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    Enough Already....

    Way too much focus on this forum on aiming systems Just get on the table and program your brain to know where to hit the ball for each shot simple as that
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    "Playing with Sharks" Filming this Thursday

    Good luck on the project Adam ! Anything which brings more attention to the game of pool is a good thing :thumbup:
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    "Playing with Sharks" Filming this Thursday

    Check out this on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8BhgFhCRxc
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    How Long can you Not pick up a Cue before your Game starts to Degrade ?

    Thanks for the replies guys 30 minutes a day minimum seems to keep my game sharp Even if you do have a long period of time off, a few weeks hard practice usually gets your game back. I've always been intrigued as to how much muscle memory for different movements the human body and mind can...
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    How Long can you Not pick up a Cue before your Game starts to Degrade ?

    As well as playing Pool, i also do boxing, fairly seriously. So i run a fair bit, train , spar etc When you don't train for a physical sport for a week or two, you can see how much your fitness has gone down With pool, how long without picking up a cue do you think your game degrades ? I...
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    Fellinis, George and Steve Price Cases and more cases

    2850 for George Balabushka Cue Shipping Box ! Nice money if you can get it :) Personally i think a bit steep for something which is basically falling apart year to year
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    Fact or Fiction: Gambling Makes You A Better Player

    Practice helps you increase the theoretical maximum performance level of your game Tournament/league play/gambling helps you increase the practical maximum performance level of your game. The top players have a practical maximum very close to their theoretical maximum meaning they play their...
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    Fact or Fiction: Gambling Makes You A Better Player

    There are plenty of examples in Pro sport of talented athletes which had the skill but not the mental game early on their career, but through regular tournament play, because mentally tough Agassi and Federer stand out as examples to me. In the early part of their careers, they lost regularly...
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    Fact or Fiction: Gambling Makes You A Better Player

    Just on the Tournaments v Gambling argument I don't know about where you guys live, but there aren't tournaments every week let alone every night. With a small wager, you can get a pressure match any night of the week (or day). If you only wait to play in tournaments, it might be 2-3 times a...
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    Fact or Fiction: Gambling Makes You A Better Player

    There are ways to motivate yourself on the practice table. Practice for an hour, if you miss more than X number of balls during that hour, no sex with the missus that night :grin:
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    Fact or Fiction: Gambling Makes You A Better Player

    There are plenty of players who run racks at will on the practice table but crumble under pressure of a real match Gambling just helps a person perform closer to their best under match pressure
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    Cue Extensions which slip over your Cue

    Thanks again guys, really useful info :)
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    Cue Extensions which slip over your Cue

    thanks guys :)
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    Cue Extensions which slip over your Cue

    Hi guys For my snooker cue, i have a proper extension which screws in etc I saw Johnney archer use this extension on his pool cue which just slips over the end, quick and easy to put on and take off Can someone give me a link to this type of extension ? thanks
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    why do you play for money?

    Money won by skill is twice as sweet as money earnt :thumbup: Playing for money hones your game under pressure. It's easy to pot away like a pro when playing your mates for fun. Under pressure when you have something to lose (in this case money), that is when your true game comes out. Do you...
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    Creating a practice regime

    I have the echo the old sentiment Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect Just banging balls around aimlessly can hurt your game I practice 60-90 minutes a day weekdays and 2-3 hours a day on the weekend. I do have the TV on in the background and catch up on a few shows...
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    I don't use any Systems at all, am i missing out ?

    Hi guys I'm from Australia and play the english style of 8ball and also some snooker I am quite a good player, i play in our top league but i'm not amongst the top say 20 players in the State. I have never used any systems (aiming, banking etc) at all. I just do everything by feel Probably...
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    Break speed? Theres an app 4 that....

    I do have one question I am using an iphone 3GS This youtube vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC249s8yb5k Seems to show the countdown for having you break at a minute. Mines gives me 2 minutes Can i edit that time ? I only need 30 seconds :)
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    Break speed? Theres an app 4 that....

    Hi pnettle I am from Australia and play English style 8ball (reds and yellows, smaller balls, much tighter pockets, in Australia we have even much tighter pockets that the UK tables, shooting down the rail you have to be perfect). I just bought your app and got to say it rocks ! really love it...
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