions as to exactly how you can achieve century after century and surpass your plateau.
For serious snooker players such as James Crickmore, this is surely worth a shot.
