10 commandments of one pocket.
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At my age of 71 that is standard procedure.
But i'm very regular.
I pee at 4 AM
Poop at 4:30 AM
Wake up at 5 AM.
Though shall protecteth thy lead..
Always know the score...
Eliminate the THREAT
TAKE the shot when you can MAKE the shot..
Always look for dead ones and caroms..
Don't let your opponent sleep a ball owed..
Practice the break, control the break..
Always know the score...
Eliminate the THREAT
TAKE the shot when you can MAKE the shot..
Always look for dead ones and caroms..
Don't let your opponent sleep a ball owed..
Practice the break, control the break..
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Thou shall play GoldCrown 1P once in while at BlueGrass or Markley. Thou shall have GC buy lunch at Pudges once in a while.
And at 71 Happy Hour is a nap for me.
Just say when.
Learn to learn
My advice would be to pull up one pocket matches on YouTube and watch them with the Sound off... Try to predict what shot you think is correct Vs the shot taken... This will speed up the learning curve... Then once you think you have a pretty good understanding of shot selection...compile your list of "Ten Commandments "
And watch the videos again and see if the shots were inline with them... You should start to see a pattern of what is right and wrong with shot selection....
Good luck... One pocket is the best game ever to humble the big stroke player....
Gary
My advice would be to pull up one pocket matches on YouTube and watch them with the Sound off... Try to predict what shot you think is correct Vs the shot taken... This will speed up the learning curve... Then once you think you have a pretty good understanding of shot selection...compile your list of "Ten Commandments "
And watch the videos again and see if the shots were inline with them... You should start to see a pattern of what is right and wrong with shot selection....
Good luck... One pocket is the best game ever to humble the big stroke player....
Gary
Thou shalt not let your opponent see the ball closest to your pocket.
It took me a long time to understand why people said this, and when I didn't understand it I way underestimated its importance.
It isn't because you want that ball to stay close to your hole. You do want that, but it's less important than the real reason, and thinking this way is bad for your tactical game.
It's because that's the ball your opponent can hurt you the most by playing off of. It's generally 2 or 3 times easier to put your opponent in a vicious trap by playing off the ball closest to his pocket than it is by playing off any other ball. You let a skilled and experienced opponent see that ball and you won't like your next shot. You follow this commandment and one pocket will involve a lot less suffering.
It took me a long time to understand why people said this, and when I didn't understand it I way underestimated its importance.
It isn't because you want that ball to stay close to your hole. You do want that, but it's less important than the real reason, and thinking this way is bad for your tactical game.
It's because that's the ball your opponent can hurt you the most by playing off of. It's generally 2 or 3 times easier to put your opponent in a vicious trap by playing off the ball closest to his pocket than it is by playing off any other ball. You let a skilled and experienced opponent see that ball and you won't like your next shot. You follow this commandment and one pocket will involve a lot less suffering.
"Never kick in 1 pocket unless you're mad at your money." ( Or your horse's money... )
Danny DiLiberto
Apparently great minds think alike.
Apparently great minds think alike.
Amen and amen. :yeah:
God bless an opponent who, as a rule, won't kick balls out of my hole or kick at dead balls.
There are exceptions to every rule, including this one.