Category: Mental / Theory
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Appearance Counts: Look and Feel Good for Success
Tip #2/31 for January, 2012. The data has been crunched and verified. First impressions matter. Humans make subconscious decisions within seconds of meeting a new person. Your appearance and the way you carry yourself will affect your opponent. Arriving for an important match looking and feeling like a winner makes a difference. Small things like…
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Recharge to Avoid Pool Burnout
Burnout: The dreaded risk of quitting pool due to overwhelming pressure and exhaustion of living the tough and stressful life of a pool player. I’ve been playing lots of pool for more than twenty years and it has been my life for the past six years. Michael Reddick’s topic of “Recharging” is vital to my…
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Pool Synergy: Favourite Game
For all the PoolSynergy crew’s articles on their favorite games, please visit Johnny’s PoolSynergy summary here. I nearly wrote this about 8-Ball on the common 7 foot Bar Box, but that would have been so, well, common. I’d wager that 8-Ball is the most well known and accessible game to most players in the United…
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Taking Some Time Off Pool Can Be a Good Thing
Many pool players have addictive personalities. It’s easy to go overboard and overdo things. Once in a while taking a week or two off from pool playing can be a smart idea. You can unwind and come back with new energy and excitement to play the game. In Minnesota, the pool scene tapers off in…