Hello and welcome back to the Hot Seat. It has been a awhile since you started working on improving your ball pocketing skills. How did...

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 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...

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...

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...

Your opponent has executed a safety, placing the cue ball behind a cluster and you have to kick out and make a good hit. Do you walk up...

If you look around the room and don’t see any suckers…you are the sucker! You have stripes here. You are now on the 8-ball. Your opponent...

One of the key skills in playing one pocket is the ability to wait. Having the patience to wait long enough for your opponent to make a...

Have you lost the match before hitting the ball? I sure have! Tourney director calls your name, your head spins around. Who is your...

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,...

On the first day of pool school, I point out that if you can’t deliver the cueball where you think it has to go, nothing else matters....

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...

There are several things you should consider when you decide to take pool lessons. Cost and convenience are secondary decisions. It takes...

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 November of 2007, the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Louisville, Kentucky, played host to the $20,000 added CSI Qlympics. A...