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Choking One thing I've been doing that seems to have helped some players at the Georgia Billiard Academy. This is so simple and makes perfect sense. Depending on what drill they are doing I use the 8-ball and 9-ball very often. In essense they shoot the 8 or 9 more times in a 1.5 hour...

Practice Breaking I agree that I never see anyone practicing their break. At the Georgia Billiard Academy we have a Break station setup on one of the tables. I know this does not show the spread of the balls, but its a great indicator of controlling the cueball. Plus you don't have to rack...

Speed Make sure you are still accellerating throught the cue ball on the softer shots. This concept may throw you off but you just start your stroke a little slower than you want and gradually be accellerating throughout the stroke. If you are slowing down then you will not get a good...

Thanks Steve, I will try to learn as much as I can from your video's. I was lucky this weekend to go see Mike Massey do exhibitions on Friday and Saturday. I love pool, trickshots and the kids at GBA love them too.

thanks 1hit1der thanks, I've seen most of these. The 4 balls frozen in line from the side pocket, make 4 balls in 4 different pockets - this i easier to execute if you leave a small gap between the 3 and the 4 ball (so 2 frozen, gap, 2 frozen). Surprisingly I've worked up to a few shots that...

Soft Hit Drills I know the drill is unrealistic as a real game situation. But it forces you to really plan the rack out. It forces your position play to be to very small area's. It forces you to control the cue ball with minimal movement. It is not as easy as it looks. I don't recommend...

No Rail Drill A really good drill I do all the time is placing all 15 balls near the middle of the table but spread out (nothing within a diamond of the long rails, or within 2 diamonds of the short rails). You get ball in hand the first shot. Cue ball cannot touch a rail. This is a great...

Soft Hits Similiar to the previously mentioned drill, I like to take all the balls and throw them out on the table. Start with ball in hand on every shot, the goal is to pocket an OB without it touching the sides or back of the pocket. If it doesn't fall pocket speed or if it hits the...

I completely agree about this. Most players will break well below 24-26. Most players are probably breaking 16-18 mph. I see some bigger players that can't break that hard and I've seen smaller guys/girls that can break really hard. It is all about technique and the speed of the cue. I am...

Schon for sale I've got a Schon STL1-EB Cocobolo for sale. Its in a post in the Wanted/For Sale Thread. PM me if interested.

Break Speed I agree that speed is not as important as control. But compare my breaking (24 - 26 mph) to someone who's breaking 18 mph. I can get the balls to travel more and this increases the chances of pocketting balls. I guarentee if we tracked it over 100 breaks I would pocket more...

I have a Schon STL1-EB in Cocobolo wood. Like new and only shot with a few times. $550 plus shipping. PM me if interested

Speed over Weight F=MA Force = Mass X Accelleration A lighter cue can be accellerating at a quicker rate and generate more power, while the heavier cue doesn't have to be accellerating as fast to generated the same power. Some players swear by a 23 oz or heavier cue. I break with a cue thats...

Off night If I'm a little off I tend to do this: Step away from the table for a few minutes. Clear your mind. Grab a beer. When you come back to the table clear the table (practice table that is). Shoot 10 short straight in shots where you take your time and focus on the small things - lining...

Shaft Diameter There are some factors with the diameter of the shaft but it should not be affecting your play too drastically. Deflection - does one shaft deflect more than the other? On these long shots are you shooting center ball or with english? Aiming - what method do you use for...

Choking I know everyones done it and everyone will do it again. Sometimes people get on the 8 (or 9 depending on the game) and start thinking "all i have to do is make this" and they change their process from all other shots - changing their routine. They should play it as any other shot...

Aiming The first thing is being able to consistantly deliver the cueball on a straight path to your intended target. The Aiming is next aspect which is knowing where to contact the ball to send it into the pocket. But even without english you have to compensate for Contact Induced Throw on...

Trick shots some that they know, can setup and execute on there own so far: 1) 4 balls frozen together and to rail (1st ball cue ball), space then 4 more frozen together and to rail, then 4 more frozen but the very last ball is off center. In that last group you have the 2nd ball (middle of...

I am in a very lucky location. Just north of Atlanta Georgia. I live within 15 minutes of atleast 7 or 8 poolhalls and within an hour of atleast a dozen more. The poolhall I play at regularly is owned by Johnny Archer, plus on any given night I can watch Shawn Putnam and Kim Davenport play...

Trick Shots Thank you for the link, I will look into them. Like I said I've already gone through Mike Massey's book and picked out most of the really easy ones and I am looking for more that the kids will be able to setup and execute. I love teaching the kids. Not only are they realy quick...