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    pool on directv

    What channel carries 9 ball out anything related to billiards? Sky sports? Would like to record some matches. .
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    Been thinkiing about this for a while

    Been experimenting with aiming using deflection and vise versa ( vertical axis) since i started playing pool. Then a few momnths ago somebody said there is an easier way to pot balls and get desired position.( use primarily one side of the horizontal axis) i thought there might be something to...
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    better karma

    Lying by saying good luck before a game is not the best way to start out. What are some other things to say before a game? Always thought it was kind of awkward to say, especially when your the favorite
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    $$$$$$$$

    One of the best money ball players of all time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLu4hIZ-yP0
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    Million dollar shot

    You are shooting a spot shot for a Million Canadian dollars on a 9 foot table with fresh felt. You have one chance to make it with no warm-up shots. How do you address the cue ball? I would shoot with top btw....:thumbup:
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    spot shot

    Are spot shots Easier to make using english? How do you hit the cueball when position doesnt matter but potting ob is vital.
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    PSR and footwork

    My PSR consists of chalking up and trying to get balanced. I usually find myself more concerned with my balance and footwork than the actual shot. What are some PSR that are used to help balance and footwork. My PSR or lack of it is definitely causing me to struggle at times. Thank you in...
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    distance from chin to cue when in stroke

    Is it beneficial to have your chin almost touching the cue when stoking? My chin is about 6 inches away when i shoot but most people have there chin directly on the cue. Maybe this is due to height differences?
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    Too legit to quit

    I was spotted 4 games in a race to 12 playing 9 ball tonight. Won 5 straight games to be up 9 to in a race to twelve. Then i lost 12 straight games to lose the twenty doalar set. I was playing good until i thought i had it in the bag. how to i prevent these huge failures? went from draining...
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    What is pool worth to you?

    How much money would someone have to pay you to never play pool again? ever.. I guess this depends on what money is worth to you. I'll never be rich but i wouldn't sell my favorite game for less than 150,000$. Also lets all say a prayer to god, jk lol
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    Pool becomes popular??

    I heard one guy in a post say that pool cant become financially sensible for schools. Then why do we spend 1,000,000$$$ on golf courses for schools. Ten tables would run under 50,000, and a cue is cheaper than a set of golf clubs by a lot.....Pool is also a far better sport, i know just like...
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    See any problems with grip hand or stroke?

    Here is a few games of nine ball,( bar box) notice any problems .in the wrist hand? good shot at the end of video. Been working on stroke since long green shots have been exposing weaknesses on 9 foot tables. Usually my wrist is bent, been trying to straighten it out for better delivery. thanks...
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    Watertown

    8 ball tourney every friday at 7, its the pool hall that used to be called pounders. 9 foot tables
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    Form, mechanics

    My wrist position is at a 25 degree angle compared to my forearm, i think this is called sidesaddle. I can straighten out my wrist but it feels a little different and my speed game is off when i do. Im playing closer to my expectations lately and dont want to change anything but if it will help...
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    Turning Stone 1/11/13

    I can only make it on friday cause i have a 8 ball tourney/benifit on saturday for my friend who just discovered he has cancer. Anyways, im going to bring the Huge trophy home hopefully so i need to play as much as i can this week. Anyone want to play some 8-ball on friday?( sorry nine ball...
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    playing well without aiming systems

    I can play pool at a fairly high level most of the time ( 2nd place in a 8- ball league consisting of about 60 players, most of which are beginners) . I do not use any type of aiming system or diamond system consciously that i know of. Am i missing out or are there good players that only rely...
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    IQ and its relation to progression

    Two players have the same experience in pocket billiards which is none, One has double the IQ of the other player. They both go on the same practice regimen for one year: By how much would the progression of the higher IQ player exceed the others if the both had the same desire to improve...
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    Improving your game

    Which of the following is a better form of practice and by how much? 1. shooting (practicing) certain shots repeatedly during practice time . ex ( follow one day, draw the next, then banks, then thin cuts, etc) 2. playing the ghost repeatedly during practice time and never work on a specific...
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    9 ball lay out difficulty

    does anybody know where i could find different 9 ball layouts arranging in diffuculty? i wanted to keep the same variables when practicing. Thanks, merry christmas
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    riding (playing over my head)

    Playing some nine ball tonight against a guy who quit our league from the lack of competition a few years back. ive never played well around him or against him, bad leaves, lack of speed control. ( granted even if i did my chances of winning a set arent the greatest). All i want to do tonight...
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