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- Nine Ball Break - How Can You Smash A Nine Ball Break?…Created: 2009-11-06 @ 15:56:49 EST Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 16:04:03 EST
A reader asks, "Help me out, please, with my Nine Ball break. My thing is I’m having trouble smashing the Nine Ball break wide open..."… - Pool Drill Workout - Notes From A Dominic Esposito Pool Drill Workou…Created: 2009-11-04 @ 09:30:34 EST Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 09:48:52 EST
I've been reviewing my pool drill notes from a recent session with Dominic Esposito, better known as "The Drill Instructor" of pool. His pro-level pool drill workouts are of the highest s… - Jump Break Cue - Buy (Or Don't Buy) A Pool Jump Break Cue?…Created: 2009-10-30 @ 14:30:59 EDT Updated: 2009-10-30 @ 15:27:31 EDT
I am answering a probing question today regarding that ultimate show stopper, the jump break cue. Do you need a jump break cue at all or should you separate tools?… - Pool Shot Technique - A Common Error Repaired In Pool Shot Technique…Created: 2009-10-26 @ 15:34:11 EDT Updated: 2009-10-26 @ 15:41:46 EDT
A common pool shot technique blunder is to be just off your aim target—oh your stick is pointed straight ahead through the center of the cue ball—but you are not aimed to where … - Stroke Trainer - We Review The CueTrack Stroke TrainerCreated: 2009-10-09 @ 09:29:54 EDT
The CueTrack stroke trainer as invented by Tony Mattina is a powerful billiards improvement device. We give it a full review in this article… - Internet Quiz - Which Pool James Bond Are You? - Internet QuizCreated: 2009-10-08 @ 15:38:16 EDT Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 15:41:36 EDT
Take Our Internet Quiz To Determine Something Singularly Unimportant -- Which Pool James Bond Are You, Really?… - Pool Books - Absolutely To Die For Pool BooksCreated: 2009-10-08 @ 14:57:30 EDT Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 15:06:36 EDT
Pool books to die for--It’s not too soon to plan your holiday shopping lists… - Custom Cue - Brand Recommendations From An Expert For Your Custom CueCreated: 2009-10-07 @ 13:53:34 EDT
“Which brand or maker of custom cue should I try and buy, Matt?” is heard at many of my pool lessons. Here's what I say… - Shooting Pool Accurately - No Poked Stroke - Shooting PoolCreated: 2009-10-06 @ 21:14:14 EDT Updated: 2009-10-06 @ 21:34:05 EDT
Shooting pool accurately involves a smooth, non-poked stroke. Here's how! 4 ways to do it… - Pool Trainer - Interview With CueTrack Pool Trainer InventorCreated: 2009-09-24 @ 10:15:39 EDT
A pool trainer product has come to my attention, one which I am more excited by than anything I’ve seen on the market in over a decade… - Kick Shot Pool - The Kick Shot Aimed In PoolCreated: 2009-09-17 @ 19:36:33 EDT Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 21:08:41 EDT
A kick shot in pool is the annoying little bugger where you need to drive the cue ball to a cushion before it rebounds to strike your target object ball. The pool kick shot can be converted to a de… - Billiards Lesson - The Chin Lock Billiards LessonCreated: 2009-09-15 @ 21:41:51 EDT Updated: 2009-09-15 @ 21:52:51 EDT
Yet another powerful billiards lesson today, as I’ll share with you how to lock your alignment into place to see the targets for your cue ball. This is how the pros firm their choice of shot… - Three Ball Tight Rack - A Look At The New Pool Tight RackCreated: 2009-09-08 @ 21:28:02 EDT Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 21:43:42 EDT
I’ve been preaching about busting open a tight rack of balls, but how can you have a tight rack without a quality racking device--like this pool 3-Ball Rack?… - Pool Break - Demolish Your 9-Ball Pool BreakCreated: 2009-09-05 @ 17:11:21 EDT Updated: 2009-09-05 @ 17:35:10 EDT
An interesting pool break question today from a devoted website reader. A fellow writes to ask if… - Nine Ball - Nineation, A New Variation On Traditional Nine Ball PoolCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 14:19:58 EDT
Why did I invent a new Nine Ball pool game? And what are its variations on regular Nine Ball rules?… - Pool Lesson - Control Speed With Grip Force - Top Pool LessonCreated: 2009-09-01 @ 20:17:05 EDT Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 20:24:45 EDT
