When you are playing in match, no matter who you are playing,

Make them invisible, PLAY THE TABLE NOT THE PERSON.

Every shot is an easy shot IF you controled the cue ball.

Simplify your Stroke mechanics.

Think of a beautiful Swiss clock with all sorts of ornate gears that turn. It may be pretty to look at, but every gear is one more reason it can break down and stop working. The fewer moving parts on your body when you hit a billiards ball, the better. Try to leave your elbow up at one point in space and allow only your forearm to move, hanging down from the elbow and swinging back and forth like a clock's pendulum.

Always chalk your cue tip after every shot.

Chalking your cue increases friction between the tip and the ball. This is important when you strike the ball at any point other than the center. The chalk will help prevent the tip from slipping off the ball's surface without a clean transfer of energy.

A point of etiquette here: In a bar or social setting, do not chalk your cue once your inning at the table ends. It is the incoming player that needs the chalk!

Develop a consistent "pre-shot routine."

Learn to do the same things in the same order before each shot: walk around the table while chalking your cue and evaluate your options, make a shot selection based on the odds you assign to each offensive and defensive option you see, set your feet and body in position for the selected shot, practice a few warmup strokes, strike the ball with a clean and full stroke of the cue, then freeze at the stroke's end position before standing up and watch the cue ball come to a stop while evaluating the shot's results. This soothing, ritual pattern is a major key to developing consistency and also brings psychological comfort in times of competitive stress.

Trust your gut instincts.

There is no universal table of statistics that will tell you what the mathematically best option is at any given point in time at a pool table. The truth is that you must make choices based on cold statistics from your past experiences and temper them with a gut check on how confident you feel at the moment. The best shot on the table is always the one about which you feel most certain.

Learn the art of defense!

Most bar room players have something against defense, like it's somehow dishonorable to play a shot that doesn't intend to pocket one of your balls, but instead aims to leave your opponent no shot while improving the table for your next turn. The same players tend to look up at a widescreen TV between shots and shout "Defense!" at a football game. Somehow the logic doesn't translate for them. The truth is that the relationship between defense and offense in pool is the same as in most sports: it's a 50-50 arrangement. The two should amplify and magnify one another rather than defense being a last resort once a player can't pocket every remaining ball on the table. Learning the intricacies of defense leads to some of the most satisfying moments you will ever have at a pool table. It's subtle and takes years of experience to master; respect defense!

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Simplify your Stroke mechanics.

Think of a beautiful Swiss clock with all sorts of ornate gears that turn. It may be pretty to look at, but every gear is one more reason it can break down and stop working. The fewer moving parts on your body when you hit a billiards ball, the better. Try to leave your elbow up at one point in space and allow only your forearm to move, hanging down from the elbow and swinging back and forth like a clock's pendulum.

 plz give Professional Pool and Billiards Tips..

Use just the right ammount of power - even if you miss, you've blocked the pocket and set yourself up for a future shot.