The One-Degree Rule: How Tiny Pool Mistakes Cost You the Entire Match
In pool, it’s rarely the obvious mistakes that cost you matches — it’s the tiny ones you don’t notice. A slightly crooked stance. A tightened grip at impact. A rushed stroke. Like the one-degree rule in aviation, small errors compound over time and quietly take your game off course. Here’s how to spot them — and fix them before they cost you another rack.
League play and a bad hit
Last night in league one of my teammates was in kind of a safety battle with his opponent. There was each a solid and a stripe still on the table and they were both tied up a little with the 8 ball. His opponent had ball in hand and here is the layout of balls that he...
Beautiful Breakout FTW
In league the other day I had this one game that stands out in my mind as a well thought out plan of attack. I had four balls left with the 8 ball tied up by one of my opponents balls, I was solids and my opponent was stripes. I had ball in hand so I started...
The 2018 Mosconi Cup
This year's Mosconi Cup was going to be one for the record books. Up until this year, Team USA had been in kind of a winning drought. The last time they won the cup was 2009. In 2009 the team line ups were as follows; Team USA: Johnny...
2018 Fall 9 Ball MVP Race
As the Fall Session is coming to a close the MVP race was heating up. The way that the APA does its MVP rating for 9 ball is based on how many Points Per Match average that you have. I was currently in second place for the MVP with 14.125 PPM average very...
One of my recent outs in league
The other night in league I was stripes. The shot before this image was a cut shot into the corner and I didn't get the leave for an easier shot on the nine ball. The most bottom right cue ball is where I was left. I couldn't see the 9-ball...
Update for the End of Summer 2018
It has been a little while since I have last updated my blog. You know how it goes with focusing on not only pool but also work and family. It is always a juggling act of what needs to get done vs what you want to get done. I think I am going to push myself to...
Winter 2017/Spring 2018 Thursday Night League Playoff Finals
On May 17th, 2018 we are in the finals playing against a decent team that took 4th place overall in the season. There actually was a two way tie for 3rd at the end of the season but because we beat them during the regular season we ended up taking 3rd for...
Top 50 Shots from the World Cup of Pool 2017
There were some phenomenal shows or athletic ability in the 2017 World Cup of Pool. Here are some of them of the best shots from the week of pool in London.
World Cup of Pool – Day 6
Here is the collection of matches from day six of the World Cup of Pool taking place in York Hall, London. Day six marks the start of the semi finals and then the final match. Sunday 18th June 1:30pm session Semi Final Chinese Taipei 4 - 9 USA China 1 - 9...
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