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lol. it was about ten minutes, don't know how many tries

I've run 7 racks of nineball. 3 racks one-handed. And 1 rack using a small garbage can as my cue.

Congrats to Shawn on his 2nd place in the US Open. Came across this video of him from the 2002 Reno Open and uploaded it to share how he played back then. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKeeBYpHbBE#t=0m0s My first big tournament and I was nervous playing him. I ended up in 13th place. I...

You would get at least 50 different answers from those hundred players if you were able to ask them all, so what would be the point of the question? it wouldn't prove anything or give you any insight into what's the best cue.

I didn't know if he played one-handed so I didn't ask, but I did ask for 10-6 for a large amount and he wouldn't give it to me so we ended up playing even for $25 a game. I ran 8 and out the first two games and hung with him for a few hours until he got used to the table. I was shocked to be...

the pool hall owner asked him about his 3 cushion experience being a factor in that four rail shot and Rafael said "I'm not really a billiards player ...well...except for my three national championship titles and beating some of the best billiards players in the world." (inaccurate paraphrasing)...

I had the opportunity to play Rafael Martinez some one-pocket Friday. We gambled for five hours and it was amazing to watch how focused he was. There was a crowd watching us and taking pictures of him. He never took his eyes off the table and only said several words the whole day. I've never...

I drew a diagram. A friend of mine printed up some papers with blank table layouts to fill in. I also had a list similar to what they use for accustats keeping track of safety errors, misses, scratches etc. I haven't done it in a few years but this has reminded me how fun it is to have info on...

Actually I didn't get much flack for it, probably because I was the best player in town and won 90% of the tournaments. That's what first got me started with the note taking, I was amazed that I could win 15 bar tournaments in a row with a race to one 8ball and consistently win almost every...

What rule says that you can't jot it down? When I'm gambling with Ronnie Allen a hundred a game and I see a shot I ask him to excuse me and I write down the shot I just saw so I can do a drill for it later. I also spent a year recording every shot during tournaments so I could make charts on my...

One of the best one-pocket players, Toby Fleharty, who owns the cue club in Vegas would line up a row of one-pocket banks as a drill and I would sit and watch him shoot them all day. This was after he won a million dollars giving a guy 12-4 for $50,000 a game. If a guy who has already been a top...

I played Mika a race to six in Vegas and he was joking around and laughing with his friend and eating when the match started. I broke and ran the first rack and his face turned to stone, he set down his plate of food, became a silent terminator and ran six racks and out in about 12 mintues. It...

"shoot the shot, and shoot with confidence" "no more confusion!! oh my goodness, that incredible" that's priceless HAHAHA remember, you're crazy if you don't get it, it's revolutionary

It sounds like you're a smart guy and you can see the value in always questioning your methods during the learning process. Your first post got the response from me it did because I assumed you were playing with that spot every day and losing nonstop, like I did when I first started learning to...

Yes. I respect and agree with you. What I don't agree with is how with your first post and other posters you all gave him the positive reinforcement that what he was doing was working and I don't think it is if the spot hasn't decreased in two years. He needs to change his approach, and your...

Sean, you've earned a rep! I like your train yard analogy. I didn't think anyone would agree with me. My point is for everyone who is laying on the good vibes and encouraging others to continue with the "lessons;" That route works also, but it takes a lot more money and a lot more time than a...

That all sounds wonderful and I would have agreed with you for the first 15 years I played and gambled with champions, the first $90,000 lost gambling with better players, because "that's the way to get better". But all that "improvement" he's getting from watching a great player making moves on...

I would say play someone a little better than you, but if you find the best players you can find you're going to be sitting a lot while they run out. (yes, even in one-pocket) You'll be getting the same info as watching a match on dvd. I've spotted several guys 10-6 and they've gone over a year...

I was exaggerating for dramatic effect. I was born with a monster break so I wouldn't know. :wink: ps if someone could insult me I can respond and get to 400 posts, sweet!

The secret is thousands of hours of practice breaking and racking. Numerous roadblocks, constant revision, research and self doubt. Then you start breaking like god and everyone thinks you were just naturally born with it.