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    Mosconi Cup 2021 Day 3 Updates

    No, looked like a humiliation ritual, they never had a chance after that momentum swing.
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    Dealing with Pressure Once and for All!

    I just saw a match posted today playing Sigel at the Bicycle Club, he led a charmed life at times too! :)
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    Mosconi Cup 2021 Day 3 Updates

    You want to give me 20 to 1? Pay Pal the 2 grand and I'll send the c note and we'll see what happens. We can let Jay H hold the money.
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    Mosconi Cup 2021 Day 3 Updates

    Without Earl we shouldn't stand much of a chance, however, miracles do happen......that's what it will take! It's disappointing all the way around, oh, well, such is life in our "new normal," "great reset," or whatever they call the new world order these days. lol - I call it the Twilight Zone...
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    Dealing with Pressure Once and for All!

    I've never imagined being a loser and certainly would not recommend that to anyone. You should read the post another time or two and it will make more and more sense. When you are able to do what I'm suggesting you'll never be a loser, although you won't win em all! The Game is the Teacher
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    Dealing with Pressure Once and for All!

    I do start the match that way, that's the point. The Inner Game of Tennis is a great book, I read it when I was 16 and competing at tennis tournaments. He mentions my favorite pool book, 'Zen in the Art of Archery' which I've read 7 times and will probably read again, it's about archery and can...
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    Dealing with Pressure Once and for All!

    You will discover you have no choice.....and what we exhale isn't oxygen, it's quite the contrary. ;)
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    Dealing with Pressure Once and for All!

    Yes, most of what I teach can be applied to many different aspects or components of life. That's what I say "The Game is the Teacher' because when we master one skill set we can build a bridge to many other subjects and interesting topics. I learned how to do this when I went through my masters...
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    Dealing with Pressure Once and for All!

    According to Johnny Archer, and I agree, it's best to exhale before critical shots. It's the opposite of weightlifting, but I understand the point. We are more relaxed after releasing the carbon dioxide is my experience, but to each their own.
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    Dealing with Pressure Once and for All!

    Yes, it's spiritually true and now, considering what we are facing it's physically true - "Those that try to save their life will lose it and those that do not will save it" - this is very deep and at the surface level doesn't make sense and it's not supposed to. There are 3 levels of teaching...
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    Dealing with Pressure Once and for All!

    When I'm way down in a match my strategy was to give up - there's nothing to lose, so I just give it up to my total subconscious, or a part of me that loves "nothing to lose scenarios". In this state of mind many times I came back and effectively snatched victory out of the jaws of certain...
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    Pro Pool Player's Perspective - How to Develop a Master Shot

    There's two trains of thought when playing rotation games. One is to let the table dictate what shot you perform. This would mean you look at the shot and it tells you what speed, what spin, and what angle (is the best to get on your next shot). The other way is what I'm suggesting. Develop a...
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    Developing Expertise In Pool

    You're on the right track, there's definitely a complexity to champion level fundamentals, to teach the kinesiology took me literally thousands of hours. One of the main challenges for most pool players is overcoming their own programming that keeps them from improving substantially. The...
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    Establishing the Ideal Grip and Pro Alignment

    That's great, I work on my grip with several things other than a pool cue. I use an 8 pound sword, and lately I've been using a 7 foot staff every day that has made an amazing difference. I mostly teach and don't focus on playing, and when I do my stoke is better now than ever. There's a few...
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    Establishing the Ideal Grip and Pro Alignment

    Orcollo's grip is much tighter than it looks. Just like bunting a ball in baseball, the firmer the grip at contact the more energy you'll direct to the cue ball. I'm not suggesting a tight grip, although Earl says he uses a "death grip" when playing his best....I advise holding the cue like...
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