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By Matthew Sherman, About.com Guide

How To Plan An Eight Ball Run Correctly Created: Monday, June 17, 2013 Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013
Those who fail to plan certainly plan to fail in eight ball. I'll show you how to concoct a pro-like runout instead.
What To Expect From A Pool Lesson Created: Thursday, June 13, 2013 Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013
I loved watching the regional qualifier for the East Coast 9-Ball Championship at First Break Cafe, in between this pool lesson--get a look at what a teacher can do for your game.
How To Run Like A Fiend In 8-Ball Created: Friday, June 07, 2013 Updated: Friday, June 07, 2013
Ten Ways To Lose In Eight Ball is the name of the game in this article.
Tips For Making More Bank Shots Created: Thursday, June 06, 2013 Updated: Thursday, June 06, 2013
Many tips on better banks, double banks, intentional double kiss banks, etc. Here is a thing that has helped me make a lot more banks successfully. Nine of ten banks that are missed are missed wher...
Bank Shot - Magic Spot Advice For A Multi-Rail Bank Shot Created: Friday, February 11, 2011 Updated: Thursday, June 06, 2013
Sinking a clever, multi-cushion bank shot is made simple using this aim method. Presented by About.com's good friend, Marcel Elfers of Washington.
How To Cut Rail Shots In Pool And Billiards Created: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, June 05, 2013
The last player I showed this move made nine balls in a row along the rail after struggling with the shot for months.
Billiards Bridge Length - Make Your Percentage Soar Created: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Follow-up on last night's email I sent you (attached with my note today). Today, I thought I would look at books to see what was said about my identified issues. I started with yours. I carefully r...
Bridge Notes And Other Billiards Lessons Created: Friday, May 31, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
More notes from a flurry of billiards lessons this past weekend, starting with "Bridge Notes".
Vision And Running The Table Created: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
A billiards lesson helps a player run more tables, and hopefully you as well.
How To Do The Fundamentals Of Pool And Billiards Created: Friday, May 24, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Get your game in gear with this guide to the fundamentals of the magnificent cue sports, snooker, pool and billiards.
How To Execute Special Combinations And Caroms Created: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Today's article highlights how to enact certain unusual shots that come up every so often on the billiards tables. Hang on for some fairly interesting moves and get ready to impress your friends at...
Pocket Billiards At Sea, Cruising With James Bond Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Pool on the high seas, my friends. And all you care to eat with OO7 himself.
Position Play In Billiards Created: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Position play in billiards eludes many players, except for the readers of this and other fine articles at About.com. Check it out.
Ignorance Of Rules Is No Excuse In Nicaragua Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sports in Nicaragua can hinge on the bizarre if you are unaware of the local rules. A humorous look.
How To Become A Professional Pool Player - Master Player Instructions Created: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
How to become a professional pool player by skipping the hours of tedious drills and instead doing my preferred billiards training methods, while having a lot of fun.
Pool Rack - To Tap Or Not To Tap Is Hamlet's Pool Rack Question Created: Saturday, February 14, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Forming a firm pool rack could involve tapping or is it rapping? We explore how to stymie your opponent the legal way in billiards.
Pool Marathon Billiard Game Triumph Created: Monday, October 13, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
How does a three-day billiard game appeal to you? Two dudes might have just broken the billiard game marathon record.
The Star Way To Forward Your Own Pool Teaching Created: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Pool teaching experts should admit--there are things you may do to better teach yourself billiards.
Shooting Pool - The Best Habits Involve Keeping A Running Tab Created: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
When shooting pool, make sure you are not shooting through your own personal tabs on the game. One hot tip!
Pool Player - Which Kind Are You? Created: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Which kind of pool player are you? Take our quick pool shooter assessment and discover more about your game.
Learn About Pool Aiming Systems - Sharpen With This Pool Knife Of A Drill Created: Friday, July 16, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The best pool aiming systems continually refine your eye and mind. This technique will sharpen your billiards vision.
Carabao Reasons - 2 Wrong Ways And 1 Right Way For Shooting Pool With English Created: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Shooting pool with english, you are likely to miss your target or miscue without using the methods I describe. Here are reasons to shoot with carabao english or parallel english.
3 Pro Techniques For Your Choice Of Bank Shot Created: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
What makes a bank shot so difficult? You are not aiming at a typical target but an imagined rail point.
Billiards Instruction Created: Thursday, July 09, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
You asked for it this billiards instruction! Ten of the obvious (to me, and soon to you) errors pool shooters make to lose games, throw off their rhythm, and ruin and otherwise good evening of pool.
Ghost Ball Usage - Sectional Pool Aim and The Ghost Ball Created: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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.
7 Kinds Of English And When To Use Them Created: Friday, January 25, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
7 Kinds Of English And When To Use Them? Dig into our billiards plays with relish because you're about to learn english many players don't know.
Pool Induced Throw - Counteract It, Master It Created: Monday, December 24, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
How to cure Collision Induced Throw, (CIT) different than the throw brought on by english, aka Spin Induced Throw (SIT). What is the big difference between fast and slow strokes on that test #5 as ...
Eyes And The Pool Stroke - Dominant Or Not? Created: Thursday, September 27, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Most people are somewhat ambiocular, which is to say that there are varying degrees of "dominant" eyesight from one side or the other. A lot of top players in a variety of stick-and-ball sports are...
How Billiards Experts Stroke The Cue Stick Created: Monday, September 10, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
How billiards experts stroke the cue stick is less a matter of debate than of fact. I give 17 reasons why every good billiards player shoots a certain way.
How To Shoot Backhand English Successfully - Begin With Correct Alignment Created: Thursday, March 22, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Here's how backhand english can do wonders for your pool game if your alignment and eye placement is correct.
English Mistakes - Avoid Them Using Secrets Of Sidespin Created: Friday, January 13, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Avoid costly english mistakes with these secrets of sidespin. Put pro and hustler knowledge to work for you now.
Carom Billiards Genius – One Ball To Glory Created: Monday, October 24, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The expert carom billiardist loves the same cue ball that jilts the novice. Your true pool love is based on devotion to cue ball practice and we show you how to work the cue ball like an expert.

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