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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a psychology professor that may have coined the word flow to describe the creative state. But the idea go back to the fifth century B.C. With the teachings of Lao Tzu. To find “the path“ in pool is very rare. To write about it so elequently even more rare.

A banger will let out his stroke on the cheese every time.

You are a special person. The hallmark of flow is a feeling of spontaneous joy even rapture, while performing a task You must be involved in an activity with a clear set of goals. This adds direction and structure to the task. The task at hand must have clear and immediate feedback. This helps...

A banger will carefully select his barstool before looking for a cue.

I had to look Charlie Williams up, but some other ABP players I have heard of.

Aren't all pool tables Brunswick clones? They made tables for more than 150 years.

Do you figure in charisma points? Name recognition counts and may explaine why Mike Dechaine leds top money winner Shane Van Boening. Isn't the ABP raising the pot for all pool players?

Identifying features of being in The Zone . It is also called flow. It may be an early evolutionary adaptation for survival. Looking at it as a mind body convergence you can replicate it by repeating the non-verbal communication of the body with the mind. When you are in the zone your...

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It's from an old derogatory term for a snooker player.

Selecting a good house cue is a challenge. Every time you use one you should sniff the cue. Hold it up to your nose and sight along it to see if it is straight. Forget about rolling it on the table. Then examine the tip. If the tip needs touching up take it to the counter . They can do it for...

Cue tips are made from scrap leather. To find animals with skin thick enough to make tips you need Elephants,Rhinoceros,Hippopotamus orWater Buffalo . That could get expensive so they use other skins and glue them together, up to 20 layers. A layered tip will hold its shape better do to the...