*See Part 1 and Part 2 Comfort: You have finally placed your legs beside the cue in a balanced position. It is the time to bend towards...

Have you ever wondered how the professional players have such pinpoint control of where the cue ball goes? They make it look effortless....

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...

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

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

The lesson for today is The Pro Side of the Pocket. Anytime you have a ball close to the rail you want to go for the pocket based on...

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...

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...

I was 17 years old and was just starting to get my feet wet with serious competition. J.R.’s weekly 8-ball tournament in Lancaster,...

If you look around the room and don’t see any suckers….you are the sucker! You have stripes here. You are snookered and have only one...

To pause or not to pause? And that can be debated every which way—some do as part of their shooting pattern and some don’t. Early on,...

Pool tip of the Day Breaks not brakes! Ha! Although I have posted the importance of the break here before, I thought I would highlight...

Playing pool in stressful situations can cause some anxiety and jitters. This is commonly referred to as nerves. Most pool players have...

One of the most rewarding things about playing pool is that pool is a great equalizer. It amazes me how I can still be competitive with...

In pool, as In life, it is the little things you do over and over that create the reality you experience, and it is your thoughts which...

Consistency? We all want it, we all strive for it, all of the great players seem to have it. Why can’t we seem to achieve it and why...

Vast casino empires are built on a house advantage of a few percent. In the long run, tiny advantages can compound into major gains. What...