A quality today. How to absolutely control ball speed using grip force... flow the stroke even better, letting the cue stick pass lightly through your hand… - Trick Shot - The Cut Spun Trick ShotCreated: 2009-08-31 @ 19:11:34 EDT Updated: 2009-08-31 @ 19:18:34 EDT
I'm proud of Marcel Elfers, a pool student from Mountlake Terrace, Washington who pulled off this pool trick shot recently in competition. He writes… - World Record Book - Pool Shooter Enters Guinness World Record BookCreated: 2009-08-29 @ 17:40:42 EDT Updated: 2009-08-29 @ 17:45:03 EDT
If you care about philanthropy, you should be proud of Rikki Cunningham, who helped a family in need this week, raising dollars while shooting his way into the world record book at the same time… - Three-Ball Usage - Playing Three-Ball As An AssessmentCreated: 2009-08-26 @ 18:54:18 EDT Updated: 2009-08-26 @ 19:03:28 EDT
Three Ball is a fast, furious and fun pool game. It comes to mind as one of my recent lessons writes back to me… - Pool Speed - Gauge Pool Speed Accurately Against Natural RollCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 18:14:50 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 18:15:45 EDT
More About "Natural Play" And Pool Speed -- Check your pool speed against what we experts call pocket billiards "natural speed"… - Pool Babes - Why Aren't The Hottest Pool Babes Hotter?Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:58:18 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 18:06:38 EDT
Please forgive me for being indulgent with today's rant about pool babes. I try to not be one who judges babes by appearance alone but these women are… - Pool Tournament - 10 Ways Not To Lose Your Shirt - Pool TournamentCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 17:37:28 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 17:48:45 EDT
Great pool tournament question today from a reader who is also a successful poolroom owner… - Pool Arm - Consciously Choose To Tuck Or Not Tuck The Pool ArmCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 17:26:20 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 17:28:50 EDT
Tuck the pool arm elbow? I show you how this tip could save your pool game now… - How To Rack Pool Balls - How To Rack Pool Balls TightlyCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 17:14:39 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 17:16:07 EDT
How to rack pool balls better is the question answered today with a a few secrets in this feature… - Pool Ball - A Stroke Skill Shot To Help On Any Future Pool BallCreated: 2009-07-31 @ 21:47:47 EDT
Here’s an almost cure-all for the ordinary boring drill of pool ball aiming. Set the cue ball and any other pool ball as illustrated and shoot it in the pocket just 3 times… - Straight Shot - Drill It, Kill It! (How To Sink A Straight Shot)Created: 2009-07-30 @ 19:46:25 EDT
Drill Your Next Straight Shot - Bar none, beginning and intermediate pool shooters (and not a few experts) are stymied shooting a straight shot, one where the cue ball and the target object ball re… - Stop Shots - Learn How To Perfect Your Pool Stroke With Stop ShotsCreated: 2009-07-30 @ 19:29:16 EDT Updated: 2009-07-30 @ 19:48:24 EDT
Allison Fisher and other top pros hit outstanding stop shots every time. Why? Let's explore together, pool student… - Pool Ball - A Stroke Skill Shot To Help On Any Future Pool BallCreated: 2009-07-30 @ 19:18:45 EDT
Here’s an almost cure-all for the ordinary boring drill of pool ball aiming. Set the cue ball and any other pool ball as illustrated and shoot it in the pocket just 3 times… - Corner Pocket - Improve Play To The Corner Pocket With This ShotCreated: 2009-07-30 @ 19:03:17 EDT Updated: 2009-07-30 @ 19:47:47 EDT
Four factors make a given pool shot an added challenge, particularly to a corner pocket. This shot solves three of the problems… - Bank Shot - 3 Pro Techniques For Your Choice Of Bank ShotCreated: 2009-07-29 @ 19:43:03 EDT Updated: 2009-07-29 @ 19:50:18 EDT
