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Hmmmmm, I'll have to dwell on this one.

It's difficult to compare team sports to individual sports. In a team sport, other people decide if you have the skills they are willing to invest their time and effort to improve upon. This can often be very subjective.....Did you see the movie Moneyball. In an individual sport it is all upon...

I hear a lot of people throwing out terms like "Natural ability" or "God given talent" as a prerequisite for achieving a world beater status. I have to disagree totaly with that mentality. It would mean that only a select few are even afforded the whereforall to achieve world beater status from...

I think most on AZ Billiards are aware that people, other than certified instructors, chime in to provide feedback, despite the fact it is listed as "Ask the Instructor". On that premise, I place a great deal of accountability upon the person seeking advice to evaluate the information they get...

I'm not a certified instructor but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Select last night........ I'm feeling pretty qualified. lol

I would be very cautious...unless of course $17.00 is a drop in the bucket and you want to see it on a lark. The maker admits it's a short DVD and admittedly, it only seems to cover one aspect of the game. For all you know, it's a 3 minute DVD on the ghost ball method. If it really offers...

oshua, without being in the room with you....it's difficult to make any accurare assessments, but I'll tell you what I think...please take it with a grain of salt. You strike the ball 30-40% harder than you need to. In my experience, I find that players who have an inaccurate stroke, tend to...

Is "Crop dusting" a mid-western term? I've never heard this expression applied to pool. I'm not sure if this behavior is sharking or shocking.

The way I see it; anything that allows you to manipulate the lay of the table within the rules is fair game. After all, pool is often more of a chess match rather than a break and run opportunity. In one pocket opponets will often sink an opponents ball lying in the mouth of the pocket and...

It's far too difficult to identify many of the nuances of technique that may need to be addressed based on these two clips....especially since we never get a really clear straigt-on view from the front or back. One noticable issue is the way you are holding the cue with your wrist cocked...

I think we all can look like someone else in the "right" light or at the "perfect" moment. Sometimes flattering...sometimes not. As for me, I tend to have many more unflattering moments than flattering. I'm hoping to be in the better side of the bell curve during the 2nd half of my life.

I want to thank everyone for their input. There have been many responses: Some advocate responding with equal aggression Some suggest getting a third party to resolve Some suggest citing the rules and keep shooting I chose a very diplomatic approach in an effort to difuse his heightend state...

I know for many people, if they have a decent angle on a pocket then the logical choice is to go for the shot; however, given the location of the 8 ball and the side pocket close to the cue ball path if you try to carom to the inside long rail for position........I believe Credos decision to...

You're in a local tournament for small money....less than $200 with BCA rules. You're playing someone you've played many times before and it has always been very competitive....with subtle undertones of annomosity on his part. You take a shot and pocket a ball. You walk around the table for...

You have to keep in mind that billiard balls are slightly larger and heavier so they will respond differently than a traditional cue ball.

Your problem is clearly mental but likely has to do with desire or an inability to sustain a consistent level of focus throughout the match. Once you get a lead, you subconsciously slack off and lose the intense focus that you started with. First thing to do is re-evaluate the nature of your...

Tank.......I agree, it's time to put this topic to bed.

Tank69 stated: "I feel the rules were written with some morals/integrity in mind of the person fouling" Tank, I think all players bring their own level of morals to the table...myself included. The trouble with bringing morals to the table is that they are our own personal morals and we...

English asked........"In the scenario being discussed table fouls not called may not break certain specific rules but their is also a rule regarding sportmanship. What about that rule? If one breaks that rule, is one a cheater or simply a bad sportsman?" Are you implying that failure to...

I have an interesting question for those who seem committed to self calling a foul...... If there is a referee involved, would you still self call the foul? Do we pass on some level of accontability to the refferee that would allow us to justify not self calling a foul? I ask this because I'm...