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May 19, 20161 min read
Throwing Frozen Balls ~ Jacqueline Karol
The game is 9-ball here. In Diagram 1, the cue ball is frozen to the 8-ball and their line of centers are aimed to miss to the right...
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Mar 3, 20161 min read
Getting Comfortable With Your Dominant Eye. ~ Dominic Esposito
[Some very interesting information at the 2:26 mark!] We want to talk about an area you might have overlooked when you’re working hard...
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Feb 23, 20163 min read
Common Mental Mistakes. ~ Anthony Beeler {Instructional}
Most pool players lose way too many games because of poor mental decisions. They do not know how to systematically approach each shot and...
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Feb 16, 20162 min read
Massé Away. ~ Florian Kohler {Tutorial}
This time I’ll introduce you a classical masse shot played in the trick shot championship. In the WPA program this shot is rated as a...
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Nov 20, 20155 min read
Making The Right Choices. ~ Paul Potier {Instructional}
A few weeks ago, I was playing some One Pocket with a student of mine in Edmonton who has improved his game by many levels over the year...
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Jul 22, 20151 min read
Too Straight? ~ Jacqueline Karol
Imagine that the cue ball and the object ball are lined up straight and both very close to the end rail. You need to get position for the...
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Jul 20, 20152 min read
The Viking eXact Shot Shaft. ~ Dakotah Schmidtknecht {Product Review}
Hi! Dakotah Schmidtknecht here to do a review of the Viking exact shot shaft. First off, I’m no pro-shooter—I’m a VNEA B-level shooter...
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Jun 11, 20152 min read
Use An Aiming System, Pocket More Balls. ~ Jeremiah Gage
Before I get into aiming, I want to iterate the fact that you need solid fundamentals for any aiming system to be effective. It will be...
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Jun 7, 20153 min read
How It’s Made. ~ Kim Walker {Part 4}
This is part four of Kim Walker’s pool cue “How It’s Made” series—read parts one, two, three-A, and three-B to round out your knowledge....
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May 18, 20152 min read
The “Second Ball Break” In Eight Ball. ~ Paul Potier
The power breakers hit the head ball with as much energy and accuracy as they can muster. However, unless you have acquired a great skill...
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May 6, 20153 min read
In All Things, Be Composed. ~ Tim “The Monk” Miller
Once you master composure, your actions take on a different tone. In your daily life you will walk strong. Composure is not how you act,...
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Mar 29, 20152 min read
Jump Drill. ~Dominic Esposito
For some of you, it’s about time you learned how to jump a cue ball. For others, it’s time to perfect your jumping skills even more....
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Mar 27, 20151 min read
X-Rated. ~ Jacqueline Karol
This one rail kicking system is very effective and is easy to use. First, draw an imaginary X with both of the bottom points being...
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Mar 20, 20152 min read
The Hustler Masse. ~Florian Kohler
For this article, we’re going to learn an old and very famous shot from the 60’s. First seen in the movie The Hustler, starring a young...
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Mar 16, 20155 min read
Dynamite Fundamentals. ~Darren Appleton
Firstly, the game at all levels of play starts with fundamentals. With no solid fundamentals, nobody can improve or compete to a decent...
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Jan 7, 20155 min read
PoolSchool: The Stroke. ~ Boris Vidakovic {Part 1}
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...
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Dec 23, 20143 min read
PoolSchool: The Bridge. ~ Boris Vidakovic {Part 4}
Open Rail Bridge When you are in the situation that the cue ball is too close to the rail or on the rail, it is very hard to use a closed...
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Nov 30, 20143 min read
Just Showin’ Off: A Trick Shot. ~ Florian Kohler
For this column we are going to revisit a classic—probably one of the most famous—trick shot. The original version was made famous by the...
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Nov 24, 20141 min read
PoolSchool: The Bridge. ~ Boris Vidakovic {Part 3}
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...
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Nov 12, 20142 min read
How Do You Know You are a Good Pool Player? ~ Allan Sand
The level of how “good” you are is defined by your competition. For example, if you are playing with neighbors once a week around a home...
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