en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:14:21 -0500 info@apa-atlanta.com 60 http://apa-atlanta.com/forum/blogrss.asp?member=144 APA Atlanta Member Blogs - dantexn http://apa-atlanta.com/ http://apa-atlanta.com/common/forumimages/APALogoLrg.jpg 200 148 dantexn http://apa-atlanta.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=1040 Member Personal Blogs! Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:13:40 -0500 http://apa-atlanta.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=1040
I've receive some mixed results but the more I use this the more I'm figuring this out. I still survey the table, chalk up, and instead of laying my cue on the table to get in line I just eye it and then get down in my stance. Surprisingly this is pretty effective most of the time. I notice it may start out a little off the first rack or two, but after I find the center of the cueball and warm up my stroke a little (and shoot with a little more confidence) I feel I can do this consistantly. In the books I've read it has described this as a Secret Aiming system that only comes with years and years of practice - but I believe this is just muscle memory and feel. I've been playing in the APA for almost 4 years now and played a lot the 2 years before that and although I don't have as much experience as older players or players who started at a younger age, I believe I make up for that with attention to detail and being a student of the game.

I think I've had more break and runs this past few weeks with this new aiming. This is probably due to less thinking and going into 'autopilot' more often.]]> dantexn http://apa-atlanta.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=1038 Member Personal Blogs! Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:48:12 -0500 http://apa-atlanta.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=1038
I went over more specifics on the Tangent line and how important it is to know this and how draw and follow bend/curve the tangent line, along with speed determines how far the ball travels along the tangent line before it starts to deviate from the 90 degree line.

Another misconception the player had was the attempt to play position using left and right english without even hitting a rail. I informed him that draw/follow effect the path of the ball before and after hitting a rail, while on the other hand Right and Left english have minimal effect on the cue ball before it hits the rail, but hitting a rail this english greatly changes the angle off the rail.

I also went over banking and the speed plus english and how that effects the path of the ball. Not only banking but position play at different speeds and different english at these different speeds to show how it takes differently.

The final thing I was really emphasizing with him was how to pocket balls cleanly (not rattle the pockets). To show him that a cut shot hit at different speeds will go to different parts of the pocket. Also how english throws the ball one way or the other and how to compensate for that.

Now this must have seemed overwelming and a lot to take in but it is all necessary to improve your game.

I take all this information for granted that I (most of the time not even thinking about it) compensate for the speed, angle, english, throw, contact induced throw and everything on all shots.

]]> dantexn http://apa-atlanta.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=935 Member Personal Blogs! Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:41:54 -0500 http://apa-atlanta.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=935
Ups:
Great Competition
Tough teams and forces you to really focus and be on your A game

Downs:
Great Competition
If your not on your A game it can get ugly really quick in a match



The last 2 weeks are good examples of this for me. Last week I was playing in rare form - Dead Stroke. I couldn't miss and I really don't think it would of mattered who I would of played that night. Such a great feeling - not the winning part but the Playing Excellent Pool.
This week seemed to be the complete opposite. On any other league I would of faired decent but Masters not only did I beat myself but my opponent shot pretty good too. I wasn't shooting bad - but just a couple bad choices and a couple bad shots and it was over before I knew it.

Pool isn't about the winning and loosing. It is about the journey and enjoying it.]]>