Training tools,DVD's Books and tools what has helped your game the most.

mortuarymike-nv

mortuarymike-nv

mortuarymike-nv
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I have five or six training DVD's . Most of them I cannot make it through them without falling asleep.

Also have five or six books.

I have used three or four training tools.

What has helped your game out the most?

Me it would have to be the mirror and the ghost pocket.
 
A lesson from Scott Lee, working through his Mother's drills most every day.


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95% youtube videos. They've short and to the point. You find 3-4 so-so ones for every gem, but that's okay.

Best purchased item has been Zero-X by Tor Lowry.

I really need to invest in lessons; just don't have the time.
 
99 critical shots

The first book I ever had was The 99 Critical Shots in Pool. To me that is a straight pool beginners bible because it teaches so many great moves. I read every page dozens of times after I came back to playing and really helped me to think better at the table.
 
pool training tools

Mike Massey gave me one of his training DVD's Sure Stroke DVD and it has 2 little plastic caps that fit over the tip of your cue.

Pretty much if you are not hitting center of the cue ball you will miss cue.

I had eye surgery in both eyes over the last 3 years, and noticed I haven't been hitting center of the CB.
Being honest my eyesight is off to the point that hitting center of the cue ball actually looks like I am shooting off to the right side.

I am going to try to improve my game and I thought hitting center of cue ball drills would be a good idea every time I go to play pool at the bar....

Sorry but the closest regulation table that is worth a shit is 165 mile drive one way.
so as much as I rather play on a bigger table I cannot afford to drive three hundred and some miles round trip.
 
Grady mathews: "Only Kicks"

I use the systems in this video EVERY time I play pool. I watched another video of his on banking and safety play, the title of which I can't remember, that covered some of these systems in more detail too.
 
If I had a copy of Mark Wilson's Play Great Pool when I was sixteen I might have developed into a real pool player instead of an on-and-off-again banger. Even now, age 64, his book has helped me quite a bit, especially in areas like stroke and concentration.

Second and third favorites are tied between Dr Dave and Tor Lowry:

Most anything from the Dr Dave collection is valuable.
http://dr-dave-billiards.com/

Zero-X - Tor Lowry, his 'Compact Stroke" and teaching on aiming and patterns are priceless.
http://zerox-billiards.com/dvd-collection.html

Books
Pleasure of Small Motions, a real eye opener, by Bob Fancher
Banking with the Beard, never be confused about banks again, and learn some great one-pocket and bank pool banks, - Freddy Bentivegna.

Others:
There is some value in any book by Robert Byrne, but sometimes he packs too much into one or two pages, and the main idea gets diluted.

99 shots by Ray Martin - did not think much of this book at all, too primitive for today's pool market I think.
 
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