"Ms.Cue"andIhaveexperiencedthousandsoftreasured
momentsinandoutofthe"ArtisticPool"arenasinceouroriginal
VNEAassociationin1995. Wehopeeachofyouisenjoyingper-
sonal"Victory"inyourgameandlife. Inthisregards,Iwanttogive
youofa"SecretofSorts"forthenextlevelandbeyond!
!@#$%^&*()_+ ... Something is definitely wrong!
L@o$o^k*S)h+arp ... Better, but still not right!
Lo#ok^Sh(ar+p ... Warmer keep trying!
Look%^Sharp ... You're almost there!
Look Sharp! ... Now, you've got it!
Theabovechameleon
(changing)
textholdswithinitspattern
specialmeaningtocorrectspecific"glitches"inaplayer's
mechanicalmovements...before,during,andafterashot. The
foundationofthisanalogyisbasedonan"inthepresent"mode
byme,asItypeeachline,andthenreviewit. Makingthe
appropriatechangesasIgo,fromlinetoline,isanecessityto
eventuallygetthelastlineto"looksharp"!
Inasimilarlight,youcanenteran"inthepresent"training
modetoyourgamecomponents. Aninstructor'sanalysis/diag-
nosisofastudenthasminimalvalue,ifsomemethodofcor-
rectiveremedyisnotprescribedforanexisting"glitch"or
"glitches". Pre-stance,chalkingefficiency,alignment,stroke,
and/ortheobviouserrantmovementsofgrip,bridge,head,
andotherbodypartscanallcauseaplayertoplaypoorlyand
"lookdull".Manyofthegameswelosearethedirectresultof
not"lookingsharp"atthetable...inourpreparationandexe-
cutionskills.
The"secret"-amirror! Howsimple! Theprocessof"prep-
pingyourself"to"looksharp"occurseachmorningformost
ofus. Ifsomethinglooks"dull"or"outofplace",youcorrect
it"inthepresent"...withatrustworthyfeedbackfromwithin
themirror'sreflection.
Imaginelookinginamirrorseeingyourselfsteperratically
intoacontortedbody/stanceposition,swingingthecueina
wildtwistinghand/wrist/armmovement,"pumpingoil"with
thelowerarminrelationtotheuppershoul-
derhinge,and/orjumpingmightilyupfroma
finalstrokemovementwithyourheador
upperbody. Youcancorrectany"glitch"of
"musclememory"or"prestance"by"talking
toyourself"inthemirror,untilthecorrection
ismadewithcomfort,inareinforcedsub-
conscious"imageimplant". Tuningyourself
to"looksharp"inamirrorwitheach
mechanicalcomponentinitsproperorder
andmovement,willallowyoutotakethe
"newyouinthemirror"tothetable.
Prescription from "Dr. Cue":
1to2minutesaday"inthepresent"...with
amirror...for3to5days,andthenevery
3000gamesor3000miles,whichever
comesfirst! Chalkconsistentlyoneach
approach...alignbodywithcueunder
shoulder...stepforwardintodownstance
position,maintainingthecue/shoulderrela-
tionship...balanceyourselfwitha"parallel
tothecue"rearfootmovement...start
swingingthecueinanon-twistingand
unrestrictedmotionofthehand/wrist/lower
arm,withnouppershoulder/body/head
movement...makeafinal"slow"back
swing,hesitate,and"freeflight"thecuefor-
wardtotheawaiting"tipinthemirror".
Focused Objective / Goal:
Straightalignmentandstraightstroke
motions...undertheshoulder...with"2
tips"imagedinagentleandunifiedperfec-
tiontoeachother.
Result: A new, improved you -
"Look Sharp... Be Sharp... Feel Sharp!"
The Doctor's In!
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SPOTLIGHT
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8-Ball News & Views
· MAY 2010
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Tom Rossman
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