have you ever been in the zone?

[Master]

Being in the zone is a mental state that can be applied to more than sport but in most activities in life. Being in the zone means being at the top of your own game and the best that you can be.

To be in the zone your mentality would need to be total concentration and focus on what you want to achieve. You have to have the winning drive, defeat in not an option.

Your technique would have to be perfect and physically you have to be in the best shape you can be. You practice, gaining the experience and muscle memory of what you are training for so that it becomes ultra instinct like Goku.

When you are in the zone you can see everything and instinctively know what is coming. You adjust to every situation and have the perfect rhythm to execute everything precisely.

When you see someone in the zone they are self-assured, confident, calm, relaxed and in a Zen like state. They are truly achieving excellence.

[TIC]

the term euphoric comes to mind. i've been drunk before & been unbeatable on the pool table or at table tennis. other times just in good company, having a laugh & everything's just clicking

[Master]

the term euphoric comes to mind. i've been drunk before & been unbeatable on the pool table or at table tennis. other times just in good company, having a laugh & everything's just clicking

I can relate when I recently played pool match where I was under a lot of pressure. I felt I could not miss, the pockets looked huge, the cue ball was going where I wanted it to and I felt euphoric when I won.

[Yuzo]

theres a scene from when we were kings where muhammad ali gets up to shadow box and he gives a speech about god and boxing. with a very wild-eyed look on his face he says that when he is boxing he has "god in his mind" and that he goes on "autopilot" but can't quite get his words out. previc would have noticed that his eyes appear to be fixed on something far away in the distance.

heres the speech

When you are in the zone you can see everything and instinctively know what is coming. You adjust to every situation and have the perfect rhythm to execute everything precisely.

that must feel pretty good.

[Beanz]

I have definitely been in the friend zone, way too many times.

Seriously though, for me being in the zone is all about accessing your subconscious. All those techniques and skills that you can tap into without having to consciously think about deploying them. It is more than muscle memory but it involves that too. I have felt it so many times when improvising and jamming with other musicians. There is that unspoken common language that you can all tap into, and once you trust that and stop overthinking your playing becomes so much more fluid and dynamic.

It happens when composing and performing too. Sometimes you will have a wobble or what feels like a stumbling block, but if you can step over that and press on there is a point where everything starts to fall into place and builds momentum like a snowball. Does not mean what you are creating or performing is perfect, but it is much more than the sum of it's parts because you have used that internal voice and dialogue to be what some people may call 'your authentic self'.

You can see at in football (soccer) and other sports sometimes when a player becomes untouchable. Think of Gazza at his sublime best or Ronnie 0 Sullivan's 147 at the 1997 world championship. Everything you have learned up to that point is there at your feet or fingertips and you get to use it to respond to the situation and everything around you.

[Beanz]

[Beanz]

[Master]

I believe Usyk was in the zone when he beat Dubois recently. He let out so much emotion after he won from his flawless performance. Religion is a big inspiration for him.

Evander Holyfield was singing hymns when he was walking into the ring when he first faced Tyson. Everyone thought he would get destroyed but he was not going to be denied that night.