Time Away

Time away from the table.
No competition.
No practice.
Just play.
Alone.
Just for the fun of it.

I like the feel of the hit.
How each hit can be different.
Force and spin and follow through
all combine for unlimited possibilities.

I like to invent shots in the very
last seconds before I take them,
after I'm down over the shot,
with an approximate stance,
with approximate alignment,
and do all the adjustment
with last split-second spin or speed to
get to a certain precision place for the next shot.

When they go, you are in the Zone.
When they don't go, it's time to slow down.

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