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By Matthew Sherman, About.com Guide to Pool / Billiards

To Err Is Human, To Await The Ball Run Divine

Friday July 3, 2009
 play 9-ball, play ball, play billiards, play pool Make Your Best, But Save Your Best, Ball Run

I continue my ball run review teaching with you today with follow-up to a student’s question. Following our last prior ball run discussion on Wednesday, my student has some serious if valid misgivings about returning to national competition.

She wants to win her national 9-Ball tournament with “every fiber of her being” as she put it, and I intend to help her. I make several points to her in our latest discussion—really one point—for you to take home as she did and improve your play in 9-Ball and other games.

I am a sportsmanlike competitor, and I teach the same, but my ball run tips and 9-Ball and other strategy tips, even my perfect practice instructional articles, are all designed to get you more wins in competition.

For example, remember my 3 Vital 9-Ball Strategies as listed here in our instructional articles. Rule # 1? Greed demands that there is a rush for the 9-ball, but a miss often leaves the nine near a pocket instead, vulnerable to the other player or team. Game over!

I believe it and mean it (that you shall win more), so you believe it, too. This week, I show you how to…

Win 9-Ball By Choosing (Forcing) Your Best Ball Run

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