Feb 8, 20162 min readExcuses, Excuses. ~ Allan SandMany players need to have some handy excuses for missing a pool shot. Of course, your opponents don’t care — they’re just happy you...
Apr 21, 20153 min readSharking A Shark. ~ Dustin CroweIn 2014, I was playing in a preliminary round for the US Amateur Championships. I’m not afraid to say that it was not one of my best...
Sep 3, 20142 min readTipsSharking, Gamesmanship, & Other Mind Games. ~ Allan Sand {Part 2 of 2}The first thing a gamesman does is to start testing and probing his opponent’s attitudes and mental stability. This is done by seemingly...
Aug 31, 20142 min readTipsSharking, Gamesmanship, & Other Mind Games. ~ Allan Sand {Part 1}First of all, let’s properly describe the term sharking. To people who lose, their first complaint (and justification for losing) was...
Jul 27, 20144 min readSPM StoriesStories on the Roam: Not on my Watch. ~ Barbara LeeSnow, slots, pool! It’s the infamous US Pool Players Association (US PPA) Tournament a few years back in Reno, Nevada. Tony Annigoni,...