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Chapter 2

More details about how to get a color emblem and about PAT in general can be found under: www.pat-billiard.com

All the skills you need in order to play a good game of pool billiards are included in these three tests and have been sub-di-vided into ten areas. Each of these areas is tested through spe-cific exercises. Depending on your score you can see whether you require more training in this area or whether you can go on to another area. For each exercise in each area a target score is given. Your total points attained is a percentage of the target score. It should be added that it is also possible to get more than the target score (i.e. more than 100% is possible).The target – or rather the ideal value – for the ten separate areas is therefore 10 x 100% - a round 1000%. Theoretically, including the extra points mentioned above, the maximum score in PAT 1 is 1,549 points.

The areas tested in PAT 1 and 2 are basically identical. They differ only in the level of difficulty, exercises and the target values required. PAT 3, which is not dealt with here, includes more advanced exercises requiring special skills.

PAT 3 is aimed at top class players who play at national league level and also professional players.

In this book, the exercises in the ten different areas are de-

PAT Start:

PAT 1:

PAT 2:

PAT 3:

White (600 Points) and black & white (800 Points)

Light green (600 points) and dark green (800 points)

Light blue (600 points) and dark blue(800 points)

Black (550), red (700), gold (850) and pink (from 1000)

Recreational players

Sportsmen

Professionals

Colors