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I focused on grip pressure a lot yesterday. It does seem that in a perfect world, I would just use a very relaxed and consistent grip pressure all the time, but when nerves and adrenaline kick in, I definitely want to grip a little tighter and often do so subtly without realizing it. I'm working...

Fran and Bob, I think it was a combination of issues you mentioned. I was subtly tightening my grip on shots that are out of my comfort zone. And because my tip wasn't completely still, I was missing them more often, which ensured they stayed out of my comfort zone, which led to further grip...

I would love to know what it is about Filler that makes him such an incredibly accurate shotmaker. He's noticeably better than everyone else in pro pool IMO, including Mr. Eagle Eye himself. My crackpot theory is that ultra straight shooters never struggled with shotmaking when they started...

I don't know if this is a common issue or not, but as I've started paying closer and closer attention to my tip placement on/at the cue ball before shooting, I've found that it wants to "wander" slightly and I have to really focus on not letting it move after my warm-up strokes and before I...

Yeah, every match from last week has been scored except the 8 ball match my team played. I played around in the APA app and couldn't find any from last week that weren't scored, including matches played at other pool rooms/bars in the area. We are currently tied for 3rd place and the session...

Maaaaybe but every other match was scored by Saturday evening. It’s like he just forgot to score this one particular match.

Any idea why only one match from a given night of league wouldn’t get scored? Looking at the APA app, it shows that every other match in Wed night league got scored except my team’s 8 ball match. My team and the team we played are highlighted yellow in the standings and it says “Week 13” for...

Switching hands for a while helped me solve a grip issue that plagued me for years. Not a bad idea.

How soon after matches does your LOs update the results? Ours usually update on Saturdays, but for some reason they haven't scored my Wed. night 8 ball match yet. They DID score the 9 ball match, which is odd since it's a double jeopardy league.

I remember how imposing and impossible 9’ pool tables seemed to me when I first started playing pool, which was almost exclusively on bar boxes. I’d love to be able to see a snooker table through the eyes of someone like Ronnie. At the very highest level, is it a matter of most of the standard...

It's crazy how often it happens in league or competitive play. I think I have some subconscious thing going on where I don't want to agonize over shots for too long because I want to look confident and like "oh, this game is so easy, there's nothing to ponder here." So I'll do some fast...

Won 8 ball 5-1 against another SL 6 last night. Despite winning handily, I feel terrible about how I played. I botched shape on the 8 ball three times. Twice I got away with it by making a tough shot but once it cost me a game. I don't know what it is in league, but when I can see two options...

At this point I think Matchroom has it right, or is at least close to dialing it in 100% across the board. The next big hurdle is more prize money. There needs to be a $100k first place prize for a major with prize money increasing every year in order for the sport to gain any sort of...

As Mike Page noted, I think the important thing with improving beyond a certain level is knowing whether you are in "skill equilibrium," which isn't always the case for players in the high C to B range. On Dr. Dave's website, there's a skill level breakdown that includes this description of B...

I think one of the most common issues with shot alignment is head movement that occurs while getting down into your stance. It's why "chin lock" as Jerry Briesath calls it is so important, and you see almost all pros do it. It's easy enough to stand behind a shot, especially a straight-in...

It was really interesting to see this play out at the 2019 Mosconi Cup at the Mandalay Bay. The instant the players walked out of the arena and into the casino, they were 99% anonymous.

I find it amazing that even top pros still complain about rolls. They've played thousands of hours of competitive pool and somehow still don't realize that they even out.

The bold part is huge. There's always something to pay closer attention to. Sometimes it's not even something new you need to learn, but rather something you're aware of but need to re-prioritize and focus on even more intensely. A big example of this is tip placement on the cue ball. When...

I was thinking about making a post similar to this. I know a few guys who were basically APA SL 4s within a couple of weeks of playing pool for the first time. Making balls and playing basic position is easy for them. But like you said, the game’s simplicity in their eyes made it a lot less...

If pool had as much money, support, popularity, and youth participation in it as golf, would we even know who SVB is, assuming his skill and talent remained the same? I often wonder what pro pool would look like if it was a marquee sport. How high would the skill level ceiling be pushed? Or...