Author: Mike Fieldhammer
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Thirty-One Tips: 18. Take Care of the Equipment
Someday, I’ll publish an article on the ultimate table and ball cleaning and care guide. Until then, do your best to help keep things clean. Put your chalk blue side up, only strike the cue ball with your tip, and use common sense to preserve good playing conditions. It’s true that pros can adjust to…
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Thirty-One Tips: 17. Half Ball Hit
Know the rolling ball half-ball hit. One of the key concepts in pool is the power of the half-ball hit. Some of these include ease of aiming, final direction of the cue ball, forgiveness of the hit, and controlling the speed of the balls. Please study these diagrams and contact me if you have any…
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Thirty-One Tips: 16. Practice Opposite Handed
Practice with your non-dominant hand. You just never know when a critical shot might come up in a game that would be so much easier to shoot left handed. You could make the shot with your natural right had form, but reaching it is just impossible. A mechanical bridge might to the trick, but sometimes…
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Thirty-One Tips: 15. Stay Positive
Always Stay Positive and Keep Your Sense of Humor After weeks of waiting, Johnny finally received the break cue I sold him. We’ve all been beside ourselves with excitement to run to the pool room and try out a new cue. The break cue arrived last Wednesday, but Johnny had to put the party on…