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Having a sparing partner can make for significant growth. I had a Tuesday night $3 nine ball game until close. 30 to 40 dollar swings of the score. Played maybe 16 weeks with me ahead in the score. My partner earned a 7-8 finish in the next Reno Sands 9 ball. 🤷‍♂️ Go figure.

Coles lesson on the break was, " the break is about precision, not power." He broke with his ivory ferrule Ed Joss.

One last thing 😉. The intimate control of whitey can be attained most red dilly, looking at the point of the strike to whitey. The focus is on the path of the tip through whitey starting at that point. Building the shot backwards from final rest of all involved balls to the cueball. 3 ball...

Precision spin for the win, starts with center ball. Getting the Precision comes with practice Precision spin for the win starts with centerball. Ooops I already said that 😉 🤷‍♂️

I don't remember the shots. I do remember I remember the self to self talk as I racked at 2-6 going to 7. I don't remember the shots just a lot of early nines. 🤷‍♂️ But The Point was mine. So second behind Jim Ward is O K.

To develop the Habit of strike to center ball, I run the gauntlet with phenolic tip/no chalk.

My Basic is Colin's drill that I got from Dr Dave. Left hand against right run the gauntlet of 8 shots . Well both ways gets a race to 16. Go! A fun competition in the name of fitness. 🤷‍♂️

"The discipline that makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle, is not to be obtained through harsh or tyrannical treatment." The Australian billiards champion only got 1 ball For A Month! Go back to the Basics and build the other hand. Period, it's a fitness thing. 😉 Please excuse 😉

Gives me a flashback to a 3 rail kick to win a Doubles game. My opponent had ball in hand in 8 ball with an open table. He was So Smug when he played safe and hooked me on our one remaining ball. The 3 rail kick fell right into my daily fitness wheelhouse. 🤷‍♂️

It was one handed. Of Course.

Trying to remember how the one ball one pocket was played. I was immersed in Butte creek when Ronnie Allen and The Monk put on a performance at Team Players in Chico. The owner had deep pockets and paid for the show by backing Ronnie. 🤷‍♂️ The hot story involved amazing shots by Ronnie that...

The Pen holder grip from table tennis. Amazing how much influence the ring finger can provide.

Sunday funday has me visiting er uh revisiting Ray Martin. Back "In the Day", spot shots were common. Still a good practice shot to check my condition.

Do you shoot pool with a hat on ? One time 🤷‍♂️ I did wear a garter belt for one league competition and it worked for me.

Bringing the Practice to competition falls under the 80% mental header. 🤷‍♂️ Balanced Practice and Competition is my method.

If and when you find an instructor. It is important to keep the lessons to yourself. Sharing with other "top players" can lead to derision. Give the method an honest chance. There are many paths that reach the same goal.

The right instructor, (I prefer Coach) will help you establish a training program. The program will be geared to your goals. That conversation with Backward Jan came right after go back to the Basics. My budget allowed for an hour every morning. Following a program or prescription. My goal was...

I am not Left handed either. Gotta love The Princess Bride.

This should be bold Ed, bold did, uh er it's huge. study practice enjoy I enjoy learning. 🤷‍♂️ Barry Stark is my favorite youtube contributor. Lacking an available coach.....use your camera. The files can be studied. Teaching "the other hand" is a place to get back to the Basics. My Left...

Serious solitary study Deliberate practice Build in the habit Well there's my Cliff Notes version of my take away from the video. Ooops wait a minute, that's been my method for a long time. 🤷‍♂️ So no surprise that those are the 3 keys that strike a chord with me.