Search results

I think this is *excellent* advice. I did the same thing a while back in a state tournament. I got soundly beaten by several much better players, and as far as I know probably did the worst of all players at the tournament, but I had nothing to lose - I was not expected to win! - so I played my...

Same here, also my first league session. I almost always play rather better when there's nothing at stake and no one is watching the game, i.e. in off-hand games. It's mainly mental and all boils down to confidence I guess. How/what did you figure out, Johnny?

Or you could simply play English Billiards - an awesome game and AFAICS the granddaddy of our modern cuesports: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_billiards

Thanks guys. I want to make a drills folder and include table images, so I want to add text below the table images as well, say in MS Word. I guess I'll have to try the workarounds you suggest. You'd think they'd make saving and printing these easier?

How do you save, then print, those table diagrams? Anyone know?

Can you give more info on what these various categories represent in terms of ability, APA ranking etc

Can you try to get her number? I just want to ask her about her drills, that's all ;)

Hi Joe, I have real trouble viewing some of your webpages (Firefox). All I can see is a diagram of 9 balls, nothing else, no explanation, nothing. Do you have a PDF you could e-mail? Thanks.

Absolutely - I think I play 33-50% better when playing out of tournament/league conditions where nothing is at stake and no one is really watching me. It's almost all mental. My challenge is to learn how to play that well while points or money are on the line and there's an audience other than...

I have a Kamui Black Soft and like it.

Cocktoberfest!! Hahaha!! I did laugh when I read that :) But it's true what you say. I very seldom see women playing competitive pool or practising alone in pool halls or bars. Normally they are just girlfriends accompanying their boyfriends and distracting my attention while I'm trying to...

http://8balltv.cuesport.tv/ See also YouTube 8-ball videos

Ppl told me the same about chess, and I bought books, videos, software, subscriptions and studied and played during virtually all my spare time (which was a lot of time). I totally immersed myself in it and got coaching from a pro player. But despite all this, I never got anywhere with it. And...

The thing that bugs me most when watching the average bar player is how many of them put draw on the ball on almost every shot, even when draw is totally the wrong thing to do! Drives me nuts. Stop drawing that god-damn ball!! I suck as a player, but I'm at least free of this affectation :)

Steve Davis is also an enthusiast; but apparently not so good: http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Davis-Plays-Chess/dp/0713478136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272057964&sr=8-1

Ultimately, if you don't shoot straight reliably and consistently (which I don't), all the aiming systems in the world will be of little help. They may teach you where to aim, but you won't be able to keep making the required shot!

Yeah, them too ;)

Hi Guys, Many thanks for your detailed replies. I did indeed mean 3-ball, and not 3-cushion carom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-ball This article does give a small mention (which I didn't see before) of why 3-ball can be useful...

A Deep Greene already exists :)

Tons of drills here, old chap - many with videos and/or diagrams: http://pool.bz/training-practice-videos/