Matt "Quick Draw" Sherman, author of Picture Yourself Shooting Pool, has appeared dozens of times in major newspapers and popular TV channels promoting and teaching the sport of pool and other entertainment.

Sherman has taught hundreds pool fundamentals and advanced techniques while directing leagues, tournaments, charity events and adult ed courses. He is a “pool physician,” curing student faults in moments, and innovates teaching tools such as "Gopher Eight Ball."

Sherman is a columnist for InsidePool Magazine and has appeared internationally on television and in print. As an entertainer and emcee, he has brought pool to CIA intelligence officers, movie actors, jazz singers and rock guitarists. He has appeared on NBC, ABC, CBS, Discovery, HGTV, VH-1, TNN, C-SPAN, and on radio, and has been quoted in the L.A. Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Las Vegas Sun, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Time and Time Europe.

He directs the University of Florida's Pool League in Gainesville, FL, which has produced six national champions. Sherman's name is permanently emblazoned as UF's multiply crowned champ, the best pool shooter among 65,000-plus university students and employees.

Sherman studied under leading pool teachers, including Donny "The Grumpy Old Coach" Lutz, who holds 50-plus years' experience on the tables and has recorded 200 pool league and tournament titles including 34 league MVPs. Lutz has been named to Pool & Billiard Magazine's Top 20 Pool Instructors. Sherman and Lutz have paired to win five doubles titles and are currently developing a pool stroke training device.

Sherman serves as a Florida Director for the Christian Pool Players Association (CPPA). CPPA members include other top instructors, players and trick shot masters, including Mike “Tennessee Tarzan” Massey, Robin “Bankroll” Dodson, Jim “King James” Rempe, Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman, Steve "Pastor of Pool" Lillis and Loree Jon Jones.

There are 54 quadrillion different pool shots you can make on any pool table--that's one mathematician's skilled estimate. But over and again in 30 years of shooting pool, I've encountered basic patterns, routines and shots to strengthen your game.

I love About.com and the chance given to show you my innovations plus classic strategy used to build pool champions for a century. I'm your Guide to Pool and Billiards adding to your enjoyment of learning better pool. Thanks for taking this pool journey with me.