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Rail shots - stay as level as possible, Short stroke (back swing and follow through) and grip the cue a little tighter Jacked up shots - only jack up as far as you have to, play extreme follow to allow you to stay as close to level as possible. use the very top of the ball to find center. When...

Svb I was watching video's of Shane's break yesterday and noticed the same thing. His hand is 2-4 inches forward of 90 degrees and he stands up slightly while moving forward slightly.

David's helped my game a lot. But I wouldn't consider myself famous (yet). David, my games very close to taking the next leap. My confidence is at an all-time high. I'm not sure what I love more - teaching or playing. Ozone Billiards is about to open their physical store here in Georgia...

Do any of you instructors care to list some of your accomplishments or failures? I've been teaching less than 3 years. So I consider myself a new instructor but will always be a student of the game. My accomplishments do not seem much compared to others but I get respect from almost all the...

Great DVD This DVD is worth 100X the cost easily. It made me look at one pocket completely differently. The same week I got the DVD I was playing with some guys and I was in a tough spot - I saw one of the shots from the dvd. When I call the shot and made it (running 5 more after it) someone...

I expected those reactions but I thought I'd still ask. I'll try to get some video's up on YouTube over the next week or two and post them here. I'm interested to get some feedback.

Clearance If you are careless on the shot you may be thinking you are aiming to cheat the pocket, but then unknowingly adjusting to hit the ball toward the center of the pocket. Most players will do one of two things: Shy away from the blocking ball and miss the shot or get too close and hit...

I recently purchased a new webcam and have been playing with streaming. Would instructors on here be able to give advice based off of a stream? Or is it better to just record video? Pro's and Con's of a stream Pro's real time chatting with instructors can setup requested shots or drills and...

Dominant eye doesn't change day to day. More than likely it could be as simple as head position so you think you're lined up for your spot but really aimed slightly left or right of that. Pre-shot routine could be the problem too. You say aiming while your down without body movement? Your...

Mental Game I've noticed a big leap in my game due to Mental Game improvement. I've always had people say my fundamentals were strong. Stay in the present moment. Don't think about past shots or games. Don't think about the score or who you might play next if you win or lose. Focus on...

Try to relax and smoothen out your stroke a little. It looks rigid and jerky. Stay relaxed and let the weight of the cue do the work. Make sure you grip the cue loosely all the way through the shot.

Improvement "It's not the hours you put in, but rather what you put into the hours." Idea's for improvement: Track your play - keep a notebook with you at the pool hall, after a match (league, tournament or just matching up) write down how you did, strengths, weaknesses and any specific shots...

Stroke Another stroke drill you can do without a pool table. You need: a table or surface close to the height of a pool table your cue 6 golf tees Setup the golf tees standing upside down, in 2 straight lines. The lines should be slightly further apart than the diameter of your shaft. And...

Backspin from a distance Take a striped ball (stripe horizontal) and shoot it with draw, from the head of the table to the foot of the table. You will be able to see when the ball transitions from back spin to sliding to forward roll. There are many keys to getting good draw but its mainly...

English If you have a cue that results in a lot of deflection, then I suggest the pivot method. Line up the shot as if you were shooting without English, then simply pivot your back hand the opposite direction of the desired English. But first you need to find what distance your pivot point...

Eye Pattern Eye Pattern is important. I would say to try to go the 2 or 3 weeks and switch to looking at the object ball. The hands have a way of following the eyes. Any sport (archery, shooting, baseball, football...) the athlete looks at the target and not the ball/gun/arrow.

Stroke alignment if it is your stroke that has a left to right or right to left in it, then try adjusting your elbow position. You are right handed and your cue is going left on the back swing and right on the follow through? If this is correct then more than likely your shooting elbow is...

You are left handed and your follow through goes to the right? Remember I said it is the opposite of what people think, so your elbow is slightly too close to your body. If this is very slight then it shouldn't cause misses, but you say it causes misses on long draw shots. When players...

What I've noticed is most players pull off the line of the shot when they elevate. Make sure your head is in the same position over the cue after you elevate. And instead of only focusing on a spot in front of the cue ball, before I elevate I use a spot in front of the cue ball, center of the...

Follow Through I am assuming you are right handed. If your follow through ends to the right then your elbow is probably a little too far away from your body. If your elbow is too far from your body, the stroke will have a tendancy to cross with your hand coming toward your body which with your...