Pool Tips

these are my 3 billiard babies, robson grapphite and maple cuestick and my jump cue at the middle, medyo gusgusin na sila pero madami nang digmaan ang pinagdaanan namin niyan.

Here are some pool tips that may help you improve your game:

Sinking the 9 ball on break

If you want to increase the odds of dropping the 9-ball on the break. If you are shooting from the right side of the table, aim for the 1-ball, normally the front ball. Try to hit it a little right of center. If you are shooting from the left side, reverse this process.

You better hit it correctly, because the cue ball position after the break shot will be towards the side rail.
For every advantage, there is a disadvantage.

Focus

A strategy to win more games than you lose
Concentrate on the shot you are shooting. Everything else, put it out of your mind. Ignore the score, the audience and other players. You are there to shoot this one shot. Grab as many balls as you can. When you have to sit, relish the good shots, let slip the negative and stay in the game.

Safety

If your stroke is off, or you don't feel confident with it, safety-safety-safety until you get your game on. Patience never does harm. Play safe, play safe, play safe! Too many players want to make a ball every time they get to the table.... if you like to make balls.... try to get ball in hand as often as you can.... you'll get to make more balls if you do!

Know where you are

Know your table and environment. Tables can vary greatly.
Everything from the felt, to the bumpers, to how much play a table gets can make a difference. Lets start with felt, Simonis felt for example, unlike standard cloth which is made of cotton, is a nylon weave, it's known for being very fast felt but also very true.
Mercury felt is a blend of cotton and nylon, with the same weave as Simonis but the cotton makes it a little slower and not quite as true as Simonis. Most tables are the cotton felt, and cotton reacts to the weather, humidity can cause the felt to roll slower than normal. Not all tables are perfectly straight.


One important factor in winning a game is your main goal,

Do you have a clear vision for your game or is it all just a fantasy? There's a difference between a vision and a fantasy. A vision is highly detailed and has specific goals for its accomplishment. A fantasy is anything else.

Your vision is as real as you make it -- no more, no less.

remember this: "Failing to plan is planning to fail"