February52010
In ramblings #3, John talks about a particularly good performance in a 6 Pocket event, and what he thinks were the main things that contributed to his elevated level of play.
January262010
In ramblings #2, John talks about his new drill for learning and understanding pattern play. It lets you learn for yourself, at your own pace, and the effort really pays big dividends in your ability to internalize the lessons and make them a part of your game.
January142010
Ramblings about keeping my New Year’s Resolutions to shoot 20 racks and drill for an hour every day. 5 quick drills are diagramed and explained.
January72010
My postings have been pretty scarce in the last 2 months, but I’ve got a plan to remedy that. I’ve had, and continue to have, a lot going on in my life outside pool, all bad. I’ve let it affect me way too much, pushing me back toward a mild depression I’ve struggled [...]
July212009
Pool Student recently acquired a pool table of his own and has converted his garage to a game room. Check out the results.
May42009
I’m not playing 8 Ball for at least a month. This will help me work on underutilized parts of my game and may help me see the game in a new light.
February282009
Imagine having the opportunity to evaluate 7 custom cues. Ftgokie on AZ Billiards made it possible and I’m going to host them in the Tampa Bay Area.
February272009
Describes the 4 recent changes that have been made to Pool Student’s Blog and explains the reasoning behind those changes. These changes were the change in color of the sidebar, the addition of a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page, the addition of a poll and the introduction of a post and page ratings system.
January122009
Spaceship Earth
I’ve created a visitor map identifying the locations of visitors to Pool Student’s Blog. You can also get to it from the Pages section on the top right of every page. This is done with Google Maps so you can move around and zoom to your heart’s content. You can also [...]
January42009
I was on the AZ Billiards forum New Years Eve (yeah, I’m a real party animal), and in response to a thread about New years resolutions I posted mine. A few minutes ago it hit me that I hadn’t posted them here, but should have.
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I don’t want to [...]
