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Instructions
Get to the Root
by Samm Diep
Samm Diep archive
Over time, it is not uncommonto develop unwanted kinks inour mechanics. It happens ...
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Be a Total Player
by The Monk
The Monk archive
Many of you are headed out toLas Vega for the nationals. Ofcourse you have dreams ofturning...
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Simple Rail First
by Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne archive
In both of these shots, it’s hard to hit the jawed ball first and get the cueball to...
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Good Out
by Willie Jopling
Willie Jopling archive
Place the balls just as you see them in the diagram.What you...
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A Great Response to a Difficult Leave
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
As pool players we are very fortunate to love a game in which the learning never ends. I’ve been...
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Two Elegant Solutions
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
One might think that the job of navigating a simple rectangle with a white ball would offer ...
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Patience + Commitment = Improvement
by Samm Diep
Samm Diep archive
In my clinics, I always make sure I remind people that when you learn something...
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Be a Total Player
by The Monk
The Monk archive
When I teach my Monk Master Teachers I try to instill in them the concepts...
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Close to Rail and Pocket
by Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne archive
When an object ball is close to the rail as well as close to a pocket, going rail first with the ...
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Homerun
by Willie Jopling
Willie Jopling archive
Four rails in the corner. In banks they call this a “Homerun”. If you...
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Mo’ Betta
by Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson archive
I’m determined to get better at pool. Mo’ betta. Way betta. I assume you are too....
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The Infamous “Cool Down” Stroke
by Samm Diep
Samm Diep archive
I’ve recently noticed a strange phenomenon...
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Be a Total Player
by The Monk
The Monk archive
So often players get their identify...
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Pull-back-limits
by Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne archive
In my opinion, these two shots are the best that can be done with pull-back...
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One pocket Move & Safeties
by Willie Jopling
Willie Jopling archive
This is one way to play this shot when you want to get or leave both balls over...
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Three-Rail System
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
Because our names are so similar I tend to shy away from using his given name...
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Aiming made Perfect
by The Monk
The Monk archive
Iam riding my motorcycle around the entire country. You can book a two day...
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The Plan B Exercise
by Samm Diep
Samm Diep archive
After having taken a personal hiatus from my pool training these past few months, I’m ...
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63 Combination Basics
by Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne archive
At the right is a frozen combination that isn’t aimed at the pocket. To...
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Dance Your Stance
by Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson archive
There is no one right way to stand for pool. Stance is personal. Your optimum stance is one...
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Three Dreaded Words We All Use
by Samm Diep
Samm Diep archive
So, check this out. In the 11th hour, I asked my friend Carter ...
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The First Class at The Monk Training Center
by The Monk
The Monk archive
First I would like you to sight the object ball only. Do not look at the...
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Frozen Cueball Basics
by Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne archive
If the surface of the cueball rubs against the surface of the object ball in a...
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“Miami”
by Willie Jopling
Willie Jopling archive
The shot diagramed here is a shot I made on a player they called...
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Precise Stroke and Speed
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
The first important concept that a pool player learns is that he has ...
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Bridge Better
by Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson archive
Most players take their bridge for granted. They notice when they have to make an...
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The Pull-back Carom
by Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne archive
This is good for challenges and bar bets. Can you make the 7-ball from the...
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The “Right” Shot
by Samm Diep
Samm Diep archive
A few weeks ago, I was being a railbird at a local weekly big...
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Tempo for Consistency
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
What holds my interest in pool and has for so many years is that I am always...
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One Pocket Out
by Willie Jopling
Willie Jopling archive
Willie JoplingThis diagram illustrates an excellent one pocket out and it comes up often. The object ball (the 1-ball) and the...
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Do you suffer from Pocket Billiards CDD?
by The Monk
The Monk archive
Many players today are suffering from Concentration Deficiency Disorder....
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Ga Young Kim: En Route to Victory
by Samm Diep
Samm Diep archive
On Friday, February 16th, I stopped by the Wynkoop downtown to check out...
