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Sighting Shots by Allison Fisher

January 1, 2006
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Ask Allison By Allison Fisher Sighting Shots This month I would like to address the difference between aiming and sighting a shot.  Those players who have developed a good routine will know that they don’t just get down o­n a shot and expect to see a magic point to aim at. Aiming starts from...

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Points of View by Allison Fisher

January 1, 2006
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Ask Allison By Allison Fisher Points of View Hi everyone!  I will do my best to answer them in my articles. I hope these articles help you to learn and understand the game. I don’t see many professional pool players wearing eyeglasses. Are most of the pros well-sighted, or are they wearing contacts? If...

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On the Level by Allison Fisher

January 1, 2006
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Ask Allison By Allison Fisher Dear Allison, I have two questions:  Do you have to call a certain pocket when you’re o­n the 9?  Why have I seen people pocket the 9 ball intentionally and then spot it back o­n the table?   Donnie, in professional tournaments, the answer to the first question is...

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Make It or Break It by Allison Fisher

January 1, 2006
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Ask Allison By Allison Fisher Make It or Break It Hi everyone, and thanks for writing to me with various questions. I will do my best to answer them here and o­n my website. Do you have any advice for a consistent and effective break shot? Do you use any english, and why do...

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Important Influences

January 1, 2006
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Ask Allison By Allison Fisher Important Influences As well as playing competitively, I enjoy teaching what I have learned over the years at my academy in Charlotte, North Carolina. I teach alongside my friend and competitor Gerda Hofstatter, or “The G-Force,” as she is known o­n tour. I thought this month I would write...

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Allison Fisher

December 28, 2005
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Allison Fisher

Allison Fisher Allison Fisher won her first World Snooker Championship when she was 17 years old, but her love of the game was ignited 10 years prior to that by the matches she watched o­n TV. By the time she was13 she belonged to a league and at 15 she won her first national...

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Ask Allison – Enjoy the Silence

December 25, 2005
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Ask Allison – Enjoy the Silence

Enjoy the Silence   Ask Allison By Allison Fisher   Hi everyone, and thank you for reading my column. I hope it has been helping you improve and understand your game. When you play your big matches you have total silence, which must help with concentration. When I play in tournaments it is noisy,...

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Quality, Not Quantity

December 25, 2005
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Quality, Not Quantity

Quality, Not Quantity Ask Allison By Allison Fisher Hi everyone, and thank you for reading my column. I hope it has been helping you improve and understand your game. If you have any questions that you would like to have answered, please go to my website www.allisonfisher.com. I know that some tables play differently...

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Ask Allison

October 18, 2005
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Ask Allison

Ask Allison By Allison Fisher Quality, Not Quantity Hi everyone, and thank you for reading my column. I hope it has been helping you improve and understand your game. If you have any questions that you would like to have answered, please go to my website www.allisonfisher.com. I know that some tables play differently...

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