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Archive for July, 2009
Does age matter?
One of the beautiful things about our sport is that you can walk into any pool room and see people of all ages playing at all different levels. When it comes to instruction, does it matter to you if your instructor is older or younger? If the information is presented in the same manner, are [...]
Win a $50 PoolDawg Gift Certificate!
Our friends at PoolDawg are gracious enough to contribute THREE $50 gift certificates to three lucky early bird entries for the Shooting Star Classic tournament that Mike and I are running over Labor Day weekend. The drawings are from: July 1 to July 31 August 1 to August 15 August 16 to August 31 In [...]
Sarah Joins PoolDawg – Yay!
WPBA Touring Pro Sarah Rousey To Join PoolDawg Leading Online Billiards Company Signs Rousey as their Player Representative Lafayette, Colo.—July 22, 2009 — PoolDawg, an online leader in retail billiards and game room equipment, today announced their sponsorship of WPBA touring pro pool player Sarah Rousey. Rousey, currently ranked 13th by the Women’s Pro Billiards [...]
“Dead Stroke” vs. “In Stroke”
Similar to playing on autopilot where a player is at peak playing level and is playing without any conscious effort or thought. Dead stroke is a sustained period of play where the specific player is in stroke. In simple terms, dead stroke is where a player is performing so flawlessly that he or she just cannot miss. To a player who is experiencing dead stroke, the game seems effortless.
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