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How Do I Get Better at this Game?
by The Monk
The Monk archive
So often I receive letters with the question “How do I get better at this...
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Push-throughs
by Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne archive
In the diagram belowt, hitting the 1-ball will send the 9-ball into the pocket off...
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ONE POCKET OUT
by Willie Jopling
Willie Jopling archive
The diagram illustrates another out shot that I see players...
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The Four-Ball Exercise
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
It uses only four balls and is called—get ready for this—the four-ball exercise. I want to share it this month with a short discussion of how it works and its...
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Cutting With Stun
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
Last month we discussed what is called the tangent line and...
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PoolVision
by Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson archive
The longer we’ve played the more shots we’ve seen. The more we shoot, the more shots we...
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Don’t Give up - Unless You’re Giving up a Bad Habit
by Sammie Diep
Sammie Diep archive
Our Women’s Masters Team is a third of the way into the new...
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Draw Shots
by Willie Jopling
Willie Jopling archive
The two shots in this diagram areidentical with one exception, one ...
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The Tangent Line
by Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne archive
Set up three balls as shown, put a cueball at C, and ask a friend if the 1-ball will go...
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Face the Pocket Billiards Challenge
by The Monk
The Monk archive
One time while I was about to share The Monk 101 program with a fine group of pool players from the mid west a gentleman jumped up and challenged me. “If you can make that shot” he pointed...
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The Tangent Line
by Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne archive
Note that the 3-and 4-balls is positioned so that the tangent line hits the point of the pocket. From position A. it’s hard to miss the 3-ball unless you hit it somewhere on the left side. From position B,...
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Over-practicing: Quality over Quantity
by Sammie Diep
Sammie Diep archive
Practice, practice, practice,” we’re constantly told. “Practice makes perfect,” we’ve also heard. Well, is there such a thing as too much practice? Is it humanly possible to over-practice? I’m not ...
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How to Masse (part 3)
by Eric J. Yow
Eric J. Yow archive
Iwrote previously of the basics and the mechanics of a masse. Review what you’ve already learned before moving forward. (Those articles are kept on www.professorqball.com) Now, I want to teach you a specific, difficult masse shot – “The ‘Hustler’ Masse”....
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The Distance Factor
by In both of the diagrammed shots, the 3-ball caroms off the side of the 4-ball at the same angle and speed. The shot at the left is easy; the shot at the right isn’t, and not
In both of the diagrammed shots, the 3-ball caroms off the side of the 4-ball at the same angle and speed. The shot at the left is easy; the shot at the right isn’t, and not archive
Bob Byrne...
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Mastering the Stop Shot
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
Perhaps since you don’t know me we should begin here with a biographical introduction telling you who I am and what I’ve done. But seeing no real relevance in that ...
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The 19th Diamond
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
Every once in a while we see something on a pool table so unimaginable and so foreign to our experience that we may find ourselves rubbing our eyes...
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Professional Speed Control
by Tom Ross
Tom Ross archive
At the conclusion of last month’s column on speed control I mentioned briefly the importance of choosing an angle for the next shot to proceed from there to the following shot with manageable speed. That tidbit should...
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Dead-Nut Safety
by Willie Jopling
Willie Jopling archive
In one pocket I enjoy hitting my opponent with a deadnut safety, like the one diagramed here. My pocket is A, his is X. ...
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More Cluster Busting
by Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne archive
Here are two eight ball maneuvers. At the top, making the 1 ball directly fails to break up the 7-9 cluster. Caroming the 3-ball off the 8-ball sends the cueball into the cluster. ...
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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
by Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson archive
Back in the early 60’s, when I began playing pool, there wasn’t much help available. Mosconi had a little book out, and that was about it. Just like today, there were lots of great players around, but the unspoken attitude of that time was “I ain’t tellin’ nobody nuthin’.” Many players felt that if they taught you their “secrets” you’d use that knowledge to take their money. Others felt ...
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