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    Practice what I Preach

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    Why did I miss the ball? Did my aim fail, or was it my mechanics?

    As Yogi said, "It's 90 percent mental and the other half is physical.
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    Experiments in looking at the cueball while delivering the stroke.

    Cheap Lesson Alert! https://www.wst.tv/videos/c4f5a06e-4ead-42c1-9fd2-9a16acbd4fb6 Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Joe O'Connor is in the archives and provides occasional good looks at the eyes of both. Things that make me say, 🤔
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    Practice what I Preach

    It's a fitness program. The exergeni method. Pretending that the cue is the exergeni handle. Maximum lift requires proper stance to avoid injury. Especially the lower back. Slow motion lift. Notice the toes and fingers. The snooker lessons being made available via wst.tv is awesome. I have...
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    Practice what I Preach

    Wow, just wow. Lefty came from behind in the Morning Fitness Chase of 16 shots. Tied Game. 🤷‍♂️ Is definitely a win win. Off to great the sun.
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    Practice what I Preach

    You have heard the fart football joke. Right? Half time, time to change sides. Comes to mind. 🤷‍♂️
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    Practice what I Preach

    Cold morning at 41' The cold finger coffee cup challenge. 3 ball left vs right, one handed, with coffee cup optional. With 10 second timer. Okay so lost count the final 9 was missed. Don't like that. 🤷‍♂️ But I Can get over it. Can Man is a favorite Nick. 🤷‍♂️ 😉
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    Practice what I Preach

    Just waxed my balls is a favorite ice breaker. The difference is significant. And the find a feature in the cuebsll to strike with the cuetip. Easy-to-use. 😉
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    Practice what I Preach

    2.1.2026 Sunday Sermon Ah the memory Survival of the fit Who's got Big Balls Oh those were the days. The pumpkin cueball required a different strategy. Er uh well a different course around the trafic on the table. Where as straight pool skills reward precision cueball placement. Stop and...
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    Myth or real - Stroke smoothness as a requisite for certain shots

    Overview Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman was a Canadian professional golfer known for his accuracy and ability to hit consistently straight shots. He was nicknamed "Pipeline Moe" and "Rain Man" of golf.
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    Myth or real - Stroke smoothness as a requisite for certain shots

    Check out Moe Norman .
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    Meet My Coaches

    The short practice is 3 ball. Period. Break em and make em. Period When that becomes routine or boring. Break em kick em. Start making 3s and 4s. I got nicked, Kicks Like A Mule in the ring games. Edit: and oh yeah I started practicing kick em as I could catch and recycle the practice balls on...
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    Meet My Coaches

    Guess I should credit Backward Jan now. 🤷‍♂️ 😉 His ability to communicate made his lessons a huge value at 20 per once a week. AND NO Gambling while enrolled in the 6 week course. Money Well Spent. I made it back the first outing after restricted. 🤷‍♂️ Restricted plate would be my uh 1 and...
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    Meet My Coaches

    Okay well Coaches in the title warrants a tribute to My Coaches. Sports coaches 😉 Grandma was my favorite life coach. 🤷‍♂️ My first little league baseball coach was blown off of 2 ships in ww2. He pitched equally well with either hand at a semi pro level. The military bases had quite a league...
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    Meet My Coaches

    Coaching For Dummies, comes to mind. Er uh lawyers insist I enter a disclaimer ....hmm Less is More is a favorite lesson that requires a rerun alert. 😉 At a mixed Scotch Doubles bartable event with strong female field, the draw was short one female, so the house donated the cook. I drew the...
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