The Sport of Pool Billiards 1. Ralph Eckert

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      Chapter 2

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      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

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      Training program

      signed to help a beginner to become an advanced player. PAT 1 is taken after the player has practiced all these areas. PAT Start is not officially represented as such here, but is dealt with in the form of exercises leading up to PAT 1, although they are not the original PAT Start exercises.

      Advanced players should orientate themselves in this book more towards the alternative or more advanced exercises described under the ten sections, which lead up to PAT 2.

      If you are unsure whether you are an advanced player or not, I recommend you play through PAT 1 first of all. Depending on the average points value scored and the comparison with the target values(from about 80% is fine and will take you on to PAT 2, less than 50% means you need more training and sends you back to PAT Start or to the „lead-up“ exercises described here), you should be able to find out where to start without any trouble. During a test all the exercises are played through with the appropriate number of attempts and innings and the results noted.

      The first four areas of PAT 1 deal with the quality of the shot and look at speed, straightness and the effect of the shot (follow and draw shots).

      The next six chapters deal with the game itself: Small and large positions, frozen rail situations, continuous position games, your movement cycle including shooting accuracy, and finally practical applications. These ten areas can be easily found under the relevant chapter headings! So, all that remains is to say good luck and have fun!

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      Chapter 2

      PAT drills Procedure Your score = your Ø Target Ø Maximum Ø

      1. Speed 3 innings @ 4 speeds 3.0 – 3.5 4.0

      2. Straightness 4 innings @ 3 shots 2.2 – 2.6 3.0

      3. Follow shot 3 innings @ 6 follow shots 8.0 – 10.0 12.0

      4. Draw shot 3 innings @ 6 draw shots 8.0 – 10.0 12.0

      5. Small position 2 x 3 attempts @ 5 balls 3.0 – 4.0 5.0

      6. Large position 2 x 3 attempts @ 6 balls 3.0 – 4.0 6.0

      7. Frozen rail situations 2 x 3 attempts @ 6 & 10 balls 4.0 – 6.0 8.0

      8. Continuous drill 3 innings @ 3 x 3 balls 4.0 – 6.0 9.0

      9. Movement cycle 5 standards balls @ 3 shots 1.8 – 2.2 3.0

      (Standard balls)

      10. Game situations 3 x 1 attempts @ on 9 balls each 3.8 – 5.0 9.0

      Ø = sum of final results achieved divided by the number of innings or attempts.

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      You can write your results down on any piece of paper, but there is also a more luxurious alternative. Official pool billiard workout books are available with score sheets for each test, exact target averages, factors for working out exact averages as well as training programs with a structured training plan for each exercise.

      In addition there are official PAT DVDs in which each individual exercise is not only played (by the 2003 world champion Thor-sten Hohmann) but also explained in detail (by the German coach Andreas Huber and Ralph Eckert). The techniques СКАЧАТЬ