Pool Billiard Workout PAT Level 1 E-Book

Ralph Eckert

• Herausgeber: Litho
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 67

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

This workout is written by Ralph Eckert, Jorgen Sandman, and Andreas Huber and is used and recommended by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) as well as the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). It includes the official WPA Playing Ability Test (PAT) for beginners to intermediate players. Ever wonder how you really rank in playing ability? The PAT section of this book will clear that up. It is a system to assess your skills on the basis of exercises evaluated. The rest of this 64 page workbook contains exercises and training games to record your personal performances and help prepare you to take the Playing Ability Test for LEVEL 1.

Leseprobe

Pool Billiard Workout

For Beginners, Advanced Players and Pros

LEVEL

1

© Litho-Verlag e.K. Germany 2006-15

All rights reserved

1. Edition

Printed in Germany

Print: ISBN: 978-3-981040-05-0

Ebook: ISBN: 978-3-941484-64-1

Epub: ISBN: 978-3-946128-04-5

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Available PAT Products & Billiardbooks

Modern Pool

Author: Ralph Eckert

ISBN-13: 978-3980470650

Size: 17x24cm, 320 pages

The Basics of Pool Billiard

Author: Pool School Germany

ISBN-13: 978-3980470643

Size: 16,5x22,5cm, 192 Pages

PAT 1 Training DVD

GTIN: 4260095330017

System: PAL, 145 minutes,

Language: English/German

PAT 2 Training DVD

GTIN: 4260095330024

System: PAL, 160 minutes,

Language: English/German

PAT 3 Training DVD

Gtin: 4260095330031

System: PAL, ca. 170 minutes + Psychology-CD, Language: English/German

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PAT Workout 1

ISBN-13: 978-3981040050

Size: DIN A4, 68 pages

PAT Workout 2

ISBN-13: 978-3981040067

Size: DIN A4, 72 pages

PAT Workout 3

ISBN-13: 978-3981040074Size: DIN A4, 44 pages

PAT Workout Start

ISBN-13: 978-3981171303

Size: DIN A4, ring-bound, 64 pages

Workbooks

DVDs

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Contents

Available PAT Products & Billiardbooks

Contents

Chapter Contents ...............................................................................................Page

Preface......................................................................................................4

1. Playing Ability Test..................................................................................7

1.1 General conditions:.................................................................................8

1.2 The PAT Principle.....................................................................................9

1.3 Playing Ability Test (PAT - 1/3)...............................................................11

1.4 Speed Dril l..............................................................................................12

1.5 Stroke Straightness................................................................................13

1.6 Follow Drill...............................................................................................16

1.7 Draw Shot Drill........................................................................................17

1.8 Small Area Position Drill 1.....................................................................20

1.9 Small Area Position Drill 2.....................................................................21

1.10 Large Area Position Drill 1.....................................................................24

1.11 Large Area Position Drill 2.....................................................................25

1.12 Frozen Rail Drill 1....................................................................................28

1.13 Frozen Rail Drill 2....................................................................................29

1.14 Endless Position Drill 1..........................................................................32

1.15 Standard Shots.......................................................................................34

1.16 9-Ball Situation Drill................................................................................37

2. Technique Training.................................................................................39

2.1 Speed.......................................................................................................40

2.2 2 x 12 Units Basic Strokes I...................................................................41

2.3 2 X 12 Basic Strokes II............................................................................44

2.4 A Workout for Beginners on Standard Shots for Position..................45

2.5 2 x 12 Shooting Accuracy for Beginners..............................................48

2.6 2 x 12 Units on 6- Ball and Position Game (continuous)....................49

2.7 Training Score Sheet for 2 x 12 Units with 5 and 3 innings................52

3. Training Games.......................................................................................54

3.1 Equal Offense..........................................................................................55

3.2 Bowlliard..................................................................................................58

3.3 Progressive X-Ball practice...................................................................61

3.4 4 Table Blanks.........................................................................................64

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What is PAT?

