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Banks, calling the shot

Bob Jewett
Not Dead Ted said:
From onepocket.org regarding legal banks:

3.6 Every shot must be played ball first; no rail-first shots are allowed.

Cuts down the rail tend to be cushion-first, or simultaneous ball-cushion. Ball-first contact would probably not be compatible with pocketing the ball down the rail.
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I meant to have the object ball on one of the spots, such as the head spot, and to play it onto the near point of a side pocket and then go along that rail to the corner pocket on the same side of the table as the side pocket. I think Rule 3.6 doesn't cover that case.
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To Be a Better Player

jay helfert
july9x said:
You are right, about 1 thing, as long as you keep making balls, nothing else matters. The problem is that, APA is the only tournament and league that counts how many balls you made, the more the better. The rest cares about the end result, aka the money ball.

Name 1 tournament AJ Manas has won that 5 people can remember, none, he ain't gonna win any tournaments anytime soon until he slows down and surveys more.

Everyone ain't Tony Drago in late 90s early 2000s.
Even Josh Filler has slowed down and he surveys.
Everyone has 30 seconds per shot, make it counts.

Your "high" feeling when you feel you can't miss, only happens once in every other month.
Your fundamentals are there with you at all time.
My families are always there for me. Hoses and Batches come and gone.
I stick with what I have with me all the time :LOL:
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AJ is a better player now than Drago ever was. I think only 19 years old, way ahead of the pro curve already. Give him a little time over here and see what happens. By the way, Johnny Archer never won one until age 21. Finished second in a few.

I disagree. When you get in stroke you can stay in stroke for a long time as long as you don't take any extended breaks from playing.
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Foul That Cost Kelly Fisher the World 8-Ball Title … Was It the Correct Call?

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wacokid9ball said:
too close to call, ref is right
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Wouldn't that make the ref outta line? There is no appeal process either.
That ventured, it looks like the ball went back towards the cushion and stopped a hair short. That would leave a gap to ponder - still 50/50; players favor.

Me< I've seen enough Twilight Zone and lean towards vice/evil, telekinesis if you need physics.
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Advice for ADHD Player vs Slow Player

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do the same to him. just sit in your chair for a few minutes every time you need to shoot. let the t.d. come over and ask if there is a time limit . if not take all day. be a frank taberski.

if the t.d. says to speed up just say you intend to play at the same speed as your opponent.

maybe then will tournaments not let slow players enter or punish them with fouls.

when gambling i quit a slow player if he wont raise the bet a lot. play fast or triple the bet. my time is worth money to me.
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30 min practice spurts.. better then hit a million balls?

jay helfert
HawaiianEye said:
The HAMB concept comes with lots of hours and years of playing.

Once you have reached a level where you have made pretty much every shot on the table hundreds and hundreds of times, you have the physical aspect figured out and only need short "tune-ups" or "warm ups" to get back to your normal level of playing.

At that point, 99% of the things you screw up come from a loss of focus in your mind, not your stroke.
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Once you "get in stroke," you can stay in stroke by hitting a few balls or a rack or two. Thus you see pro players take one practice rack before the match starts. No tournaments, okay, hit balls for 30-45 minutes just to stay in stroke and be ready. Worked pretty good for me.

Here's a short cut no one ever told you about before (except maybe me). I call it the Hard Hit drill. Set up long straight in shots from all different angles. Hit the ball pretty much as hard as you can, over and over. Don't worry if you're making the shot or not. After awhile you will start making some. Do this for 30 minutes (using both corner pockets) and then back off to regular speed. Voila, they're all going in! Try it, you'll like it.
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