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Day 14 of 14: Day 14 of 14 for....."14 Days: The Great Pool Experiment" by Tor Lowry. Well, today was it. It's over. I can't believe it even happened. I really can't believe that it's over. It's like a good buddy moved away. I'm so accustomed to hearing Tor's voice, it's going to be strange...

Day 13 of 14: Continued with 6B - 9B Full Table Pattern Play. More trouble shots. More things to work on in the near future. Played the Kick-Safe game some more. Worked on a bit of safety play. Went over 3 different kicking systems regarding 1-rail and 2-rail kicks. Pretty cool. Slept...

Day 12 of 14: Still tired. Had to work today and it's hard having a job while doing this. Thankfully my employer is pretty cool about this. I'm taking Monday completely off, as that's our last day. I'll need the refresher. Anyway, we worked on 7B, 8B, and 9B Full Table Pattern Play. As...

Day 11 of 14: I hit a fatigue wall today. Or at least I think so. I didn't sleep well last night. Then I had a job interview at 7:30 a.m. this morning for a position that I've been waiting months for. While the interview went well, I'm not sure I'll get it. It would be a step up from the job...

Day 10 of 14: Can't believe that Tor has been here this long. I do wish this was a 21 Day Experiment. Today we mostly rolled out balls at random and talked our way thru patterns. If an odd shot popped up in the pattern, then we took turns trying it out. Also, continued to work on trouble...

Day 9 of 14: We continued to work on trouble shots and 8B/9B Full Table Pattern Play. I feel like we're coming around, slowly but surely. We generally pick a decent pattern. Still have some problems with getting out of shape at times. I do know that a couple of my original trouble shots...

Day 8 of 14: Spent a lot more time on problem shots, 9B Full Table Pattern Play, and then started some 8B Full Table Patterns. At one point, we ran a few 7B Half Table Patterns. I'm starting to come around on a few things. At some point, I'll attacha picture of a rack that I was able to...

Day 7 of 14: We all worked some more on Full-Table Pattern Play. Tried to develop and run out at least 2 different patterns per 5B set-up. Again, it seems like the other guys are ahead of me on the "execution curve". I feel like I have a great grasp on seeing the lines and the patterns. But...

Day 6 of 14: Today we worked on problem shots for a loooong time. Documenting each one and hitting as many as we could. I literally worked on a simple, 1-foot, straight-in shot along the rail for at least an hour. Seriously. I was so far inside my head by the end of that.....I was outta my...

Day 5 of 14: We worked on Full Table Pattern Play with the use of English being allowed. Starting with the 4B Ghost, the three of us took turns calling out the pattern and attempting to run out. If we missed or failed to get correct position, then it had to be set up all over again...

Day 4 of 14: Well, today was frustrating to say the least. I know I'm not a great player, but I thought I was a decent one. Apparently I'm not even to that stage yet. :( After walking thru the steps of 9B Half-Table Pattern Play the day before, and breezing thru virtually every random 3B...

Day 3 of 14: Decent results to report. I had to work today and that caused me to fall a bit behind my 2 partners. They're starting at about 10-10:30 a.m. and on some days I won't be able to get there till 2-3 p.m. I'm still getting in a good amount of table time, but they're advancing sooner...

Sidebar: Just had Easter dinner with Tor Lowry, Tony Burch, Butch Jette, and his wife Kathy. She's an AMAZING cook and such a supportivep erson regarding her husband's pool addiction. Anyway, great meal and a great day of pool. I'm playing so much now, I don't have time for anything else...

Day 2 of 14: Not too much new to report. Hit another 750 balls on the "Stroke Drill" in about 5 hours with no breaks. I counted. Yes, I'm methodical and slow-paced. But, I thought this was a good time to burn in a complete shot routine (post-decision-making). As in, stroking the cue before...

Day 1 of 14: Well, Day 1 of 14 is in the books, as of last night for myself, Tony Burch and Butch Jette. I played the Ghost, so that Tor could see my patterns/game and predictably sucked. I did manage to run out once out of about 10. I wonder if that will make YouTube? Lol. Tor completely...

I just finished up "14 Days: The Great Pool Experiment" with Tor Lowry. Fellow participants were my best friend Tony Burch and Butch Jette. We also had another friend/fellow league player, Alex Olmos, stop by for about 3 days to see if Tor could show him a few things to work on. I posted an...

I'm coming up on 10 months with my Outsville Ki-Tech Hard. It's still THE best tip I've ever hit with or heard. Such a pleasant "plink". I've already converted one other fellow player and a few more are on the border of crossing over to the dark side. Or maybe they'll see the light, I should...

I'm currently participating in Tor's "14 Days: The Great Pool Experiment" as we speak. I will stand up and say that Tor is easily one of the single most genuine, honest, knowledgable people I've ever met. I had never actually met him till 10 days ago and have been on this board for about 4...

I'm Justin Wray and one of his current participants. I'll be starting a new thread detailing my 14 Day Experience after my final day (April 28th). There aren't enough positive superlatives to describe this training. Stay tuned!

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