Weird situation today. I’m in my first pool competition for 35 years after not playing for 33 years. It’s not huge but I’m actually experiencing nerves and a slight fear of the table. In normal circumstances I’m straight up, smashing balls into the pocket and don’t lose many matches. But on a tough, fast unknown table against unknown opponents where I can’t be my flamboyant self I’ve allowed the nerves and doubt to kick in. So I won the first round and waiting and working on my head and let the flow commence. It’s quite a good feeling but an annoying one as I thought with my knowledge I wouldn’t have this. Just shows how the mind can play funny tricks on you whatever game you play.

Lets say its a tight match, score is 11-12. You are the only one standing with one boule left. The opponent have the point in this round but it is like 1,5m from the jack. And you have the 2nd and 3rd boule. So shoot to win or point safe and play a new round at 12-12? Wich will you choose and why? Does it matter to you if its 6,8 or 10 meters? Happy friday all!

Tomorrow I give my notice to my employer and landlord. I’m off to live and play in Aigne near Carcassonne. I’ll be filming regularly and offering French Boule breaks when I’ve sorted everything. It’s time to make my coaching a priority and to unleash myself on the French Petanque scene and document the entire process. You heard it here first

When you are in a game and play bad. Do you have Any tricks(resetbutton) to avoid the frustration and irritation to build up? Does it all come down to breathing techniques or you do other stuff?

The one weapon I struggle with in my pointing armoury is the lob shot. I either release to late and goes half distance it’s meant to but certainly stops dead or I release to shallow and it goes to far by. What sort of training techniques do people use to practice this?