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.
November92009
I spent 16 hours watching TAR-17: Donny mills vs Shane Van Boening. I learned quite a bit from this experience and I’m sharing it here. These tips are going to help my game a lot; I hope they help yours.
October202009
Do you let fear keep you from playing better pool? Does it rob you of the best moments that pool has to offer? Learn what you can do to recognize the problem and then eliminate it.
June172009
When should you begin to learn and practice the more advanced shots in pool. The framework advocated here will help you answer that question. Based on how well you play the ghost, the idea is to learn skills at the right time and in the right order to maximize your improvement.
April302009
Staying down and not moving one’s body is a critically important part of a good stroke. It’s also one of the hardest parts for some people to master. Check out these 12 great tips and see if one or more can help your stroke.
March282009
Intermediate players can benefit more from practicing to get shape than from practicing shot making. Using a target and a simple methodology you can make a noticeable improvement in your game. Read more to find out how.
March192009
Pool Student interviews Tony Crosby on How to Get Better at Pool. Tony’s got great stories and great advice. Check it out, I think you’ll like it.
February192009
I just read a very interesting article in Scientific American Mind (2/11/09) by Elizabeth Svoboda. How to Avoid Choking under Pressure (hat tip to DeadCrab over on the Billiards Digest Forum) explains the scientific basis for why most of us have the problem to some extent or another, and what we can do [...]
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