PAT stands for “Playing Ability Test“, and is much more than just a method to test the playing abilities of billiard players.

It is, in fact, a system to assess the skills that one needs to play good pool on the basis of exercises evaluated. Those skills are defined in ten sectors - ten aspects of the game.

Additionally, this system may always be applied as a model to plan short, mid and long term training programs.

In this notebook, printed material for further exercises and training games to record personal performances in training may be found along with the PAT exercises.

Besides being helpful for preparing for the PAT, the whole purpose of this notebook is to assist him in training - that this cannot replace a (good) trainer is self understood!

How to use this book?

Non proficient players, under the guidance of their trainer, start simply with the respective exercises and use Notebook 1 as a guide for their training. Choosing the exercises and games will follow by themselves, or by consulting the trainer, as well as for setting your initial goals.

The PAT is only then absolved after the first cycle through all the exercises has been completed - as an initial check up to determine further training configuration.

Proficient players start with a workout of the complete PAT - picking out the first exercises comes by itself: those exercises with the worst results (least points) are dealt with primarily.

According to time available for training, a 3-months-target should be set (e.g., 50% progress) and pursued till the predetermined result has been reach three times in succession (or, at least, 80% of the PAT target value).

2 x 12 attempts for each exercise (5 and 3 innings each) are designed on most of the score sheets, which makes reaching the set target average easier (5 innings excuses a “blooper” with less consequences). Since the tests actually consist of 3 innings, the second 12 attempts are presented with only 3 innings.

The purpose of the training is to reach the set target three times in a row in 3 innings at the end of the 3-months period.

With weekly training rounds, a single sheet could last up to 6 months if one or two exercise are absolved.

An exercise may, can and should be repeated as often as desired - however, only two recorded attempts should be performed to emphasise the “not-to-be-repeated character” of these innings. It is, in fact, recommended that this be executed witnessed (e.g., during a club training).

It is, additionally, proposed that one or two of the included games be delved with.

Should the set target be reached earlier than planned, the exercise and games may naturally be replaced by others.

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The PAT-System was rubber-stamped and exclusively recognized by the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association) in the fall of 2004. It is hence possible to be listed together with the results of the tests among an official rankings or to acquire a corresponding performance emblem (as pictured on the right).

Through the recognition of the PAT’s by the WPA, national, international and even intercontinental comparisons are only now made possible (everyone does the same tests).

The grading of the above-mentioned performance emblems are classified as follows:

PAT 1 600 - 799 points

1. Light green

PAT 1 800 - 999 points

2. Dark green

PAT 1 1000 onwards

plus certificate

PAT 2 600 - 799 points

3. Light blue

PAT 2 800 - 999 points

4. Dark blue

PAT 2 1000 onwards

plus certificate

PAT 3 550 - 699 points

5. Black

PAT 3 700 - 849 points

6. Red

PAT 3 850 - 999 points:

7. Gold

PAT 3 1000 onwards

8. Pink

Further information on the tests and color emblems as well as dates for the PAT and the latest rankings will be found under:

http://www.pat-billiard.com

Wishing you lots of luck and success and with many thanks

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Huber, Dachau

Jorgen Sandman, Malmö

Ralph Eckert, Mannheim

National Head Coach Germany

EPBF Coach Europe

National Head Coach Austria

EPBF Coach Europe

Head Coach Baden-Württemberg

EPBF Coach Europe

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Playing Ability Test

“Whatever you do, do it well

or let it be”

- Mahatma Gandhi-

This part includes information on the conditions of the framework, the build up and the principles of a PAT procedure, as well as the PAT itself.

1. Playing Ability Test

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1.1 General conditions:

To be recommended are two players to a table. Duration is then approx. 3 - 4 hours. With just one player to a table set 2 - 3 hours. With 3 players to a table 6 hours should be planned . Should the players posses PAT experience, the time may be shortened, and vice versa.

A PAT trainer can well handle up to 6 players on three tables. A single trainer can even conduct the tests