Now I know why growing up I never heard a Filipino pool player complain about table conditions, it’s because the billiard table conditions in the Philippines can be so difficult that even “bad” conditions on a pool table in the States is like a well...
Playing on different speed tables, often in the same tournament, in back to back matches, is something you need to be ready for if you’re a competitive pool player or even if you just like to perform at a high level all of the time. This ability will directly...
While this concept will apply to all games such as 8-Ball, 9-Ball, and 10-Ball, it really comes up all the time in 14.1, enough so that you could say 14.1 really is ALL about how well you break up clusters, and manage the cue ball after it contacts the cluster. It is...
A big part of putting yourself into a trance of consistency is your stroking pattern during your warmup strokes. An entire book, Pleasures of Small Motions by Bob Fancher Ph.D. was written with this aspect of your game as being THE most important part of performance...
If the pre shot routine is a sequence of events that you can repeat in order to generate consistency in your game, lets just say that securing your bridge is probably the most important event out of that sequence. As many pros as there are, there are that many styles...
Going through the elements of your valium vs. generic diazepam pre-shot routine in pool does not have to look like 1 then 2 then 3 then 4… It could be more like take care of 1 and 2 while setting up for 3 and 4, then handle 5 while maintaining and solidifying...
A couple days ago I talked about the importance of footwork in your pre-shot routine in playing pool. I mentioned that you can get your back foot positioned (on the stroking line and the correct distance from the cue ball) so that you can then get into your stance....
This is CONSISTENCY month. January 2014, and this week is PRE-SHOT ROUTINE week. First I’ve covered setting up your feet and chalking the cue as part of your routine. Ok lets back up a little bit first. Before you can position your feet or your back foot onto...
Chalking your cue not only has an important physical function to playing the game, it serves as an important element in your pre-shot routine that contributes to your consistency as a player. Chalking is a ritual that helps with your success on the table. It has a...
The pre-shot routine is a much talked and written about phenomenon in the game of golf, and as important as it is in golf, it is in playing pool. An effective pre-shot routine leads to consistency in your game and successful results over and over again. There are...
NEW RELEASE! My friend and fellow pro/instructor CJ WILEY, just released this long awaited documentary! You can order directly from me on this page. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes of the Million Dollar Challenge. With one million dollars on the...
I was able to capture Shane VanBoening “SVB” shortly after he won his 3rd US Open 9-Ball Championship, practicing at Best Billiards LV in Las Vegas… Here is what he was working on.
Today I thought it would be cool to share this video I made almost a year ago. As a player working on getting better, notice the follow through and stay down period on most shots. This may help buy valium ireland give you a better sense of how to look at the balls...
When you are at the pool table it is yours. You make the decisions. You decide which balls to make and in what order. And you decide where you want to land or try to land the cue ball on every shot. You have the choice to run a tight ship or a sloppy one. And you...
