Recent content by kanzzo

you can play it either way. I just treat it as two different positions. I think the way it was originally meant in the booklet from Kim Davenport, was position without hitting a rail. They played a little easier rules in the tournament, that you were allowed to hit as many rails as you want...

And here’s a video of me challenging the pros at Target Pool using positions from Kim Davenport’s Target Pool, as they were played at the 1994 Target Pool Tournament. The full recording of the tournament can be found here. (Billy Incardona in the booth).

If a missing target was the only thing that kept you from trying this training method so far, I’d like to take that excuse away. Here are the templates that let you create your own targets in under 15 minutes: - you can download the full target (for position in the middle of the table) here. -...

I am pretty sure, 47 won't cut it for 8th. place and first place will be way above 60.

The Donuts are also available in transparent :) Looks much better on a table, same precision for set up balls. Best thing ever for any kind of deliberate practice for pool.

https://www.poolinaction.com/ these are great pool pictures from Steve Booth. I have like 50 pictures from my favorite players printed out in my pool room, most of them coming from the above source.

the main point is oftentimes to get object ball safe and hiding the cueball as a bonus. You can see, that on most safeties the opponent would have a very tough shot even if the CB would't snuggle against another ball. Hiding behind a lonely ball is quite a small target, good for practice but if...

my coach is a former pro with a fargo of 775. He says, he uses it a lot. And you can cornerhook the opponent without the risk of scratching very high percentage. So it looks probably more dangerous, than it actually is. (1/8 inch is enough to cornerhook the opponent on the 8. The situation comes...

Music: Snowy White & The White Flames: Midnight Blues and Bird of Paradise

FYI — just uploaded a new training video with 65 pool safeties. It’s basically a full catalog of defensive patterns you’ll see in real 9-ball and 10-ball matches. Pause, set them up, and see how many you can master — or find the ones that give you the most trouble. Curious to hear what other AZB...

this drill was to get perfect 5 on every position. so no, it wasn't in one take 😆 (but I will practice it, til I am able to score 19 out of 20 in the version of BU Exam I (just to hit the ball) and I will post an unedited video, when I manage to do it first time :) (At the moment I am about 15...

Thanks :) This is one of the most demanding drills I’ve come across so far. Getting 19–20 out of 20 is a real achievement. Excellent practice for refining stroke mechanics — I’m very curious to see how much improvement I’m capable of. Maybe a few more AZBilliards folks will want to break...

I’ve resumed my Billiard University “Habilitation.” Curious to see if I’ll get the professorship in the end.

Mr Lunda Sr. (Travelling with Evan Lunda) (Not sure he is ready to jump into action but he will watch the cue of his son.)

could not find how foul disputes are to be handled, when no referee is present. (Just that there are new rules on this.) Say my opponent watches a close call. He is not neutral by definition. say my shirt came close to touching a ball while I was going down over a ball. The ball didn't move, it...