The surest skill-building method you’ll ever try: Abandon for an entire year all playing of full-rack 8-ball (7 stripes, 7 solids, plus the 8-ball). In spite of being nationally the most widely played form of pool for amateur players, on home tables and in all billiard parlors, nothing will forever keep you at a very weak…
There are 3 or 4 aiming systems that work well but this one is foolproof and it’s the one that professional players always use when they’re faced with a particularly difficult shot that may make the difference between winning or losing the tournament. So, I encourage all Beginning and Intermediate players to work it into all their…
Place the cue ball on the foot spot and locate your chin over the shot line to the far corner pocket. You should be one step behind where the stance will be located. Apply eye shift for confirming accuracy a couple of times. Enter the set up and stance while reconfirming the shot accuracy. Eye…
The physical benefits of pool playing include low-impact toning of the back, hip, and leg muscles with the continuous bending and reaching to facilitate arm/hand setups and the exercise of cue stroking movements. And there is a surprising amount of beneficial walking – a typical 2-hour 8-ball session often provides 100 trips around the 28…
Click on the arrow in the above picture to view the video I created for QC players wanting to learn a great way to replace their cue tips. (Printable details below.) Click the following link to a two-page pdf for printing all the below instructions if you’d like to have a handy copy at your workbench whenever you’re replacing a tip: How to replace…
This is quite an historic video, because this consecutive run of 366 balls is the highest run by any pool player ever captured on film or videotape. The highly instructive player-review commentary by the player, John Schmidt and table-owner Bill Marop, was added after the run was captured on video. John Schmidt made headlines and fans…
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GAME OF BILLIARDS as concisely and entertainingly outlined by the cue sports’ foremost present-day historian, Michael Shamos. He’s the curator of the Billiards Archive, the world-famous storehouse of information about billiards (located in Pittsburgh, PA.). He’s the world’s leading authority on the lore and history of billiards. “The history of…
Some years ago, this George Fels’ great article appeared in Billiards Digest magazine. It runs 4 pages and you may enjoy reading the thoughts of a skilled and articulate billiards writer who is also a superlative non-pro Straight Pool player who routinely runs 80s, 90s and often 100s (seven sequential racks, plus). A number of these gems will…
We all miss shots. This short video from Dr Dave demonstrates how to check for mistakes in our stance and stroke fundamentals. Ten things to work on for better play… More Articles
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