ć You break and run the entire rack with your break cue.

ć You find out after you are leading three to nothing that you are at the wrong table playing the wrong opponent.

ć You play a two way shot and neither of them work for you.

ć You can hear someone talking about your game from three tables away.

ć You pull off a great shot on the five ball only to find out the four ball is still on the table.

ć You honestly cannot understand how you could make such a dumb decision after you have failed in a run out.

Most sufferers are filled with illusion. While CDD is not contagious it does seem to run in groups, such as teammates, or tournament friends. CDD couples should not play scotch doubles¡¦ as they never know whose turn it is. A CDD sufferer will ask you if he has stripes or solids.

Treatment for CDD.

You must devise a plan to reach your desired objective. That plan must build a solid foundation for your game. It must be specific and deliberate. Without a foundation you will be subject to change without notice. You can¡¦t rely upon your concentration skills because they are loaded with faults. The execution of your stroke must be natural and become a habit.

Master the Four Strokes of Pool and you will sharpen your execution skills.

Pass through the Four Stages of Pocket Billiards. If you would like a copy of The Four Stages of Pocket Billiards, email me and I will be happy to send you one free of charge.

We know that the stroke determines the track line and the stroke controls the cue ball. So we must first master the Four Strokes of Pool. Then you can ¡§see the shot, know the stroke and shoot the shot¡¨.

Second, you must learn to exist in the present. There is no tomorrow, and no yesterday or even next hour. There is only the shot you are facing. And there is no, ¡§that shot, past shot, next shot,¡¨ there is only ¡§this shot¡¨. Stay in the present and observe the shot you are facing. See the shot, know the stroke and shoot the shot.

Do not place any value on a shot. Make sure you see the shot as it is. Do not look at the results of the shot. A shot is a shot. The eight ball does not know it is the eight ball. The nine ball does not know what the score is.

Develop a pre shot routine, and a pre shot shot. Set yourself up to observe the shot at hand. Then go through all the preparation for that shot. You must know when your personal shot trigger works for you.

Here is the prescription for CDD.

Develop a pre shot routine.

Develop a pre shot shot.

Place no value on the results.

If you are down on the shot, and all sense of reason based upon past experience tells you that you are not properly lined up for that shot, do not shoot the shot. Most CDD sufferers will shoot the shot and then announce, ¡§I knew I was going to miss that shot before I shot it¡¨.

Do not listen to a conversation going on two tables away while you are attempting a shot. Nothing can be more interesting than a shot.

Do not think you have won the game when you still have four balls on the table.

Go through all the steps on each shot. When you are getting out your jump cue for an impossible shot, do not look to see if the audience is watching you. You will end up giving ball in hand to your opponent.

Once you are infected with Concentration Deficiency Disorder you need to learn to live with it. You can overcome CDD if you go can face the issues at hand in a sequential manner. May all the rolls go your way.

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