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(This is today's bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)
Can you make the cue ball only travel an inch (2-3 cm)? When straight rail billiards and balkline billiards were international sports, a carefully mastered nudge shot could rack up thousands of points. The winners of these hours-long matches were determined by who had the best cue ball control within fractions of an inch (<2 cm). Continue reading
(About the author of the Billiard Gods books)
Just what the title says - a basic and simple way to do a two-rail kick to an object ball. Make sure you practice the technique before you start using it in competition.
(About the author of the Billiard Gods books)
This is a variation of the "cross the X" technique to find how to do a one-rail kick when the cue ball and object ball are at different distances from the kicking cushion.
(About the author of the Billiard Gods books)
Howdy folks, here is this week's
Cool Pool Learning Video. Continue reading
On this sharking effort, the pool hustler wants to interrupt the game flow and rhythm. He does this by continuously moving from the table to his equipment and burning up groups of seconds and minutes. These back and forth movements are only done during his turn at the table. Continue reading
A shocker shark is any activity designed to destroy your game focus and make it difficult to recover any ability to play effectively. It does this with an action that is a complete surprise. It can be a shock to your sensibilities or to your nervous system. It can even go so far as to be a dangerous threat to life and limb. At its more intense levels, this is a gross violation of the spirit and idea of sports. The lesser shockers often fall within the spectrum of juvenile horseplay. Continue reading
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