Dominic Esposito became a Professional Pool Player at 19 years old, after 5 years of lessons with Straight Pool Champion, Thomas P. Parker, in Cleveland, Ohio. He married at age 21, but, his wife didn’t want to be married to a professional pool player. With that, he agreed to stop playing pool altogether. Some 25 years later, after the loss of his first wife, he married Linda. On the way home from a visit to his daughter’s college union hall, Linda commented about his having

The Stroke After we have discussed three out of four basic fundamentals, we come to the most important thing of all, The Stroke! If you have a good stance and know many bridges, that will never overcome your bad grip that leads to a poor stroke. But when you see and hear a sound of a good stroke, you “forgive” many flaws, and you know that you have a good player in front of you. What distinguishes players is the stroke! In order to understand the importance and real place of

There are a lot of players in the Cue sports industry; some are well known and others—not so much. Then there are the players that you should know. One of those people is Sweet David Crosby. David was born in Orlando, Florida. He is an accomplished musician, playing several instruments, and mastering several genres. He’s also an accomplished Martial Artist and a compassionate human being, but his game is pool. His only advice is that you need the Five S’s: The shot. The stanc

The first thing that strikes me about Devin Poteet is a drawl in his speech that resides somewhere between Southern and Midwestern. The “Loser Bracket Warrior,” as he was affectionately coined within the pool circuit for his ability comeback after a first round loss, is a 17 year old pool phenom from Paragould, Arkansas. Like most teenagers, Devin is a man of few words, but he graciously granted me an opportunity to speak with him about the game that rules his life. Q: When d