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Understanding The Tangent Line
First let’s understand what the tangent line is. Let’s use the engineers wording of the tangent line. The tangent line is a line 90 degrees to the line of the center of two balls at impact. Not let’s say it so we can understand it. The tangent line is the line between the balls when […]
Basic Banking
Angle in equals angle out. This mantra of banking is correct, sometimes. Unfortunately, for players trying to pocket an elusive bank shot to win a game, this conventional wisdom sometimes clouds their judgement, causing a missed shot. When faced with a fairly straight forward bank shot where the object ball is no more than one […]
The Stop Shot – The Most Important Shot in Pool
Almost every average or above average league player can make the cue ball stop on a straight in Many good players can stop the cue ball perfect on any straight in shot, but don’t actually know why it stops, and if you don’t know exactly why the cue ball stops on a straight in shot, […]
Never Stop Working On Your Stroke
First, let me define what a good stroke is and what it looks like. A good stroke is a beautiful throwing motion under the elbow. The reason I say “under the elbow” is because if the elbow moves during the stroke, that movement changes where the tip will strike the cue ball, resulting in a […]
A Tip To Help You Win, or Keep You From Losing
Some pool playing tips are designed to help you play better and win, while others are designed to keep you from losing — is there a difference? There is a shot that most pros refer to as the most difficult shot on the table and when they think about the shot, their eyes roll back […]
Solitary Practice
The value of a practice partner can be enormous, but you won’t always have another player available when you get the notion to work on your game. Solitary practice can be very rewarding when you have a drill that can be made progressively harder as your skill level rises. This progressive practice is a powerful […]
Merry Christmas From My Pool School
Once again, America’s joyous Christmas season is upon us and with it comes the fun but hectic job of buying gifts for all your favorite people. Whether you are scurrying from store to store, or buying online, or even going to one store and buying everything you need for everyone on the afternoon of December […]
What To Look At
As I work with my students and give seminars and classes at the national level events that I have attended in the past, one of the commonly asked questions that I get from less experienced players is “What should I be looking at when I hit the cue ball – the ball that I’m trying […]