What makes a bank shot so difficult? You are not aiming at a typical target but an imagined rail point… - 9-Ball Pool Games - Cut Down Variant For 9-Ball Pool GamesCreated: 2009-07-29 @ 19:26:13 EDT Updated: 2009-07-29 @ 19:31:24 EDT
I recently shared my personal 9-Ball pool games variation, called Nineation. Here’s another delightful 9-Ball pool game of whimsy that I call Cut Down 9-Ball… - Three Ball - A Craze Worth Checking In On Called, "Three Ball"Created: 2009-07-25 @ 18:18:28 EDT Updated: 2009-07-25 @ 18:22:50 EDT
Three Ball is a terrific little game that looks easier than it is and provides some interesting wrinkles. See more about gambling and playing this wondrous pool game… - Play 9-Ball Better In Competition - Play 9-BallCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 17:55:10 EDT
Are you planning to play 9-Ball for an upcoming tournament or simply enjoy the game? A devoted reader asked me yesterday about how they might… - Billiard Player - Where To Hold The Fingers - Billiard PlayerCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 17:18:10 EDT Updated: 2009-07-25 @ 17:39:53 EDT
Listen, billiards player! Here's where to hold the fingers (four hand designs/shapes)… - Winners At Pool Halls - Use This Hand Technique At Pool HallsCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 17:02:31 EDT Updated: 2009-07-25 @ 17:06:56 EDT
What number of grip do you most often use to play at your area pool halls?… - Mosconi The Movie: Casting Call Including Your Feedback For MosconiCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:24:51 EDT Updated: 2009-07-25 @ 17:04:11 EDT
Mosconi The Movie: Casting Call Including Your Feedback… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:12:27 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:12:07 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:11:48 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:11:28 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:11:09 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:10:10 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:01:36 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:00:26 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:00:03 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 15:59:39 EDT Updated: 2009-07-25 @ 16:01:08 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Trick ShootCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 15:56:10 EDT Updated: 2009-07-25 @ 15:56:10 EDT
Out photo shoot from a wild and wooly trick shot that should be rarely attempted… - Stance - The Ultimate Stance GuideCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 10:42:50 EDT Updated: 2009-07-25 @ 10:59:34 EDT
Listing some of the best of our many stance techniques and tips at the respected About.com… - Pool Hall Culture - This Is What Makes For A Top Pool HallCreated: 2009-07-21 @ 19:56:41 EDT Updated: 2009-07-21 @ 20:07:18 EDT
Robert Byrne has published more books on the pool hall culture than any other author. In 1993 he wrote a feature for Billiards Digest entitled "My Dream Room", in which he listed twenty-t… - The Worst Pool Advice I’ve Ever ReceivedCreated: 2009-07-21 @ 19:37:19 EDT
[b]Sound Off On The Stink Of Bad Advice[/b] There are many pool teachers who hone their craft constantly. These countless unsung heroes of pool tell it like it is and help improve your ga… - Pool Instructions - Fighting The Dragons Of PoolCreated: 2009-07-21 @ 19:15:39 EDT Updated: 2009-07-21 @ 19:21:03 EDT
Fighting the dragons of the pool world, together at About.com… - Break Shot - Two Moves For An Outstanding Break ShotCreated: 2009-07-20 @ 20:31:46 EDT
Break Shot Moves For Beginners And Advanced Pool Shooters… - How To Shoot Pool - Competition Tips - How To Shoot PoolCreated: 2009-07-20 @ 18:55:53 EDT Updated: 2009-07-20 @ 19:29:31 EDT
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 - How To Shoot PoolCreated: 2009-07-20 @ 18:54:46 EDT
Learn from my coaching of regional and national champs how to shoot pool better in competition and friendly play… - Pool Bodies - Get Those Billiards Heads Right On Those Pool BodiesCreated: 2009-07-15 @ 21:21:33 EDT Updated: 2009-07-15 @ 21:45:19 EDT
