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Using billiards equipments is very crucial for anybody who loves to play billiards. However, are there tips that you should follow? Just like anybody who loves to play billiards, if you want to become one of the top players then you should be aware of the techniques being used by the experts.
You should know how to use the game to your advantage, for example using the cue so that it would give you the desired results, using a bridge for a shot, and even learning and mastering a specific system for shooting a ball in the pocket.
Selecting an effective and comfortable cue is the start of every great billiards player. Be sure that you select a billiards cue that would fit your hand, has a light grip on the back hand, and has a sizeable shaft.
When taking a shot, remember that it is important to stand at a very strategic and particular position. You should keep your front planting hand and back shooting hand in perfect alignment.
Another important factor for the shot to become a success is the bridge that is used to shoot the billiards ball. The position being created with the outstretched hand for the shot and the billiards cue creates the bridge.
The billiards shot can be made or broken depending on how the hand that straddles the cue is opened. Try considering several different bridges, from the closed and open bridges to the rail and stretch bridges. A variety of shots should be tried to determine which among these you are most comfortable or successful with.
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After determining the best cue and bridge shot that best suits you, next try to determine the billiards shooting system that best suits you.
You have the option to be the average pool player and just step up hoping that the ball will go into the hole once you hit it. Another option is that you begin to make a specific shooting system. Try shooting with stop shots (using a cue ball to stop a game ball), with English (hitting with spin to the right or left), or use draw shots (making the ball move and roll back past the cue ball).
Tiger Woods does not win a game just because he wants to. He wins and scores because he has developed a system of getting comfortable with the ball, the shot, and the system he has developed. Every billiards player should do the same to achieve success.
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