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I’ve recently mode over to a Predator revo shaft from a much cheaper Viper cue. I really like the better equipment. There is a clear difference in quality and the biggest thing for me is the consistency of the hit. I’ve been pocketing more balls, and I’ve been able to consistently put spin on the cue ball. I've also been able to put more spin on the ball. This may partially be the placebo effect, but recently I drew a ball across the table from the other side of the table. I’d never been able to put draw on a ball that far away before. I feel that with my old viper cue I missed a shot in one of four ways. 1) I aimed incorrectly, 2) Mechanically, I hit the ball in a place that I wasn’t aiming, 3) I wasn’t adjusting for inconsistencies with the balls or table, 4) my equipment was inconsistent in hitting the ball. I feel with the revo, I’ve reduced and mitigated #4 so that it is a much less significant part of my game. When I miss where I was aiming at, it’s now almost always due t

Well, I spent the last five days on a trip to Merida, Mexico visiting my daughter. She is studying abroad in college for a semester and it was wonderful to see her. When in Merida, I was able to stop by Billar Chochola sucursal Merida . This small billiard hall was fantastic. It had several dominos tables, four billiard tables (with green felt in picture), and about seven nine-foot three cushion carom tables (with blue felt in picture). No one was playing on the billiard tables, and I was about to get a table for 30 pesos and hour, which is about a dollar and a half USD. I forgot my glove, so they also sold me a billiard glove with the business logo on it for 70 pesos (about $2.10 USD). It was actually a pretty good quality billiard glove. Snacks and sodas were sold there also, so I picked myself up a coca cola in a bottle, and I played an hour of pool. The tables were in surprisingly good condition, the felt was clean and wasn’t torn or horribly worn at all. The billiard table

Last night was league night. I understand that I'm not a great player yet; heck, I may not even be a good player yet, but something weird happened last night. I didn't feel challenged at all in my match. There was no doubt in my mind at all that I was going to win that match. I had no fear of my opponent and I just kind of made the motions in finishing the games. I didn’t play all that well, and my stoke and pregame kept slipping. There wasn’t a doubt I was going to win that game at any point and I just coasted through it. Normally, my captain had been putting me against the tougher shooters but I think they were worried about my skill rank going up. This match didn't have any challenge in it at all and it felt too easy. It wasn’t as fun without the struggle. I've played lower ranked people that give it their all and because of the handicap system, I have been challenged and struggle in those matches. For some reason, last night that was not the case. I came out to s

One of the things Demetrius mentioned to me and I forgot to put in my blog, was the power of concentration, and how much it improves one’s game. There was so much amazingness from that weekend. This really made me think about my own pool game, and why I was making excuses for not concentrating. First, a little background on me so you know where I’m coming from. I hold college degrees in computer science and psychology, so I tend to think of things very analytically. I’m also a lead cyber security engineer by trade so capitalizing on poor human decisions is also part of my job. I regularly craft phishing emails taking human behavior into account and utilizing things like game theory and Milgram’s studies on obedience to get people to click on things they shouldn’t. It’s obvious that concentrating on my game more will make me better, and I want to be a better player. So why was I making the bad decisions to drink a beer, play on my phone, or get chat with friends during a match