Take the keys of success
It will take an investment to master the keys of the stance. When you work on your training you will miss shots because you
are focused on the development of those keys. I call these "Keys to Success”. This is one of the ultimate secrets in pocket
billiards, the art of the stance and the mastery of those keys.
I set my legs apart in my stand, still standing up right to look at my target one more time. I see the spot with my eyes. Then I
see the spot with my eye that is in my right leg. I also see the spot with the eye that is in my right shoulder. This only takes a
half of a second. If no red flag comes up, I lean over to land on the cue ball. When I lean over I breathe in the air of success.
The deep breath I take eliminates all thought from my mind and prompts me to see the shot target. Just before I land on the
cue ball I draw the cue back and see with an eye that is in my right arm. If this eye lines up with the target I land on the cue
ball. Then I focus on the target one more time, focus back to the cue ball, and allow the inhaled air that has filled my longs to
escape in one long exhale. This is the final key. Now it is time to deliver the perfect stroke. As I draw my breath back into my
lungs I count and then shoot on three. Always deliver the perfect stroke. If you are going to miss a shot make sure you look
good shooting.
The final exhale is my chance to let go of all thought and deliver the stroke. This part is what took me a long time to master
and a lot of missed shots and lost games. But I had the courage to stay with it until it became an automatic response. I
breathe in and half way through the intake of air I count. One, Two and at the full breath, three and I deliver the stroke. Wow,
what a nice stroke. All is set in motion. That is the art of pocket billiards.
The key to a good stroke is to listen for the sound and to thrust forward with the cue and to allow the cue tip to go through the
cue ball in a downward motion. You will see that this gives you a solid hit and a better sound. My cue tip follows all the way
through to the cloth.
During your training, while you are developing these skills, take a practice stroke just over the spot. Act as if the spot is your
cue ball. Make the cue tip go through the spot and downward to the cloth, note how that feels in your grip hand. You will know
if this is a good stroke or motion. You will know it instinctively and when you feel really good about the stroke, move over and
repeat it with the cue ball and object ball. After you make the shot, go through another practice stroke right where you are
and compare the real stroke to the practice stroke. You will pick up some very valuable information each time you do this.
Go through the following keys to success.
The eye in the arm.
The eye in the right leg.
The cue tip going on a down ward plane, landing on the cloth.
The drawing in of the breath and count one, two three.
Deliver the perfect stroke.
Then move on to the next shot. Right now, on a hundred ball run, I am going through the keys to success about seventy per
cent of the time. At the end of each rack I sort of stray away and rush things and also on very easy shots. I have to remind
myself that I am working on these keys to success and am not running a hundred balls. Some of you are going to make a
significant breakthrough when you read this article and use the material within. Develop your Keys to Success and they will
become an automatic part of your game.
It will take an investment to master the keys of the stance. When you work on your training you will miss shots because you
are focused on the development of those keys. I call these "Keys to Success”. This is one of the ultimate secrets in pocket
billiards, the art of the stance and the mastery of those keys.
I set my legs apart in my stand, still standing up right to look at my target one more time. I see the spot with my eyes. Then I
see the spot with my eye that is in my right leg. I also see the spot with the eye that is in my right shoulder. This only takes a
half of a second. If no red flag comes up, I lean over to land on the cue ball. When I lean over I breathe in the air of success.
The deep breath I take eliminates all thought from my mind and prompts me to see the shot target. Just before I land on the
cue ball I draw the cue back and see with an eye that is in my right arm. If this eye lines up with the target I land on the cue
ball. Then I focus on the target one more time, focus back to the cue ball, and allow the inhaled air that has filled my longs to
escape in one long exhale. This is the final key. Now it is time to deliver the perfect stroke. As I draw my breath back into my
lungs I count and then shoot on three. Always deliver the perfect stroke. If you are going to miss a shot make sure you look
good shooting.
The final exhale is my chance to let go of all thought and deliver the stroke. This part is what took me a long time to master
and a lot of missed shots and lost games. But I had the courage to stay with it until it became an automatic response. I
breathe in and half way through the intake of air I count. One, Two and at the full breath, three and I deliver the stroke. Wow,
what a nice stroke. All is set in motion. That is the art of pocket billiards.
The key to a good stroke is to listen for the sound and to thrust forward with the cue and to allow the cue tip to go through the
cue ball in a downward motion. You will see that this gives you a solid hit and a better sound. My cue tip follows all the way
through to the cloth.
During your training, while you are developing these skills, take a practice stroke just over the spot. Act as if the spot is your
cue ball. Make the cue tip go through the spot and downward to the cloth, note how that feels in your grip hand. You will know
if this is a good stroke or motion. You will know it instinctively and when you feel really good about the stroke, move over and
repeat it with the cue ball and object ball. After you make the shot, go through another practice stroke right where you are
and compare the real stroke to the practice stroke. You will pick up some very valuable information each time you do this.
Go through the following keys to success.
The eye in the arm.
The eye in the right leg.
The cue tip going on a down ward plane, landing on the cloth.
The drawing in of the breath and count one, two three.
Deliver the perfect stroke.
Then move on to the next shot. Right now, on a hundred ball run, I am going through the keys to success about seventy per
cent of the time. At the end of each rack I sort of stray away and rush things and also on very easy shots. I have to remind
myself that I am working on these keys to success and am not running a hundred balls. Some of you are going to make a
significant breakthrough when you read this article and use the material within. Develop your Keys to Success and they will
become an automatic part of your game.
L to R Ian, Brent, Matthew, The Monk, Cerry. Brent ran eleven racks to capture the New Zealand Open Nine Ball Championships. Matthew won the NZ Nine Ball and placed in nine runner up spots while he was just seventeen years old. He is a world champion now. Cerry won seven consecutive South Pacific Nine Ball Championships and each of these was single elimination!! He also beat Earl Strickland in the US Open. Each of these great players have been through The Monk 101 training programs. You can get your game together by calling The Monk today. 1-603-566-6229. It is time you got serious about your skill development and joined the winners circle. The Monk never takes more than two students unless he brings in additional teachers. Work with The Monk and receive a generous gift. The Masters of Art in Pocket Billiards. |
