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    Practice what I Preach

    Self hypnosis plus The Power of Positive Thinking. 🤔 The Routine followed in a hypnotic/robotic manner. Computer programing My program starts with the large and concludes with the small. My ring finger muscles are the last to apply influence. The Stancegoes to the Sumo wrestler. Make a...
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    Bring Your Own Pool Balls - BYOPB?

    I once was stuck pretty deep, well within my budget but only a couple of barrels left. My opponent was in dead punch and never missed. He had put enough pressure on me that I couldn't get settled. The tavern had two tables that were different makes and different cloth. So at down a hundred I...
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    Bring Your Own Pool Balls - BYOPB?

    Oh thanks for the memories. 😉 On The Hill in Tacoma was a Vietnamese owned and operated bar ....and the owner would gamble. The table had character would be the kind assessment. Peaks of the gray slate were there. 🤷‍♂️ He had been scored upon a couple times when I got there so I couldn't...
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    Do you have special shoes for shooting pool?

    The Hat had a 3 rail kick shot that he put on display in exhibition. He wore shoes with a hard heel and could be very accurate with his Kung Foo er uh Kung Foot shot. Long legs helped. 🤷‍♂️
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    How often do you see your local players with a really good, and solid Pre shot routine?

    Basic lesson one starts with an analogy. Diving from the one meter diving board. 🤷‍♂️ Always start with a square and at rest stance, exactly the same distance from the end of the board er uh from the cueball. My cue held at balance on the middle finger is my measuring device. First learn the...
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    Do you have special shoes for shooting pool?

    Didn't Earl try boots with ancle weights?
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    Practice what I Preach

    Well apa does want a marker on the table for the 8 ball. 🤔 Well when conducting survey landmarks are available. But a home plate In my practice game.
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    Practice what I Preach

    Using the 3 ball mult eye template as a target for the 9 bal uh shape l. A training aid, forbidden in competition. 🤷‍♂️ Makes for a way to score more points in my practice game.
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    Tipping tournament directors - do you tip on calcutta amount as well?

    Hmm headscratch???? Well they did call Efren the Magician.
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    Tipping tournament directors - do you tip on calcutta amount as well?

    Well the Tip justification was that his presence got the gambling juices flowing. 🤷‍♂️
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    Practice what I Preach

    🤔 A similar thing. Why was I trained in that vehicle? The 8 jet engines consume fuel in the thousands of pounds per hour. Each engine has a throttle and gage. The throttles are linked but independent. A full throttle could generate enough thrust to tear off the wings. 🤷‍♂️ When it came my...
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    Practice what I Preach

    Had a morning pea e sees projects. Now gotta spread the word.
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    Tipping tournament directors - do you tip on calcutta amount as well?

    I'll give a tip, "Practice Practice Practice ". 🤷‍♂️ 😉 I did "tip" Ronnie Allen, once in Chico. 🤷‍♂️ He sat next to the money pockets owner and watched me harvest 320. He asked to borrow 20 at the after drink. I explained that I don't loan but I would gift 20, as I had $20 worth of lessons...
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    Tipping tournament directors - do you tip on calcutta amount as well?

    In the summer of '78 I drove cab in Reno. The deal was I got 50% of the book and paid for my fuel. At that time the fare was a dollar on the drop and a dollar a mile. Booking a hundred a night was average. That usually got around 50 in tips. If I gave them a pleasant ride they tipped well...
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    Tipping tournament directors - do you tip on calcutta amount as well?

    A long time ago 😉 there was a weekly tournament at Grannie's in Federal Way. It was a $3 Tournament that drew a +32 field and paid high lady as well. The tournament director was a lady participant. Racetrack Rick bragged of getting a soft draw(usually a lady) with a $5 tip. First place money...
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    How to Test Out an Unfamiliar Table Quickly and Fully

    Back in The Day 😉. I played nightly small tournaments, starting cold. 🤷‍♂️ If my opponent was stalling while racking , I would bounce whitey off the side pocket point and back to kitchen. Didn't take but a couple of strokes and usually they picked up the pace after noticing that I was...
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    How to Test Out an Unfamiliar Table Quickly and Fully

    Developing good habits is important. In my league play, I have developed a personal routine for testing a new table. It is similar to what you promote. Using the half hour allotment for team practice requires efficiency. Checking the 3 rail kick to the corner pocket is my quickest first warm up...
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    Practice what I Preach

    The Power of Slow.
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    Practice what I Preach

    Stroping the razor, has me using the phenolic brak cue. No chalk. Oh what fun. One to one and getting better already. 🤷‍♂️ It's
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    Practice what I Preach

    Eye aim.TwoPlease It's A Fitness program. The flying Dutchman, well first the Frog then The Falcon. Go. 😉
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