Category: Mental / Theory
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Thirty-One Tips: 3. Stay Awake While Driving
Pool Players frequently have to burn the midnight oil driving home from match-ups or tournaments. Please do so safely. Traveling Tip: Stay awake when driving after a late night of pool. An old farmer just told me that he had a surefire way to stay awake for an all night drive. Eat popcorn one kernel…
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Thirty-One Tips: 2. Watch Better Players
Learning Tip: Pay attention to better players. You’ll have plenty of time in the pool room or at tournaments when you’re not playing. Spend that time wisely. Find out who the better players are or seek out some professional players. You can learn a lot from them. Attitude, Focus, Intensity, and Knowledge of a professional…
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Ho-Ho-Hall of Famers
PoolSynergy Gift Guide – Look into Hall of Famers Robert Byrne is one of a select few in the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame under the category of Meritorious Service. The far more common reason to be enshrined is to have a stellar career as a player. Byrne’s induction is well deserved. He…
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Improve your billiard skills – Pattern Play
When I practice, I do it at home and usually alone. My routine on my 9 foot Diamond Pro Am with Simonis 860 cloth is mainly straight pool. I always encourage people to try adding some 14.1 into their training. The benefits are many-fold. Learn to build runs of many balls Learn the importance of…