You will not be ready to bend down on a shot until you have decided exactly what you are trying to execute. First you want to know your strategy in relation to the lay of the table, then you want to know your strategy in relation to this shot that faces you now. In his book SMART POOL! THE MIND GAME, John Delaveau thoroughly and convincingly outlines the importance of pre-shot planning and thinking before concentration on the shot itself. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in getting better and being more consistent.
So now that you are ready, you must aim. Aiming includes the entire formation of the stance, all the way through your final stroke, where you are fixed on the stroking line and ready to fire. It is pointless to get ready, aim, and then jump up as you stroke the cue. Yet so many players do this, revealing their lack of confidence in their preparation, readiness and aiming. Once you tie the knot of holy matrimony to your plan and stance (aim), you must be faithful in your delivery of the cue. If it does not feel right, stand up and re-marry. Soon enough, your preparations will be as easy as getting married in Las Vegas, and you will be able to move mountains if you just have faith enough to stay in your stance as you stroke your cue.
Ready, aim, fire!
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In his first 15 years of playing pool, Max has won 3 national championships, played in the ESPN Ultimate 9-Ball championships in '98 & '99, represented the US in the 1996 WPA World 9-Ball Championships in Borlange, Sweeden, given two exhibition tours at Navy and Air Force bases in Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Holland, England and Norway. His highest professional finish to date is 4th in the 1996 Dallas Million Dollar Challenge, and he is currently playing in various professional events.
Max Facts
- DOB: November 27, 1972, 10:18 PM
- Place of birth: Dover, Ohio
- Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
- Grew up in: Arlington, Virginia
- Early hobbies: football, fishing, baseball, art
- Education: James Madison University, Class of 94', BS in Geography
- Religion: all is one
- Started playing pool seriously: 12 years old
- Current professions: Creating art, playing pool, being a FreeLife
Independent Marketing Executive (Sharing the story of health and wealth) www.maxeberle.freelife.com.
- Favorite foods: Italian, Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, Chinese,
vegetarian
- Favorite bands: Freedom Tribe, The Doors, Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, CCR, Sheryl Crow, Joules Graves, Alanis Morrisette
- Favorite Places: Zion National Park, UT., Bisbee, AZ., Venice and Rome, Italy
- Favorite Books: Conversations with God, by Neale Donald Walsh; A Course in Miracles; Think and Grow Rich, by Napolean Hill; any book by Tom Brown Jr., The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, by Thom Hartman
- Passions for: Playing pool in the zone, rock and mountain climbing,
creating art, writing, the wilderness, traveling, playing guitar and
singing, listening to great music, eating healthy, helping people, hearing and thanking The Great Spirit.
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