Three-cushion Carom Billiards From the book “Carom Billiards:  Around the World Patterns Patterns” Group A: Short Leg into Long Rail,...

Fellow pool enthusiast – let me take the time to share my background as we begin this journey to continually improve your skills.  My...

Bill Smith “Mr3Cushion” has been one of the top players in the country for all of his 40 year career as a professional 3 Cushion player....

Contact: Dr. Dave Alciatore Email: info@BilliardUniversity.org Phone: (970) 482-8229 PRESS RELEASE The Popular Billiard University...

Here is a safety you will know right away. Can you do it five times in a row? Do you have the speed skills to put the cue ball where you...

This is part two of Darren Appleton’s article on practice and tournament preparation. Part one covers practice in general, and part two...

I am one who believes that the harder the practice routine is during practice time, the more likely one is to show extreme results and...

One of the things I’m most known for in teaching pool is fundamentals. I’ve been blessed to receive many compliments from many top...

Do you practice playing pool by yourself in that infinite quest for personal perfection in the game—or at least as much perfection as you...

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...

Closed rail bridge Very often the cue ball comes close to the rail so we can not make any bridge from the playing surface, so we have to...

If you are getting inconsistent results in your break, you have an inconsistent stroke. The key to developing a good break shot is to...

The three practice techniques I’m going to describe have helped everyone that has tried them. The first is a way to practice your setup,...

The arm with which we hold the back part of the cue is the arm that forms the catch or the grip of the cue. We should answer some...

*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...

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