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Chapter 1

over and over again, beyond the point of initial mastery, until it becomes automatic!

And you know how tough the demands are in pool when it comes to precision and skill. Young beginners can reckon on at least 5000 repeats before a movement becomes automatic.

You should give a lot of thought to this subject and then decide what‘s best for you. And most importantly, when you have de-cided for yourself what you want to do, don‘t take any notice of other people‘s criticisms! That will strengthen your confidence. It‘s only players who haven‘t really come to terms with the fact that they need to practice long and hard to achieve mastery who become sensitive and unsettled when others comment on their cue handling or posture. And this leads to a lack of confidence.

But what should you repeat X-thousand times? We‘ll come to that later. First of all a few words about textbook posture. The photos of different aspects of posture on the next few pages are merely intended as a sort of starting point. Later I will go into more detail. Details that are extremely important to observe and which can also be applied by each person individually to fit his or her own style.