Play 9-Ball With The Titans

It’s the clash of titans whenever you step to the table to play 9-Ball. Or at least that’s how it feels.

We all want to be carnivores at pool. “A census taker tried to take my billiards census once…” begins our Hannibal Lecter lecture. “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti… shllurp.”

I want to rip their eyes out, stomp on them, crush them, kill them… sometimes… no, not really. But I would like to outthink and outwit all my opponents when I play 9-Ball. As I personally use the classic stroke techniques and stroke hints I share in hundreds of instructional articles at this About.com GuideSite, I play with a relaxed, unstressed body. Only my mental faculties grow weary during a long pool session.

I’m so pleased that a reader wrote me regarding 9-Ball competition strategy this week. This former pool student jousted with me at the tables a few weeks ago, than wrote me to get specific advice for an upcoming national championship she’s facing. She is determined and skilled and has formulated some winning tactics. Others I advise her on. Take a ringside seat with me and discover some of my most helpful tips for 9-Ball.

You can use my methods even if you are not planning to play 9-Ball at top levels. No matter your skill set, you can borrow my tips and win more often.

Without a trace of hubris in my humble body, I say I’d like all my About.com billiards students to wear a lapel badge proclaiming the learning they’ve done at this website to play 9-Ball and all manner of billiards cue games. Then others will know how it is so many have become…

More Ready Than Ever To Play 9-Ball… And Play It Right

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