Advice on pool

8pack

8pack

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What is the best advice you have received from someone or video or what ever that really help your game ?
Mine was when a really good player told me to work on my stroke.Bar boxes you can get away with a bad stroke,(not real bad) but on a big table you wont become anything with out it.
 
I heard Jean Baluks doing an interview once. They asked her if she could give 1 piece of advice to help poolplayers, what would it be.

She replied, "Never leave the cue ball on the rail"...
 
I always listened to Buddy Hall. He told me think 3 ahead, don't look to go three rails for position when you can get almost as good 3 inches away. He said position is the key to much of the game. Never bank a ball that you are not pretty damn sure you can get position on the next ball. He told me to keep it simple, most people make the game way harder than it is. There are other things he told me that don't come to mind right now. Steve Cook taught me a lot too. Johnnyt
 
to work ALWAYS on your basics-and what was gold worth:
S-P-F and slow down your backswing!
 
My Grandfather's advice was: "Don't believe anthing you hear, and only half of what you see."
So never mind what I just said, and I may, or may not have been here. :)
 
The center of the ball is where the ball touches the table.

A local player told me that when I was starting out and it really helped me visualize things.
 
Johnnyt said:
I always listened to Buddy Hall. He told me think 3 ahead, don't look to go three rails for position when you can get almost as good 3 inches away. He said position is the key to much of the game. Never bank a ball that you are not pretty damn sure you can get position on the next ball. He told me to keep it simple, most people make the game way harder than it is. There are other things he told me that don't come to mind right now. Steve Cook taught me a lot too. Johnnyt
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I was taught something similar to this by an old player. They stressed the importance of planning the game before you shoot. You can't always expect to make it up as you go along. If you practice, eventually you can see where your next one, two or even three shots lie.

The only required thing to do after this visualizing, is the execution.
 
The Best Advice

The best advice I ever got was on stance. Make sure you dont line both feet up in a row. Like a martial arts t-stance. Have your left foot over there on its own, makes your setup stronger and it keeps your stroke straighter.

336Robin :thumbup: http://274928807619529663.weebly.com/
 
Play the bounce

8pack said:
What is the best advice you have received from someone or video or what ever that really help your game ?
Mine was when a really good player told me to work on my stroke.Bar boxes you can get away with a bad stroke,(not real bad) but on a big table you wont become anything with out it.
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Play the bounce off rails and dont get stuck close to a rail. Play cue to center of table for lots of shots, certainly not always but especially when unsure. Play the table not the opponent. Stop the runout when you can't get out or you'll be in one ball hell!!!
 
Quit trying to get so damn perfect on every shot.
Take the longer, yet correct side shot rathar than closer, easier, but on the wrong side shape.
Side pockets are only there to save you for when you've blown position.
dave
 
Think ahead of the game!

Z3R0 said:
I was taught something similar to this by an old player. They stressed the importance of planning the game before you shoot. You can't always expect to make it up as you go along. If you practice, eventually you can see where your next one, two or even three shots lie.

The only required thing to do after this visualizing, is the execution.
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When I find myself instroke I am playing in my head the first ball to the last before I ever shoot a ball, some lay-outs you can't but as a rule think atleast three shots ahead for sure.


David Harcrow
 
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