Lesson 9: Cue Ball Control…Drawing the Cue Ball! “Drawing the cue ball” is the first of several advanced techniques for position play. Success in this area requires a very loose “grip” and a firm “bridge”. The cue must accelerate through the cue ball upon impact and the cue must maintain a level plane movement. Drawing […]

Using the same “template of practice” as in Segment #18 a player can quickly see the results and subsequent position benefits of applying different spins to the cue ball. When it is necessary to make the cue ball travel around the table with little effort, full side (lateral) spin will do the trick. A table […]

Lesson 10: Cue Ball Control…Lateral (side) Spin – The use of “lateral (side) spin” on the cue ball is an advanced technique usually reserved for top players. The cue ball takes on many control issues with “side” spin, plus effects of “squirt” and “curve” are learning steps to success. Understanding “side spin” is a challenge […]

When getting position becomes more difficult because of blocking balls, and the cue ball must end up in a specific place for the next shot, a “template of practice” can be used to learn the effect of the spin applied. High English that is practiced with a specific purpose in mind will result in shot […]

Lesson 6: Aiming – The first part of “aiming” is to establish the “object ball travel line”. This line is very simple to calculate and is a straight line from the center of the object ball to the center of the pocket opening determined for each shot. Shooting 15 balls without a cue ball will […]

Shooting with inside English and increased speed is often difficult. Focused practice applied to this “identity” shot is one of the most important measurements of game success when drawing a ball is not an option to get around the table…using the “center of the table” as a reference point for the cue ball travel. Maintain […]

Pool Lessons How to Break the Balls by Charlie Bryant while at the Super Billiards Expo in Valley Forge, PA in March, 2008. See more at www.insidepoolmag.com https://youtube.com/watch?v=bkByJCwTqSo%26f%3Duser_uploads%26app%3Dyoutube_gdata

Part II on how to aim a bank shot https://youtube.com/watch?v=wdeLBztvv9E%26f%3Dvideos%26app%3Dyoutube_gdata

Amateur pool player makes a lucky jump shot https://youtube.com/watch?v=oRBz1bDquZw%26f%3Dvideos%26app%3Dyoutube_gdata

For beginners, experienced players please critique. https://youtube.com/watch?v=–IObf19GVM%26f%3Dvideos%26app%3Dyoutube_gdata