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Advice First thing I notice is you drop your elbow considerably during the shot. Also, There seems to be some body movement on most of your shots. And you don't seem to keep your wrist straight on the stroke. I'd start with working on keeping perfectly still on the shot except for your...

Stamina Although we have all seen the 300 lbs plus pool player run out with before, but if you took someone of the same skill level but in physical shape and put them up against each other in a very long session or a weekend long tournament, who will out perform in the long run? On a typical...

Stroke I agree with everything said so far. It is completely about timing and acceleration. Find a certified instructor and they can help analyse your current stroke, timing and follow-through. But a couple pointers I give my students is: -Stay completely relaxed all the way through the...

Practice Practice is something I rarely see my clients do. I will come up and see them trying to run rack after rack and their response is "I'm practicing". I believe our biggest competition is ourselves. I recommend you find a few drills that you can score. Do the drill X number of times...

Advice A couple things: I have my students do most of their drills with the 8-ball/9-ball and that seems to help them get over it some. I have asked countless people what they were thinking after they missed the money ball and their answer tends to be "just to make the ball". The difference...

Straight In's After getting the shots straight with a laser or string and marking with binder reinforcements to be able to repeat the exact shot over and over. Then there are a few things to make sure: Is your cue level? Your cue should be as level as possible, any elevation combined with not...

They are coming back and they enjoy learning almost as much as I enjoy teaching. I'm not going to let Chris bring me down any, my day will be better than the previous. If he blows up because I disagree with him and he takes it as I don't understand simple english then its ok. Maybe he...

2 cents... I am willing to guarentee many pro's still see qualified instructors from time to time. Yes they can probably have an idea of what is off but like scott says, the pro's "likely know nothing about how to examine someone's stroke, and even less about how to help a student learn to...

Chris, this is ridiculous. Do you know Tiger Woods regularly see's a coach about his stroke, even when he was winning what seemed to be every major event. When a Pro or any high level player is off any, they go back to the fundamentals to see what is off. It is the fundamentals that all of...

Instruction If your high run is 5 and you'd like it to be 100+ (plus you have time to practice everyday) then I would find an instructor close to you. Get a video analysis and spend a few lessons getting your fundamentals rock solid and developing a pre shot routine. After you have all that...

Potential instructors I think it's great your seeking out an instructor. I would have a few things in mind before you go into your lesson(s). How much are you looking to improve? How much time do you have to work on this outside of the lessons? Also keep a notebook and before lessons keep up...

Fundamentals Read some books that cover the fundamentals well. Make sure you understand and practice the fundamentals. If you are still not 100% on them go to an instructor for atleast a Video analysis. Maybe 1 or 2 lessons working completely on fundamentals. From there make sure your...

Concentration Fatigue can destroy focus and concentration, Lack of sleep, Physical or mental fatigue, Large meal before playing (or extra greasy or fried foods), The game on and diverting your attention, The waitress, I agree that concentration is something to practice and build upon. When...

CIT is affected by speed. I am describing CIT and not the ball curving.

Cit The effect of CIT is greater with a greater angle of a cut shot. Also the softer you hit it appears to increase the CIT but you are really giving the ball more time to spin. A way to test this over and over is freeze 2 object balls. 1 on the foot spot and 1 directly above it so they are...

Object ball Most cut shots are undercut for a couple reasons. 1. Contact Induced Throw (aka Collision Induced Throw) - Even though the balls are smooth and polished there is still friction between the 2 balls. On a cut shot the friction action imparts spin on the cue ball and the object...

Good Drill This is a great drill for forcing you to plan the exact speed you need. I practiced this for a while by myself. The first few times through I was getting it in 5 or 6 shots. Then consistantly getting it in 3 or 4. At the Poolhall I showed some people this and the first time I...

Mind I believe every shot is equally important. There are some shots I rarely see people practice because they look really easy (OB hanging in the pocket) but they tend to miss position on these and scratch their heads. If you take equal care with all shots and go through the same preshot...

Practice Drills I don't think it's the drills your doing or not doing. I think you need to revisit your fundamentals and get them rock solid. Make sure you have a pre-shot routine that you don't vary on (whether easy shots or hard shots). If you get those first 2 things down then some work on...

Books Illustrated Principles is really good. Banking with the Beard. Zen Pool Pleasure of small motions A Mind for Pool I Came To Win The Lesson These were some of my favorites. Also Like World Trick Shots - Mike Massey (actually has helped some real game situations) 99 Critical Shots 250...