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(H&S) Hustles & Sharks – Cell Phone

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Learn how to Beat the Sharks

If you are one of those individuals who absolutely must stay in instant contact with everyone in the world, via your smart phone and other devices, you are an easy victim of this distraction. Your obsession with communications (voice, text, email, chat etc.) with friends and non-pool players is a destructive habit in any competitive situation. Just when you need to focus and concentrate on a critical win/lose effort, receiving a phone call or text message is guaranteed to disrupt your competitive spirit. Continue reading →

(BSC) Billiard Skills Challenge – CB Maneuvers: Long table Safety Training, Zone 1 (Intermediate)

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Billiards Skills Competition Training Program

Here is Today’s Test Group Challenge from the book. Several run-outs in a row develops personal confidence when similar maneuvering is needed to run-out to a game win during competition.

PURPOSE:  Kiss the CB off the OB and roll the CB inside the Target Zone.

This is from the CB Maneuvers Test Groups. Continue reading →

(BSC) Billiard Skills Challenge – Draw Cue Ball, set 2 (Intermediate) Test Group

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Billiards Skills Competition Training Program

Here is Today’s Test Group Challenge from the book. This progressive set develops personal confidence when similar shots come up during competition – and define Comfort Zone limitations.

PURPOSE:  Pocket the 1 Ball on each of the the designated attempts for each layout in the Test Group. Draw the cue ball onto the designated target area.

This is the Draw Cue Ball. set 2 (Intermediate) Test Group. There is also an Advanced Test Group. Continue reading →

(FAQ) What if your opponent is an ass?

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Some players are so wrapped up in their own world, they can’t even recognize other players as being worthy of respect. In previous decades, you could walk into any pool hall and watch some of these arrogant SOBs strut their stuff in their own little kingdoms.

Nowadays, the worst cases have been relegated to little hole-in-the-wall bars and dives. But there are always wanna-be bullies who couldn’t recognize common courtesy if it was <insert an appropriate simile here>. 😉

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(H&S) Hustles & Sharks – Rules Expert

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Learn how to Beat the Sharks

The rules committee members for pool and billiards players work very hard to ensure clarity and explicit explanations for the rules of competition. Even so, there are always many areas where interpretations can be applied. It’s the Clinton excuse, “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” This area is ripe for abuse by the pool hustler. It is the ongoing, ready-to-dispute attitude of nit-picking and quibbling is what makes this sharking trick work. Continue reading →

(BSC) Billiard Skills Challenge – CB off OB Speed Control, cross side (Intermediate)

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Billiards Skills Competition Training Program

Here is Today’s Test Group Challenge from the book. This progressive set develops personal confidence when similar shots come up during competition – and define Comfort Zone limitations.

PURPOSE:  From the setup, kiss the Cue Ball off the Object Ball and roll the Cue Ball into the target zone.

This is the Cue Ball off Object Ball Speed Control (Intermediate) Test Group . There is also an Advanced Test Group. Continue reading →

(BSC) Billiard Skills Challenge – Controlled Runout (Side), Set 1 (Intermediate)

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Billiards Skills Competition Training Program

Here is Today’s Test Group Challenge from the book. This progressive set develops personal confidence when similar shots come up during competition.

PURPOSE:  Start with Ball-in-Hand.
Pocket the balls ALL IN THE SAME POCKET – using two patterns:
– from left side ball to right side ball, in sequence.
– from right side ball to left side ball, in reverse sequence

This is from the Side Pocket Runout, Set 1 (Intermediate) Test Group. Continue reading →

(FAQ) How do you handle an opponent who is a poor sport?

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Sometimes you get into a match with an opponent who takes bad playing situations as a direct insult. It would be funnier, if he simply asked the table directly, “Are you dissing me?” It’s the same thing. Or, he might consider every poor playing situation to be an intentional personal insult from you (as if you have any control over his poor playing and planning skills). Continue reading →