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By Matthew Sherman, About.com Guide to Pool / Billiards

Cueing To Play

Wednesday April 30, 2008
Personal Pool Cue Details The shooter has screwed up might not be referring to a gross miss at the table, but the closing together of component parts to create a ... Read More

Missus Meet Mister, Mister Meet Missus

Wednesday April 23, 2008
Mr. & Mrs. Billiards When Mr. meets Mrs. pool can become more fun than a barrel of monkeys or an irreconcilable difference. This is a truly fun game to play ... Read More

Stunt Pool

Friday April 18, 2008
Come To Stunt Pool School, It’s Cool If you've been feeling safe at pool lately, it's high time to take a chance on some advanced stunt work with this game. Play ... Read More

Last Pocket Fun

Friday April 18, 2008
Last Pocket Eights Variation Give this Eight Ball variation a whirl. It's excellent fun and develops your skill with the highly important key ball. For millions of players, especially in ... Read More

Six Balls

Thursday April 17, 2008
The Noble Game of Six Ball It seems a simple pool calculation indeed. Remove one ball from Seven Ball or three balls from Nine Ball and the game is easier, ... Read More

Draw Like A Champ

Friday April 11, 2008
Draw gives many players fits. Most of the problems lie in aiming too low or high on the cue ball and dropping the arm into the shot, thus raising ... Read More

Two Foot Pool

Wednesday April 9, 2008
I received an interesting letter recently, which began, "Matt... Enjoy reading your articles on line, and was looking at the one talking about the stance and 45 degrees to ... Read More

The Cross Shot

Tuesday April 8, 2008
The power to cross the table’s width at will is never to be underestimated. Most beginners and many intermediates have no idea what to do with this stroke. This one ... Read More

Draw Back, O Man

Tuesday April 8, 2008
Here’s a delightful stroke you can learn to aim in moments with our guide. This is simply a pretty shot, as the cue ball pockets one ball and then serenely, ... Read More

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