Is sharking really the same as gambling. The older guys who showed me the ropes certainly told the story of the game on both sides of the gambling coin so to speak. "Chopping up" leans to the seeder side of that pool history
I am almost 56 my father owned a couple of bars and the pool table was my baby sitter. By the time I was 12 I was playing 50 a match. When I was 18 I was having to give weight. I won a lot and probably lost twice as much. 8 ball paid for college. I give this as back story to the following.
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In any other sport you practice to reduce mistakes. The team that makes less mistakes wins. Coaching has evolved some as a player with a phone and a understanding of the fundamentals a player can see the mistakes they make but can they weigh the flaws to gain the biggest bang for their practice...