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(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

You don’t need to dedicate the daily multiple hours that professional players devote to practice. They need this to keep a razor edge on their playing skills. But that doesn’t mean you can advance your skills only by playing in casual and competitive environments. Continue reading →

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(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

This is about the emotions you feel during competition. Emotions are experienced every moment of every day. There is a scale of emotions from the deepest depths of despair to the heights of ecstasy. Emotions also have a volume control. When turned up, it is more demonstrative. When turned down, even the greatest victory gets downplayed. Continue reading →

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(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

Once in a while, you have a competitor who attempts to dominate the game by force of personality. Such a person is looking for some way to demonstrate his personal superiority. Continue reading →

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(This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.)

Use the exercise below and learn to move the cue ball over precise distances.

1. Place a donut (paper reinforcement ring) where the cue ball starts.
2. Put the Post-It sheet about a diamond away from the cue ball.
3. Shoot the object ball onto the Repeat until mastered.
4. Move the sheet closer and master that
5. Continue working on finer and finer control.

Repeat this once a month. During a competition, a couple of slow roll practice strokes are all that is needed to remind your muscle memory. Continue reading →

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This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.

In all types of competition, there is an element of the game played above the table. In the minds of every player is the battle to hold strong the drive and will to win. Forces that affect this intention begin with the player’s opinion of his personal self-worth, usually proven by table results. Win one or more games and personal opinions are positive; lose one or more games and it can begin a self-defeating downward spiral. Continue reading →