A chaotic system is one that shows sensitivity to initial conditions. Any uncertainty in the initial state of the given system, no matter...

If you arrive at a point in the game and find yourself losing your edge, just slow down. Take two steps back. Attempt to slow the stroke...

Pro and amateur billiards is on a swing in the right direction. That is the mindset that I want to program into the mass collective and...

It is one thing to miss a shot, but you need to find out why. There is a big difference between a reason and an excuse for missing shots....

Going through the elements of your pre-shot routine in pool does not have to look like Step One then Step Two then Step Three then Step...

See Part one here. Stance part 2. In this article we will cover more about stance and how it relates to your shooting technique. In order...

Kicking System to Make the Pocket When you have an object ball in the jaws and need to go three rails to pocket it (Diagram 1), use this...

Every player who has played an important match knows that feeling of having nervous butterflies. Your breathing becomes short and...

Alpha and Omega The beginning of our conversation starts with four fundamentals of billiards which are: stance, grip, bridge and stroke....

The first thing a gamesman does is to start testing and probing his opponent’s attitudes and mental stability. This is done by seemingly...

Aspects in pool: As you can see on the scheme, aspects of pool are a man, surroundings and goals. The Man On the top of the story is the...

First of all, let’s properly describe the term sharking. To people who lose, their first complaint (and justification for losing) was...

For this blog post Jacqueline Karol is pleased to introduce Kelly Linzy, one of her top students, as a guest commentator. I’m obsessed...

A lot of people do not make it very far in pool simply because they don’t have a good bridge. You can play world class pool with only an...

The pre-shot routine is a much talked and written about phenomenon in the game of golf, and as important as it is in golf, it is also...

The key to avoiding a miscue is to examine your cue tip. Here are ways you can be sure your tip is in tip top shape! Photo: Jackie...

In this video I walk you through a trick shot and explain how to find a good playing cue. It’s important to find a good cue to make good...

Dominic Esposito has done it again. He is introducing a new cue that will change the way you play. We all know and love the Drill...

Last time I described the situation where your opponent has executed a safety, placing the cue ball behind a cluster and you have to kick...

As a pool instructor the topic of jumping almost always comes up. For some students it’s the appeal of the trick shot while others simply...