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19-01-2007, 04:26 PM
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Nice break Rich!
I usually go once a week.
any tips? LOL potting isnt so bad, but positional play, well, thats another thing all together!
i think i need coaching myself - i dont think i keep my arm straight when cueing.
I usually go once a week.
any tips? LOL potting isnt so bad, but positional play, well, thats another thing all together!
i think i need coaching myself - i dont think i keep my arm straight when cueing.
19-01-2007, 04:31 PM
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Got to get your position comfortable. Also, don't grip the cue too hard, and actually concentrate on every shot. I know that sounds strange, but I used to concentrate a lot less on shots I knew weren't that difficult.
I usually go through a set routine before getting down to play - a sort of mental checklist so that I'm not thinking of anything else, and tend to keep my cueing arm quite relaxed.
I also found I was over-hitting a lot of shots, at the expense of position.
I usually go through a set routine before getting down to play - a sort of mental checklist so that I'm not thinking of anything else, and tend to keep my cueing arm quite relaxed.
I also found I was over-hitting a lot of shots, at the expense of position.
19-01-2007, 04:32 PM
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Yes, keep your arm,head and cue in a straight line and push the cue RIGHT the way through............... dont jab at it, easier said than done though isnt it
Yes, keep your arm,head and cue in a straight line and push the cue RIGHT the way through............... dont jab at it, easier said than done though isnt it
19-01-2007, 05:16 PM
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Jabbing the ball is a problem for me.
i cant often get enought (any) back spin
i can get the cue ball to stop on the spot, but getting it screw back is difficult.
Just been reading up stuff - i been doing lots - wrongly
good job im going tomorrow night - put a few new things into practice.
i think i annoy the people i go with though as i take longer than they do on shots.
also just realised i am Right Eyed, and i've been sighting shots like i am even eyed.
i cant often get enought (any) back spin
i can get the cue ball to stop on the spot, but getting it screw back is difficult.Just been reading up stuff - i been doing lots - wrongly
good job im going tomorrow night - put a few new things into practice.
i think i annoy the people i go with though as i take longer than they do on shots.
also just realised i am Right Eyed, and i've been sighting shots like i am even eyed.
19-01-2007, 05:19 PM
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I used to book a table for 3 hours and practice.
Also helped no end when Dad ran a social club with a table.
Used to go up with him at 8am to start clearing up, then play/practice from 10 - 2 whenever I wasnt working. Done that for a good 3 years.
Also helped no end when Dad ran a social club with a table.
Used to go up with him at 8am to start clearing up, then play/practice from 10 - 2 whenever I wasnt working. Done that for a good 3 years.
19-01-2007, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Adrian
I used to book a table for 3 hours and practice.
Also helped no end when Dad ran a social club with a table.
Used to go up with him at 8am to start clearing up, then play/practice from 10 - 2 whenever I wasnt working. Done that for a good 3 years.
Also helped no end when Dad ran a social club with a table.
Used to go up with him at 8am to start clearing up, then play/practice from 10 - 2 whenever I wasnt working. Done that for a good 3 years.
19-01-2007, 05:34 PM
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58 was my best break, quite a few years ago though as got more into playing pool and won quite a few trophies to 
Much prefer pool now compared to snooker and reckon 8 ball is better than 9 ball as find the bigger balls used on the 9 ball tables harder to hit correctly and more difficult to control.
Have been watching the IPT 8 ball pool on Sky recently as some of them dudes are rather good!! They are playing for $2 million prize money and all
Much prefer pool now compared to snooker and reckon 8 ball is better than 9 ball as find the bigger balls used on the 9 ball tables harder to hit correctly and more difficult to control.
Have been watching the IPT 8 ball pool on Sky recently as some of them dudes are rather good!! They are playing for $2 million prize money and all
19-01-2007, 05:43 PM
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62 when i was 12.Won leagues and tournaments.Wanted to be a pro at times.Played 3/4 times a week.Still play now and again.Highest recently was 36.
P.S Pool is rubbish.It is to easy
P.S Pool is rubbish.It is to easy
19-01-2007, 05:47 PM
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62 when i was 12.Won leagues and tournaments.Wanted to be a pro at times.Played 3/4 times a week.Still play now and again.Highest recently was 36.
P.S Pool is rubbish.It is to easy
P.S Pool is rubbish.It is to easy
Pool is def easier than snooker mate but also far more exciting as snooker players tend to be more conservative and never take a risk and play a difficult shot! You have to think about your shot far more in pool as making a mistake often costs you the game!!
19-01-2007, 06:54 PM
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my dads mates with joe swailes and robin hull for those that know there snooker, ive played a game against both and against robin i got a break of 8 (1 red and the black) then i missed the next shot and didnt hit another ball in that game lol
and against joe he gave me a 100 start i breaked to start the game off and didnt touch a ball after that, you would have thought they was playing in the crucible
so my highest break is 8
i prefer pool
and against joe he gave me a 100 start i breaked to start the game off and didnt touch a ball after that, you would have thought they was playing in the crucible
so my highest break is 8
i prefer pool
19-01-2007, 07:11 PM
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68 when i was at college but that was a one off,my usual high breaks were round the 45 mark but the norm was 20-28.
used to play on my mates full size table,he used to slaughter me he was trying to turn pro and werent far off.dunno what happened after we left college
bet im shit now though
used to play on my mates full size table,he used to slaughter me
he was trying to turn pro and werent far off.dunno what happened after we left college bet im shit now though
19-01-2007, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SapphyMike
Whats your highest break?
mines 18
mines 18
the beer dont help
aint been since they changed the pubs licencing laws, no need for a snooker club and its after hours drinking sessions 
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