{"id":3227,"date":"2011-01-02T20:49:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T02:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2011-01-02T20:56:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T02:56:10","slug":"thirty-one-tips-2-watch-better-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/2011\/01\/02\/thirty-one-tips-2-watch-better-players","title":{"rendered":"Thirty-One Tips: 2. Watch Better Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3231\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5497.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3231\" title=\"Vegas2010_img_5497\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5497-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jasmin Ouschan\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5497-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5497.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jasmin Ouschan. Intensity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3228\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5468.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3228\" title=\"Vegas2010_img_5468\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5468-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jasmin Oushan\" width=\"276\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5468-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5468.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jasmin Oushan. Game face.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3238\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3238\" title=\"Vegas2010_img_5601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5601-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Archer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5601-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5601.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnny Archer. This Hall of Famer has a routine and sticks to it.  He has recently picked up his pace of play a little bit and it suits him.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Learning Tip:\u00c2\u00a0 Pay attention to better players.<\/strong> You&#8217;ll have plenty of time in the pool room or at tournaments when you&#8217;re not playing.\u00c2\u00a0 Spend that time wisely. Find out who the better players are or seek out some professional players. You can learn a lot from them.\u00c2\u00a0 Attitude, Focus, Intensity, and Knowledge of a professional player will inspire and educate you. Watch their shot selections and their methods of executing shots. If their choices surprise you, ask yourself why that is better than the way you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d have played it.\u00c2\u00a0 If you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see the logic in their choice, ask a better player about the situation or better yet, ask the shooter after his match or later in the day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3235\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_54921.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3235\" title=\"Vegas2010_img_5492\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_54921-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Barretta\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_54921-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_54921.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Barretta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3239\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5877.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3239\" title=\"Vegas2010_img_5877\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5877-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Frost, Dippy, and Chris Bartram\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5877-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5877.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Frost, Dippy, and Chris Bartram. These fans have the right idea.  Get comfortable and watch some world class pool.  Nice long sessions too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3240\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5879.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3240\" title=\"Vegas2010_img_5879\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5879-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dippy Pays the Freezer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5879-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_5879.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dippy Pays the Freezer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3237\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_55851.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3237 \" title=\"Vegas2010_img_5585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_55851-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Efren Reyes\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_55851-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Vegas2010_img_55851.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Efren Reyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning Tip:\u00c2\u00a0 Pay attention to better players. You&#8217;ll have plenty of time in the pool room or at tournaments when you&#8217;re not playing.\u00c2\u00a0 Spend that time wisely. Find out who the better players are or seek out some professional players. You can learn a lot from them.\u00c2\u00a0 Attitude, Focus, Intensity, and Knowledge of a professional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,5],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-3227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-strategy","category-mental-theory","tag-31-tips-in-31-days"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3227"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3244,"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3227\/revisions\/3244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billiardcoach.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}