If You Could Give One Single Bit Of Advice To A Lower Level Player . . .

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Keep your feet planted as if they were in concrete while shooting. Play everyone as if your opponent was earl Strickland and always try to practice with better players then you. Watch YouTube matches with players with solid fundamentals such as tony Robles. There I'm done.
 
For a brand new player (like APA 2):

Shoot soft and learn the 30 degree rule for a rolling cue ball. Then think about how you can use it to get positions and play safeties.

People can learn about the tangent line and how draw affects the cueball's path later on when they have the stroke to use them. But every new player I've seen who learns how to handle a rolling cueball, shoots everything softly slightly above center, and plans ahead has won more consistently and improved more quickly than the rest.
 
I am not saying I am any good but my advice to those enthralled with the game and just starting to learn is....

1.) Make sure to listen to all information that comes your way. Not everything will be correct that you hear, but if you pay attention, you will learn to associate and disassociate with what you should.

2.) Strive hard and practice well. Perhaps bring a notebook or write things down every now and then. This will take some pressure off your mind as you will have info written down and less to immediately cram into your brain.

3.) Do not ever let anyone get to you or let anyone tell you how far you can go in pool

4.) Pool is a sport. Treat it so.
 
Proper fundamentals is excellent advice, but since it's already been mentioned several times...

Do your thinking standing up.

Dave
 
Dont beat yourself up when you miss an easy shot and dwell on it afterwards.. regroup and move on.

Stay down on your shots and dont jump up while shooting.. (something i have been guilty of).

Play better players to improve.

Have fun!
 
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