Monthly Archives: November 2011

Drill of the Week: 3 rail cut for position on the 8 in the cornner

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

This is a very tricky drill that forces the correct use of good follow through and right hand english(assuming you are pocketing the object ball in the right hand cornner) to get the cue ball around the table 3 rails for … Continue reading →

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Quick Tip#16 Why you should always try to use center ball hits and natural angles

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

The reason for using center ball hit is actually  a matter of keeping things simple :  It introduces as few variables into the shot as possible.   A cue ball and object ball without spin or English on them will almost always react in … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving Buzz

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Thanksgiving is a great holiday and a good time to stop and be thankful for family and friends.  It’s also a perfect time to be grateful for things related to pool. (who saw this coming) And since this is a semi-obsessed(ok more like … Continue reading →

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Paper Practice

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Can I-PAT Level 2 and a bunch of paper practice help take your game to the next level?  Here’s the problem that most of us run into:  we end up spending a lot of time at the pool table where … Continue reading →

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The Stairway to Heav…ahhh Better Pool

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Philip Capelle has a great visual concept that covers what it takes to increase your level of play.  The secret: Skill, then Confidence, then Skill, then Confidence.  I have painstakingly re-created this visual below: Thanks for reading Leave a comment … Continue reading →

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Drill of the Week

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

The trick on this drill is to start with the cue ball 1 ball off the rail as shown starting with the 5; then try to run out the rest of the balls in any order: BUT you can not … Continue reading →

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Happy Veterans Day

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

My Grandpa one of my all time heroes served on Okinawa in the Pacific theatre in WWII where he lost his leg in one of the worst and bloodiest battles of the war.  I wanted to say thanks for all that he did … Continue reading →

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Start with Why…

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

The plan looked like everything was coming together perfectly… after our move to TN  I would have one  week before the tournament in Atlanta (and although I was originally signed up for Columbus) I would be able to transfer where I would … Continue reading →

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