This January, I’ll be undertaking an ambitious project. 31 pool tips in 31 days at www.billiardcoach.com. Can I give 31 useful tidbits?  Tune in to find out. I’ll be providing tips in many categories including Training, Travel, Pool Room Safety, Equipment, Tournament Play, Etiquette, and more. I encourage feedback as well as suggestions on bite-sized topics that I should cover. Here’s the first sampling in the month-long series.
Pool Room Safety Tip:Â Organize your bankroll properly.
Most pool players I know don’t carry their foldin’ money in their wallets. They stack it up, fold it in half, and stuff it in one of their front pockets. Pick pockets are less likely to get away with a front pocket pick than a back pocket heist.
A banker friend of mine said the only people he knew that carried so many hundred dollar bills around were either pool players or bankers. I suggest putting the large bills in the middle and working outward toward the lower value bills. This is so that when you have to grab a couple of singles for a newspaper and a cup of coffee, you don’t need to flip past numerous large bills to grab two one dollar bills.
Folks can see into your wallet sometimes and surmise how much cash you’ve got. If you have a stack of twenty assorted bills in your properly folded bankroll, they won’t know if it’s all ones or a couple thousand bucks. I’m a satisfied money clip user, but like the extra security of using a large rubber band to keep everything in its place. As my bankroll swells and shrinks, the rubber band always keeps the money safe and snug. Plus, if I’ve got some loose pocketed dress slacks on, the tacky rubber helps keep the “BR†in the bottom of my pocket.
I love the rubber bands that you find holding the stalks of broccoli together in your local supermarket. Steam some healthy greens and save the rubber band for your stack of green.
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