I am often asked “How do I prevent myself from choking on shots in a match” or “How do I obtain a decrease of anxiety when confronting a crucial shot?”  So this question of how to perform under pressure is a great one.  First of all, each player does not experience the same situation with …

With all the techniques out there for aiming and playing, systems devised, packaged, and sold to the pool playing lovers like yourself, what really is the important factor that will get you playing like a champ?  And, what is it to play like a champion?  Is winning enough or is mastering the game the real …

ONE OF THE BIGGEST problems new students of the game have in being able to draw the cue ball is that they are simply not hitting the cue ball low enough to generate the backspin required for the cue ball to change direction and come backwards from the object ball. Hitting the cue ball low …

Here is a VERY COOL aiming tutorial using Virtual Pool 4… Nice explanation and demonstration by Malcolm Clarke. This goes a long way in showing what we have been explaining for years about the ghost ball. There is a lot more to making shots than seeing this such as your fundamentals, stroke, looking at the pocket, …

Today I have a real gem for your pool game.  Just by doing this you will automatically improve your game in a couple of ways. So what it is, is this.  Play or practice some pool with your opposite hand.  In my case, since I am a right handed shooter, my opposite hand is my left hand. …

With snooker once again on the world stage during the 2013 World Snooker Championships at “The Crucible” in Sheffield, England, the world was treated to an awesome display of skill by the world’s top players.  It is hard not to be a fan of the entertaining Ronnie O’Sullivan, who again won the title… back to …

When competing in a pool or billiards match, a “FUNK” or “COMA”  is when you just can’t seem to do anything right.  Maybe you run several balls, but rack after rack keep messing up somehow.  Either you get out of line or you miss a shot you normally make.  And this “funk” seems to go …

14.1 Straight Pool Run Out Coaching on a 10-Foot Pool Table

David Sapolis commentates with instruction on one of my attempts at the Derby City 14.1 Challenge in 2009.  David is a great teacher and guy.  His website is http://deadstrokeuniversity.com/index.html Check it out!  Please share if you like it using the links below!  thanks!  :)

Here is one more short film I made back in 2003 at Hollywood Billiards…