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    Is Playing good practice

    Is Playing Good Practice There are three things you need to do over time to really improve your game. The first is to take lessons. Without a focused look from an expert on what you are doing wrong, you will always struggle to improve. It is amazing what we don't know about our own game...
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    Awesome shots.. Can anyone make these?

    I like to use high draw on these type of shots!:wink:
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    What do you do with old pool balls ?

    Old Balls Well you could drill them out and mount them on the Drive Shift of cars. Start your own little business....
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    need REAL advice

    Running 100 balls One thing you haven't mentioned is why you miss. Are you getting out of line? Stuck behind balls? Leaving yourself no break shot? Analyzing why your runs stop is one way to improve your ability to run balls. Next some things to think about. Are you hitting your break...
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    Can't get my stroke straight. AARf

    Straight Stroking Here are some things to look at. Are you punching or tightening up your grip hand when you go in to the cue ball? Sounds to me like that is what you are doing. On the softer shots, you don't do this and go through straight. On the harder ones, you are most likely punching...
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    Accustate Score?

    Accustats Hi, Here is where the formulas are http://www.accu-stats.com/AS-inst.pdf You might also be interested in Jack Koehler's book, Upscale Nine Ball. Good Luck//Mark
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    New Player With Questions

    Starting Pool Journey Welcome to the long road of pool. My suggestion is that you find someone in your area to take some lessons. This will cut years off your learning curve. Learn to do things correctly when you are young rather than learn bad habits that you have to break. Even if you...
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    Help!!!!!-If U Can

    Help Hi Chuckz71, First, how do you define a slump? missing easy shots? Losing more than winning? Getting bad rolls? Bored and a little tired of pool? My formula for breaking out of a slump is to take a day off. Next day go to the movies. Day three I go back to real basics, stroking...
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    Looking for an Instructor

    Instructors Here in NYC there are a lot of instructors, both BCA and professional players.
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    help me to understand

    Common Faults In my experience, the problem isn't usually with the aiming system, but with a basic fundamental flaw that throws off your aim. Here are some things to work on or think about in your stroke: Are you stroking the cue ball in a straight line where you think you are? Are you...
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    Please Please Please Help Me!!

    Generating Interest Hi, I retired from the Navy in 1992 and have been teaching pool and running events tournaments since then. The biggest problem I see with 8 ball tournaments is that they take so long. I have seen at corporate events where each match takes up to a half an hour. What I...
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    My opinion on jerkoffs that lay a spread.

    world's oldest profession You mean politics right???
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    question about my bridge

    Bridge Movement Have you thought of taking a lesson from a qualified instructor? There are lots of trained instructors that can look at your stroke, and tailor an improvement plan for your goals.
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    One pocket pickle

    Take a Scratch I'd try this shot. It's a lag shot and you might get lucky and get a good hit. http://CueTable.com/P/?@4AAlX4BKIg4Cajv4DMVq3EBtg3FBrk4GOCf4HALq4IQhm4Jasw4KDvS4LFbe3MBtL3NYUM4OELy3PKbj3kKbj2kCbp4kPYb4kRtk4kSSh@
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    test of pool table

    http://CueTable.com/P/?@3ADkK3CMDf4FPmr2IDFn1POPk3UDkK3UcEH4UbHR4UQEL4UPvP1kOPk3kCVL4kBMm1kTxq@
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    fun games/drills for setting/english

    Teaching Girl Friend to play pool Hi, How is her stroke? stance? bridge? alignment? eye pattern? grip? etc. I'd recommend getting her a lesson from a qualified instructor as a present. In my experience trying to teach loved ones only causes trouble. Good Luck.
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    why doesnt anyone take a chance anymore?

    Take a Chance One thing you can do is to buy a couple of $1.00 lottery tickets that pay out like $5000. Then you can play for the lottery tickets and tell everyone you are playing for $5000 a set. LOL
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    the 4 best pool players ever

    For my money, the best players ever are: Don Willis James Evans Luther Lassiter Ralph Greenleaf Willie Mosconi
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    Swanee

    Hi, Here are a few things about Swanee and the other old timers at College Billiards in San Diego. I used to play one hole with Swanee 8-5 for $5.00 a rack. This was back in the 80's. He moved real strong. Other players there were Dick Megiveron, Billy Graves, Victor Castro, "Hotel" Dick...
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