I’m a huge believer in building a solid stroke. When it comes to playing pool, the only action you take playing the game is contacting the cue ball by stroking your cue. That’s it. After millions of balls pocketed and thousands of games played that’s all anyone who plays pool... View Article
YouTube is your best friend when it comes to learning about pool. Whether you’re looking to watch a few matches or find some instructional material, you can always find what you need. For instructional videos, it’s tough to find anything recent, but it doesn’t matter too much since most information... View Article
The best way to learn pool is through practice, but if you want to become a great player or accelerate your learning nothing can substitute learning from the best. Watching pool and studying how players approach certain shots will help with your shot selection and safety strategies, which will make... View Article
Hanging balls can sometimes seem like the pool gods gift to the game during the middle of a match, but although the ball might be easy to make not everything is as simple as it seems. A beginner pool player sees a ball hanging in the corner pocket and thinks... View Article
One of the coolest and most useful shots to use when in a jam, the bank shot is a shot worth mastering which takes both skill and knowledge to execute. For any beginner looking to learn about banking, check out the banking lesson to learn the basics of aiming a... View Article
Two elements of pool are needed to run out a rack during every game: pocketing and position. The easier the shots you leave yourself during a rack, the better chance you have of running out and beating your opponent. One of the simplest methods to get good position is to... View Article
Pool is a fun game that is great entertainment for anyone at any age. The game is simple, you put the balls in the holes and voila, you should win the game. However, if you’ve never played the game before there are probably a few aspects of the game that... View Article
There are several positional and defensive shots which can help your game a lot if you practice them. The key to getting good at these pool shots is to shoot them over and over and observe what happens when you shoot the shots, so you can figure out how to... View Article
During a pool match it’s not uncommon for the cue ball to get into a place that’s difficult to reach. Especially if you’re playing on a 9 foot table. During any match you might not be able to reach the cue ball on multiple occasions. Even if you can reach... View Article
When you get ball in hand your first instinct is to put the cue ball straight in line with the object ball. That’s because we want to make the easiest shot we can when we’re at the table. If a straight in shot is the easiest shot, why is it... View Article
