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Play for Position

Learn to aim the cue ball accurately, sink object balls, and set all the balls in position for upcoming shots.
Step-by-Step: How To Aim Any Bank Shot Or Kick Shot "On The Square"
how to make a bank shot or any kick shot using simple calculations.
How To Shoot Pool - Competition Tips From Top Coaching
Learn from my coaching of regional and national champs how to shoot pool better in competition and friendly play.
How To Shoot Pool - Competition Tips From Top Coaching
Learn from my coaching of regional and national champs how to shoot pool better in competition and friendly play.
Ghost Ball
Fire away with the billiards aim method commonly known as "ghost ball"... or don't...
Ghost Ball Usage - Sectional Pool Aim and The Ghost Ball
We're going back to the ghost ball method of aim to teach you sectional aim -- the ghost ball replacement method of the billiards pros.
Pool Aimer - Make Your Free Pool Aimer In 10 Seconds Or Less
A simple pool aimer is yours to own. No, it's not a Yahoo! Pool Aimer or pool buddy aimer, but it takes 10 seconds to make and use!
Two Most Important Position Tools
Start with the basics. Where would you strike the purple 12-ball to sink it inside the nearby side pocket? These are perhaps the two most vital position concepts in pool.
Box Method of Aim
The orange line bisecting this box from the center of the pocket opening through the middle of the 6-ball will indicate the contact point where the cue ball is to strike and it is extremely important in pool that...
Parallel Aiming In Pool
Note that although this has been called “the parallel aim method”, it is actually a plan to bring the edges of the pool balls together...
Aiming the Cue Ball
How does the pool professional take aim at billiard balls, those sometimes difficult-to-discern spheres far away across the table? Review our step-by-step look at traditional and professional pool and billiards aim methods.

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