Make your pool bodies right, folks. Set your head well before you ever stroke the ball… - 9-Ball Break - Two Moves For An Improved 9-Ball BreakCreated: 2009-07-15 @ 21:04:14 EDT Updated: 2009-07-15 @ 21:13:08 EDT
I teach you a 9-Ball break with amazing results… - Billiards Rack - Stars Of 9-Ball: The Movie Smash A Billiards RackCreated: 2009-07-15 @ 20:47:47 EDT Updated: 2009-07-15 @ 20:58:42 EDT
This movie has long been in the "billiards rack", the works if you will, and the rumor mill runs high now that the lovely and talented Jennifer Barretta has been added to the cast. What s… - Jerry Orbach - Outstanding Celebrity Pool Player Jerry OrbachCreated: 2009-07-15 @ 19:42:08 EDT
It's time for me to share a few tales about Jerry Orbach, legend of stage, screen--and pocket billiards… - Contacting the Pool & Billiards GuideUpdated: 2009-10-29 @ 15:00:44 EDT
Contact Matt Sherman, Pool & Billiards Guide at About, for answers to your pool playing questions… - Mike Sigel - Great Pool Shooter, Mike SigelUpdated: 2009-10-28 @ 10:38:34 EDT
Mike Sigel, aka "Captain Hook", is a fine pool shooter whose biography reads through one of pool's most exciting decades… - Karen Corr in 9-Ball The Movie - Karen Corr Stars in 9-Ball…Updated: 2009-10-20 @ 14:31:51 EDT
A company has attached Karen Corr and other pool greats to appear in 9-Ball: The Movie, coming soon (hopefully) at a theater near you. Here are the latest details… - Cue Tips - Exploring Different Brands Of Cue Tips For Replacements…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 14:16:16 EDT
Whether you plan to exchange cue tips immediately or no, here's a closer look at what billiards pros are into lately for their cue tips… - Play Pool - Easy Draws It - Play Pool RightUpdated: 2009-10-09 @ 14:15:15 EDT
Want to play pool like the masters? Use these simple techniques to "suck the rock with massive draw" and play pool right… - Pool Game - Stroke To Improve Your Pool Game Now…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 14:14:49 EDT
The best advice for your pool game are these secrets of the pool stroke, found nowhere else online. Build your pool game now… - Corner Pocket - This Billiards Table Will Never Use A Corner Pocket…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 14:14:17 EDT
Our story on round tables has got everyone wondering, “Why do I need a corner pocket?” Craftsman Tim Meyers tells his “no more corner pocket” story this week… - Three-Ball Usage - Playing Three-Ball As An Assessment…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 14:12:59 EDT
Three Ball is a fast, furious and fun pool game. It comes to mind as one of my recent lessons writes back to me… - Billiards Congress of America - Interview With Ken Tewksbury - Billi…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 09:41:42 EDT
My trophies at the school those are from my playing time. I don’t consider them much any longer as that was yesterday—200 plaques and trophies sounds like a lot but put in content… - Billiards One On One Instruction - Center Ball Strokes - Billiards O…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 09:31:02 EDT
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… - Billiards One On One Instruction - Center Ball Strokes - Billiards O…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 09:30:43 EDT
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… - Bank Shots In Pool & Billiards - Sinking More Balls - Bank Shot Tech…Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 19:11:20 EDT
Aiming bank shots in pool and billiards with precision is easy, if you use this method, which relies upon an aiming secret you already know… - Pool Review - Ungloves Finger Slides - Pool Gloves Review Of Billiar…Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 15:07:37 EDT
Read our pool review on revolutionary billiards equipment, finger slides a.k.a. "ungloves"… - The Classic Pool Stroke, Flowing MotionUpdated: 2009-09-04 @ 15:11:48 EDT
The classic pool stroke is a throwing motion. And, as you'll learn, the "right angle myth" held to by many instructors actually should be banned from pool instruction forever… - Billiards One On One Instruction - Center Ball Strokes - Billiards O…Updated: 2008-05-30 @ 19:09:06 EDT
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…