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good when you were jump ing rope," Genie said.
Josh's eyes sharpened. " Then is that what you're asking?"
"Sorry to disappoint you," Genie said. "I was wondering if you'd be willing to give up playing with bulls to know."
Josh released her wrist. "I don't intend to follow in my brother's footsteps, if that's what you're suggesting. So back to pocketing balls. If an explanation comes without conditions, then I want to know how you do it." He folded his arms and waited.
"Okay, no conditions." Genie began collecting the balls on the table and from the pockets and racking them, as she said, "The conscious mind can only handle about eight to ten things at a time, but there's no limit to what the subconscious mind can handle." She moved the racked balls to a front corner of the table, out of the way, then removed one ball and handed it to Josh, and said," Put this on the table anywhere you want."
Josh unfolded his arms and took the ball, then studying the table for a few moments, placed the ball almost centered, and about a third of the way from the far end of the table, then reconsidered and moved the ball off-center.
"Where you put it doesn't matter," Genie said. She handed him the white cue ball. " Put this one anywhere you want."
Josh studied her closely for a few moments, then said in a voice that now held resolve, "You're going to pocket that ball, aren’t you?"
"That's the idea, but it's not 100%." Genie picked up the cue stick, and while circling the table slowly, she said, "Subconscious-competence allows you to do things without having to logically plan in advance every muscle that needs to be activated to do it, like when you're jumping rope. You've practiced it over and over so your subconscious mind has the routine down. You only have to make the conscious decision to do it and your body, guided by your subconscious mind, takes over. It's like you're on automatic pilot, except that before the body can go on automatic pilot it has to be trained. A beginning pool player can't just aim and shoot. The moves have to be programed into the subconscious mind, and that takes time and practice, like jumping rope." She bent over the table and shot, and the cue ball sent the object ball bouncing off a side rail and rolling toward a side pocket, where it dropped in."
"I don't get it ," Josh said. "You didn't even plan the shot."
"I didn't have to," Genie replied. "I turned it over to my subconscious and let it take over. The subconscious mind only requires four factors. First, a desire from the conscious mind that creates a goal; second, trusting signals from the conscious mind such as following instincts; third, allowing the subconscious mind to learn and train itself for achieving the goal by making mistakes that aren't judged; and forth, getting out of the way and letting the subconscious mind take over." She took another ball from the rack and handed it to him. "Go ahead, put it anywhere you want, but I have the option of placing the cue ball anywhere I want behind the head spot."
Josh took the ball from Genie, and after studying the table and the pockets, he placed the ball right up against the rail at the end of the table and stepped back. "Go ahead," he said. "I want to see how you'll do this shot."
Genie shrugged and replied, while circling the table, "I'll do what I did with the last shot… start by setting a mental goal of refusing to aim before I shoot, then drawing a mental path between the ball and the pocket, and shooting. Dad had Dimitri and me practicing this at home like other kids practiced for music lessons. The first time I made a shot I thought it was luck, but when I started doing it consistently I began to have faith, which got me into the second factor that the subconscious mind needs, which is trust. Once I began to follow my instincts, my subconscious mind trained itself for my goal, which was shooting without aiming. When I began making tougher and tougher shots without effort, I was into the
Josh's eyes sharpened. " Then is that what you're asking?"
"Sorry to disappoint you," Genie said. "I was wondering if you'd be willing to give up playing with bulls to know."
Josh released her wrist. "I don't intend to follow in my brother's footsteps, if that's what you're suggesting. So back to pocketing balls. If an explanation comes without conditions, then I want to know how you do it." He folded his arms and waited.
"Okay, no conditions." Genie began collecting the balls on the table and from the pockets and racking them, as she said, "The conscious mind can only handle about eight to ten things at a time, but there's no limit to what the subconscious mind can handle." She moved the racked balls to a front corner of the table, out of the way, then removed one ball and handed it to Josh, and said," Put this on the table anywhere you want."
Josh unfolded his arms and took the ball, then studying the table for a few moments, placed the ball almost centered, and about a third of the way from the far end of the table, then reconsidered and moved the ball off-center.
"Where you put it doesn't matter," Genie said. She handed him the white cue ball. " Put this one anywhere you want."
Josh studied her closely for a few moments, then said in a voice that now held resolve, "You're going to pocket that ball, aren’t you?"
"That's the idea, but it's not 100%." Genie picked up the cue stick, and while circling the table slowly, she said, "Subconscious-competence allows you to do things without having to logically plan in advance every muscle that needs to be activated to do it, like when you're jumping rope. You've practiced it over and over so your subconscious mind has the routine down. You only have to make the conscious decision to do it and your body, guided by your subconscious mind, takes over. It's like you're on automatic pilot, except that before the body can go on automatic pilot it has to be trained. A beginning pool player can't just aim and shoot. The moves have to be programed into the subconscious mind, and that takes time and practice, like jumping rope." She bent over the table and shot, and the cue ball sent the object ball bouncing off a side rail and rolling toward a side pocket, where it dropped in."
"I don't get it ," Josh said. "You didn't even plan the shot."
"I didn't have to," Genie replied. "I turned it over to my subconscious and let it take over. The subconscious mind only requires four factors. First, a desire from the conscious mind that creates a goal; second, trusting signals from the conscious mind such as following instincts; third, allowing the subconscious mind to learn and train itself for achieving the goal by making mistakes that aren't judged; and forth, getting out of the way and letting the subconscious mind take over." She took another ball from the rack and handed it to him. "Go ahead, put it anywhere you want, but I have the option of placing the cue ball anywhere I want behind the head spot."
Josh took the ball from Genie, and after studying the table and the pockets, he placed the ball right up against the rail at the end of the table and stepped back. "Go ahead," he said. "I want to see how you'll do this shot."
Genie shrugged and replied, while circling the table, "I'll do what I did with the last shot… start by setting a mental goal of refusing to aim before I shoot, then drawing a mental path between the ball and the pocket, and shooting. Dad had Dimitri and me practicing this at home like other kids practiced for music lessons. The first time I made a shot I thought it was luck, but when I started doing it consistently I began to have faith, which got me into the second factor that the subconscious mind needs, which is trust. Once I began to follow my instincts, my subconscious mind trained itself for my goal, which was shooting without aiming. When I began making tougher and tougher shots without effort, I was into the
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