* I WOULD RATHER PLAY POOL THAN MAKE PASSIONATE LOVE TO A 19-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN REDHEAD WITH FRECKLES ON HER BUTT. * YOU MUST ALWAYS GET THE RIGHT SHAPE ON THE MONEY BALL. * ON SECOND THOUGHT YOU MUST ALWAYS GET THE RIGHT SHAPE ON THE BALL BEFORE THE MONEY BALL. * TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME YOU MUST PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, THEN PLAY SOME ONE BETTER THAN YOU, THEN PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, THEN COMPETE WITH SOMEONE, THEN PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. GET THE DRIFT? * WELL, I MUST ADMIT IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I HAVE PUT THE FIRST THOUGHT TO THE TEST. * WHEN COMPETING WITH SOMEONE LET YOU SUBCONSCIOUS TAKE OVER DO NOT PRACTICE. THE TIME TO PRACTICE IS WHEN YOU ARE ALONE. * WHEN YOU ARE NOT ALONE YOU ARE COMPETING. EVEN IF IT IS JUST FOR FUN, OR TOURNAMENT, OR GAMBLING. YOU WANT TO WIN. THAT IS WHY WE PLAY THE GAME. * PLAYING FOR FUN IS THE TIME TO HONE YOUR SKILLS FOR COMPETITION.
Thoughts From the Chair
DARN! I wanted to leave him behind that ball. Lets see him get outa that! Nice shot! Now it is my shot. OOPS!!! Should have used low right Ok so it's hill, hill; as long as it isn?t onthesnap Great he missed!! OOPS!!!! Should have used low left DARN!! *Nice match?
* ONE CANNOT GET INTO THE "ZONE" WHILE SITTING IN THE CHAIR. * ONE CAN (HOWEVER) BE IN THE "ZONE" AND STILL BE IN THE CHAIR. * BEING IN THE CHAIR DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN YOU MISSED YOUR SHOT. * YOU CAN"T TELL IF HE IS POOL PLAYER UNTIL YOU SEE HIM RIDE THE NINE.
* 5 F's OF GOOD POOL: Finesse, FORCE, FEELING, FOCUS, FUN * Finesse, ALWAYS Finesse YOUR SHOT, NO MATTER HOW STRONG THE SHOT IS. INCLUDING THE BREAK. * FORCE: NEVER FORCE YOUR SHOT, ENOUGH SAID. * FEELING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Finesse AND FORCE WILL GIVE YOU. * FOCUS (CONCENTRATION) * FUN: HAVE FUN WITH YOUR GAME. THE MORE YOU ENJOY IT THE BETTER YOU WILL PLAY. * ACCEPT THE FACT THE CUEBALL GOES EXACTLY WHERE YOU SEND IT . * QUIT MAKING EXCUSES. SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL RUN OUT, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO REALIZE THE THOUGHT BEFORE THIS ONE. * SOME DAYS YOU WILL SHOOT BETTER POOL THAN OTHER DAYS, WHEN YOU AREN*T SHOOTING WELL GO TO THE LAST OF THE 5 F's OF GOOD POOL. AND LAUGH AT YOURSELF. IT WILL HELP. * IF IT DOESN'T, GO HAVE A BEER AND BASH YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL, THIS WON'T HELP YOUR GAME AT ALL, BUT IT WILL TAKE YOUR MIND OFF IT. * PLAYING ON A POOL LEAGUE REQUIRES TEAMWORK, TEAMWORK MEANS, NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU"RE SORRY. JUST KNOWING THAT YOU AND YOUR FELLOW TEAMMATES ARE DOING THEIR BEST IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED. * DECIDE WHICH SHOT HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE FOR WINNING THE GAME. COULD BE A SAFETY OR A BANK, OVER THE SIMPLE CUT SHOT.
HOW COULD THAT BE, YOU SAY? THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS OF DEALING WITH THIS SHOT. CUTTING THE BALL INTO THE SIDE POCKET IS A GOOD SHOT, BUT THE CUE MUST GO AROUND THE TABLE. MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO BANK THE OBJECT BALL INTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE WITH HIGH RIGHT ENGLISH TAKING THE CUE DOWN TABLE FOR SHAPE THEREBY NOT HAVING TO MOVE THE CUEBALL AROUND NEAR AS MUCH. THE PERCENTAGES OF WINNING THE GAME ON THIS SHOT ARE ABOUT THE SAME WITH EITHER SHOT FOR ME. THE VARIABLE OF THE CUEBALL MOVING TO MUCH IS THE DECIDING FACTOR.
