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The activity of shooting pool evolved from a form of French croquet. Played on a lawn, a ball (or bille, hence the name “billiards”) would be shoved around the field by wooden maces. When the game was moved inside, and to keep a connection to the lawn, pool was played on a table covered with green cloth to represent grass.
Offered is a one-hour private clinic with Tony Robles, New York-based professional pool player and highly creative teaching pro, providing a unique opportunity for the beginner or advanced player. Instruction includes the overall fundamentals of American-style eight-ball.
Tony will improve your mechanics, including stance, grip and stroke, providing the solid foundation needed to elevate your game to the next level. You will learn the 5-4-3-2-1 Position System, personally developed by Tony in his quest to achieve dead-on accuracy for cue ball contact point and master position play. Learn to recognize the key short in a rack and how to execute the proper pattern to successfully run out consistently. Learn to develop a sophisticated arsenal of defensive strategies, as well as practice drills and routines to further your improvement. Most important, learn the importance of a sound and focused mind.
The private lesson takes place at the Amsterdam Billiard Club or Soho Billiards.
He was 13 years old when his dad introduced Tony to the crisp sound of balls draining into the pockets at the local pool hall in Brooklyn's Bushwick section. After graduating from high school, Tony dedicated himself to perfecting his game, practicing 12 hours a day, 6 days a week for over two years. At age twenty-one, he turned pro. His nickname, the "Silent Assassin," was bestowed upon him during the 1995 World Championships held in Winston-Salem, N.C. After soundly defeating one of the top pros by an 11-2 score, a fan approached Robles to congratulate him. Commenting on the accomplishment, the fan noted that it was "just another day at the office" for the fast-rising shark. Tony's ability to unexpectedly and resoundingly knock off top pros, the fan concluded, was like that of a "silent assassin." The moniker stuck, and has accompanied him over the past nine years as he, not quite so silently, ascends the ranks of the world's elite pool players. He is currently ranked #6 by Pool and Billiards Magazine, and #9 by Billiard's Digest, as he sets his sights on a lifelong goal of winning the world's championship. Among the career highlights considered most important to Tony is a run of 113 balls he accomplished during the 1992 Straight Ball Championship held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Other highlights of Tony's career include high runs of eight straight racks in 9-ball and five straight racks in 8-ball. He also boasts a high run in straight pool of
267 balls.
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