Control the Cue Ball
Having the little white ball do what you want is at the heart of great pool. Learn how with our simple pocket billiards solutions.
I Challenge Ralph "The Kaiser" Souquet's Draw Tips
What to do with the wrist in the draw motion? These draw tips should give you more draw than you've been getting, draw without a firm...
What to do with the wrist in the draw motion? These draw tips should give you more draw than you've been getting, draw without a firm...
Pool Speed Improves Via "Natural Play"
More About "Natural Play" And Pool Speed -- Check your pool speed against what we experts call pocket billiards "natural speed".
More About "Natural Play" And Pool Speed -- Check your pool speed against what we experts call pocket billiards "natural speed".
Pool Drawing - One Loop To Improved Draw Shots
A highly effective method for pool drawing is this--take the loop of your forefinger and thumb where they guide the billiards cue stick and...
A highly effective method for pool drawing is this--take the loop of your forefinger and thumb where they guide the billiards cue stick and...
Play Catch And Better Your Skills
Play catch as you play pool and improve your skills. Give feedback here at About.com and let us know how you did.
Play catch as you play pool and improve your skills. Give feedback here at About.com and let us know how you did.
A Training Billiards Game - "Play Catch"
Play catch, a billiards game, and learn one of the most deadly pool strokes in mere minutes.
Play catch, a billiards game, and learn one of the most deadly pool strokes in mere minutes.
Ghost Sighting Improvement - Stay Off The Runway!
Here's a strong tip for improved "ghost sighting" in pool. Stay off the runway!
Here's a strong tip for improved "ghost sighting" in pool. Stay off the runway!
Learn Pool Draw With Jab Draw
To learn draw is to know the joy of pool and billiards. A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, when I learned how to play billiards, learning great draw was the most important billiards tip to me. Forward and back--and crack! The draw stroke is off on its way. Learning draw requires a basic commitment to fundamentals--fundamentals that go right out the window when playing a jab d…
To learn draw is to know the joy of pool and billiards. A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, when I learned how to play billiards, learning great draw was the most important billiards tip to me. Forward and back--and crack! The draw stroke is off on its way. Learning draw requires a basic commitment to fundamentals--fundamentals that go right out the window when playing a jab d…
How To Pool Draw - Photos of Draw Stroke Technique
How to play pool draw is the story of watching a solid model, as with these instructional high speed draw photos. Professional draw is a learned skill but you can do it. Study these photos to learn how to play draw, billiards draw and the all-important (and frequently resorted to) pool draw shot.
How to play pool draw is the story of watching a solid model, as with these instructional high speed draw photos. Professional draw is a learned skill but you can do it. Study these photos to learn how to play draw, billiards draw and the all-important (and frequently resorted to) pool draw shot.
The Top Jump Stroke
What if you could develop a pool jump stroke--that would cause the cue ball to jump into the air after it strikes an object ball? Here's a simple tip to get your cue ball airborne.
What if you could develop a pool jump stroke--that would cause the cue ball to jump into the air after it strikes an object ball? Here's a simple tip to get your cue ball airborne.
Draw (The Cue) Better
Here is an exhaustive list of draw stroke techniques every pool and billiards player will want to aid them with the sometimes challenging draw stroke.
Here is an exhaustive list of draw stroke techniques every pool and billiards player will want to aid them with the sometimes challenging draw stroke.
The Draw Cross Shot
Crossing the table with draw spin (underspin) is not the first thought for many players--but it works. Check out this technique for pool and billiards.
Crossing the table with draw spin (underspin) is not the first thought for many players--but it works. Check out this technique for pool and billiards.
Aiming the Follow Stroke
The follow stroke in pool and billiards is often misunderstood. It's used too much and not on the right point of the cue ball.
The follow stroke in pool and billiards is often misunderstood. It's used too much and not on the right point of the cue ball.
The Draw Drag Shot
Here's a pool shot that stumps many players. How to control the cue ball and prevent it from wobbling off line? The solution is simple and elegant--if you know how.
Here's a pool shot that stumps many players. How to control the cue ball and prevent it from wobbling off line? The solution is simple and elegant--if you know how.
Snap the Break
Learning to crush a pool break in billiards is simple when you learn how. Here are super tips on breaking with style.
Learning to crush a pool break in billiards is simple when you learn how. Here are super tips on breaking with style.
Safe Breaks
Here's a break most pool shooters never consider--to their hurt. It's devastating when played at the right time on the right player!
Here's a break most pool shooters never consider--to their hurt. It's devastating when played at the right time on the right player!
Center Ball Stroke Photos
A high-speed photo study of center ball strokes in pool. Enjoy this billiards one on one instruction in the basics of center ball work.
A high-speed photo study of center ball strokes in pool. Enjoy this billiards one on one instruction in the basics of center ball work.
Tight Center Stroke Photos
I posed for these photos to aid you in how to play pool. Enjoy and watch your pool techniques soar through using our photo galleries here at About.com!
I posed for these photos to aid you in how to play pool. Enjoy and watch your pool techniques soar through using our photo galleries here at About.com!