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  1. allanpsand

    Some Tips on How to Play While Nervous

    Use the root address: www.billiardgods.com There a list the last 12 posts on the front page. Good luck!!
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    Some Tips on How to Play While Nervous

    Just posted a new article on my blog: Here's the introduction. (If it's interesting, click the link to read the article.) Nervousness is a mental condition. It is most intense when fear is greatest. Generally, the fear is based on worries of survival – actual or imaginary. In the world of...
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    Share your questions, answers, comments, opinions on FB

    Howdy Folks - Anyone is welcome to share forum posts on the FB page: How Pool Players become Billiard Gods Invite the readers to come by AzBilliards and join the forum activities too. For those who belong to FB pool groups (The American Cuemaker, Sneaky Pete Mafia, 9 BALL, etc.) - do your...
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    New Billiard Gods Blog posts - week of Jan 16

    Howdy Pool Shooters, The newest blog post is a Challenge Shootout: http://www.billiardgods.com/down-the-rail-shots-advanced-acsa-2-of-3/ Click the link for "Instructions for Challenge Shootouts". Use the 3 shot or 5 shot scoring to check your shooting skills. You can also challenge your...
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    Learning Pool Video Blog Post - (PV) Get Precision English in Billiards and Pool – Pa

    Howdy Folks, here is another Learning Video blog post, by an enthusiastic player. Share it with friends. http://ow.ly/saIKx
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    Check out the latest Biliards Blogs

    Howdy Folks, Started several billiards blogs at www.billiardgods.com Good to Know Pool Stuff (weekly) - general information and tips about playing pool. Challenge Shootouts (bi-weekly) - Testing layouts with a scoring system on shooting skills Intermediate & Advanced levels. Drills &...
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    Table Diagram Book?

    Changed URL address The table blanks are available here: http://www.billiardgods.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/table_blanks.pdf
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    ball control drills

    FYI - the URL has changed to http://www.billiardgods.com/billiard-books/
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    New Billiards Blog Post

    Howdy Folks, If you don't already know, I'm running four blogs on my web site. Today is a Drills & Exercises post. Yeah - drills are boring - but these come out only every two weeks. While you're there, check out previous posts. Merry Christmas and may your new year be all you hope :smile:
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    How do you fix a bad shooting habit? Part 1 of 2 (from billiardgods.com blog)

    http://www.billiardgods.com/fix-a-bad-shooting-habit-part-1-of-2/#more-175
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    Fill Rooms Back Up...Gamble

    It wasn't so much about gambling. He didn't mind a couple of guys quietly working through their finances. He just didn't want a bunch of loud guys crowing over pay-ins and groaning over pay-outs. (Although, there might have been a touch of Political Correctness involved. Two of the guys were...
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    Fill Rooms Back Up...Gamble

    I tried to get a friendly round-robin 9 Ball game going, five players, payouts on the 5 and 9, a quarter each - and got shut down by the manager before the second game was done. No amount of negotiation would change his mind. Guess it was too noisy and too visible.
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    BILLIARD GODS Blog: Straight-in Shots (Intermediate) - 1 of 3

    You actually looked at it correctly. The cue ball and OB start at those positions. The purpose is to shoot the same shot several times and score yourself. There is a three shot and a five shot inning. In this setup, all that is required is to pocket the OB. Doesn't matter where the CB goes. If...
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    BILLIARD GODS Blog: Straight-in Shots (Intermediate) - 1 of 3

    For excellent shooters this might be easy. This is the first of three setups for Intermediate level players. There is an Advanced set of three on the blog. Check those out. :)
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    BILLIARD GODS Blog: Straight-in Shots (Intermediate) - 1 of 3

    Howdy Folks, I've established a new Billiard Gods Blog at www.billiardgods.com This is one of the posts from the SHOOTOUT CHALLENGE blog. For those who think this is too easy, there is an Advanced set of three Challenge Shootouts that you can check out on the blog. Have fun...
  16. allanpsand

    The DEATH of DRILLS

    Drills have to be divided into several areas. - Pocketing balls (usually from further and further away, or from sharper and sharper angles) - Positioning CB (pocketing the OB and then getting the CB into position). - Speed Control Drills are a minor variant. - Playing Consistency (usually...
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    BILLIARD GODS Blog: Straight-in Shots (Intermediate) - 1 of 3

    Howdy Folks, check out this Billiard Gods SHOOTOUT CHALLENGE" blog posts from www.billiardgods.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is the SIS (Intermediate level) Test Group, #1 of 3 (part of the Straight-in Shots group) from the Billiards Skills Competition Training Program book. To score...
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    About Challenge Shootouts

    This is the first posting for the "CHALLENGE SHOOTOUTS" blog. It is copied over from my personal blog on www.billiardgods.com Use these table layouts as challenges to test yourself or against your buddies. PURPOSE: Setup and shoot the layout three (or 5) times and record your score (see...
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    Introduction to the "Handbook of the Billiard Gods" blogs

    Howdy Folks, If you play pool, you ARE a friend of mine. So, I am running three different blogs for my pool playing friends. This was my first post on my billiards blog (www.billiardgods.com). Feel free to add comments. My three blogging categories are: o "Good to Know" Pool Stuff - comes...
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    Play The Table Not The Player...NOT

    I also have been irritated about that "play the table, not the opponent" crap. A pool hustler I knew used this to encourage his victims to do this - specifically to get them to ignore his competence. Here is the proper general rule on making table decisions: The table that determines the type...
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