How do you work on your mental toughness?
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Topic: How do you work on your mental toughness?
Posted By: The Shakehander
Subject: How do you work on your mental toughness?
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 12:28am
| other than bang your head against a wall? :) |
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Posted By: tommyzai
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 12:36am
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Play one point at a time, and learn to ignore the score . . . whether winning or losing. ------------- For More Info, PM or Email me: [email protected] |
Posted By: cole_ely
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 1:26am
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make a mental checklist of things to do between points?
Try to identify styles and make notes about how you want to try to play each type of player. Remaim calm and notice when your oponent isn't. When he's getting mad, get out of the way and let him beat himself. If he's winning, find some type of distraction or anything to frustrate him.
Scout out future opponents and make notes of hsi weaknesses. The main thing wiht mental toughness is always about making a game plan and executing that game plan. If it doesn't work, you may have to come up with a plan b.
The definition of non-mental toughness is just going into each point to win, with no real strategy of how to win.
Mental toughness is dependent on physical toughness. IF you're not getting enough oxygen, you're not thinking clearly.
------------- Wavestone St with Illumina 1.9r, defender1.7b Please let me know if I can be of assistance. |
Posted By: DeathAngel
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 1:33am
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I just feel happy all the time and every ball i miss i think is a nice shot and every ball i get i think is a nice shot... Eventually i find im doing quite well because i dont care if i miss and go for the attack, but still using proper technique and usually getting on from my confidence. Its wierd but it seems to work for me. ------------- Korbel ST H3 Neo 2.2 Desto F3 2.0 USA: 1522 CAN: 809 |
Posted By: nicefrog
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 1:46am
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I play like that too, with "care factor zero", it's the best way, in table tennis thinking mostly gets in the way of winning. I try not to take notice of anything the other guy is doing or who he is and just play my game. Sometimes I'll look at a guy playing after 3 years of playing him and think, far out that guys a left hander.... never noticed that before ------------- |
Posted By: theman
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 3:23am
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tommy is right, one point at a time.... and TAKE YOU SWEET ASS TIME!! like maze, and...walter li....a leftie in NSW Australia who takes soooo mcuh time off his tomahawk serve ------------- i lost my racquet Schlager u beast http://www.youtube.com/MDSguy" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/MDSguy |
Posted By: riker71
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 4:44am
Use good music before game. Concentrate hard in the game. Use Visualisation... |
Posted By: theman
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 6:46am
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"if it bleeds...kill it."
------------- i lost my racquet Schlager u beast http://www.youtube.com/MDSguy" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/MDSguy |
Posted By: TT_Freak
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 1:19pm
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By having a rock solid serving game. Your opponent will wilt under the pressure when he can't get a look at your serve points.
------------- Violin F1 Actor 10g at 3 and 9 10g at 12 20g at the end of handle |
Posted By: sunilid
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 2:46pm
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Mental toughness is based on your own Self-confidence - trust your own training and strokes - a miss could just be a one-time mistake, it's not a reflection of your overall play level. ------------- Violin (T25/FH, G2FX/BH) |
Posted By: melarimsa
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 3:44pm
 ------------- http://www.youtube.com/100NiTenis" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/100NiTenis |
sunilid wrote:Posted By: bowebj
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 6:28pm
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bout time someone hit the jackpot. thanks sunlid. everyone is also correct, ex. having a solid game or juss having fun. with all these factors combined youll become a well rounded player... for people like me to smash! muhaha ------------- Just have a reason behind your statement and maybe ill have one behind mine =) |
Posted By: cole_ely
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 at 6:51pm
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Hows this for a definition of mental toughness: Not letting circumstances affect your play negatively, but rather to play your best regardless of any situation "off the table" so to speak. ------------- Wavestone St with Illumina 1.9r, defender1.7b Please let me know if I can be of assistance. |