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If you're worried about a bad roll, your only real option is to go down swinging. Bank the 2 in the side pocket, go three rails and run out.

This is definitely the right shot assuming you're close enough to judge the speed and it looks like you are. It's a very common one in 8ball too. The back-up plan isn't that bad either - if your safety leaks, you'll be leaving your opponent long and on the rail. You can't ask for much more...

I just want to mention, I don't post here nearly as often as I once did so some of you are not very familiar to me. For one, it's nice to see so many good ideas and perspectives. I reviewed this shot a dozen times before posting and you've all made me review it a dozen more times. There are...

I simply don't see how he CAN'T get hooked playing the back-cut. There's just no window. Playing the 14 in the same pocket may not leave you perfect since your focus is on not scratching but you can insure you'll get a clear shot at the 8.

Yeah, honestly I thought he was going to do something like this too. I was a little surprised he chose to break them open.

I like running into the 5. Honestly, that's probably the way I would go. My only concern there is insuring I hit the top of the 5 and not the bottom. If I hit the bottom, I'm likely frozen to the rail. Hit the top and I'm out like a fat kid at diet camp.

While I agree with you about Appleton's abilities, I don't think you should ever feel uncomfortable questioning any pro's decisions. Appleton is a great player and I would never question that. He failed to get out and truthfully, I don't think he had to fail. I think that's fair.

I think you're referring to the 14-ball. The 9-ball is off the table. As well, wondering how you might play the 11-ball since it's the position on the 14 that got him in trouble in the first place.

So, I've been watching a lot of barbox 8ball lately and decided to watch this gem. Deuel and Appleton play near flawless pool for most of the set only to have it come down to an unfortunate ending. Appleton gets hooked, fails to get out and Deuel wins. The camera angle isn't great for...

I think the only problem I have with this is, what's an honest 7? The APA's requirements for a 7 are fairly low in the grand scheme of things. There's a whole world of amateur 8ball in the 7s category. In my opinion, unless you've run through this exact experiment a few dozen times, you're...

I managed a room of 19 Diamond pool tables for a while. Diamonds, as many of you know, unlike Brunswicks, have a hidden shelf under the table where balls get funneled to the ball-return. My house pro one day loses his glasses and, for the life of him, can't find them. Well, one day, some...

Jerry Orbach was probably around A speed. Cory Lidle (pitcher for Yankees, died in plane crash) was probably around B speed Those are my two votes. Other notables I've seen over the years include Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Sorvino, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Poasda. Sorvino continues to...

This is actually the most reliable way to get position. The only draw-back is, the further away you are from the 1, the harder it may be to judge. Given the distance and lack of obstacles in the original post, I would be inclined to go rail-first too BUT rail-first can be a sloppy route and...

The more I watch this video, the more convinced I am it's a good hit. Thorsten is twisting to get his arm in the right angle. He's actually cutting the ball and the cue-ball is deflecting out of the way. Of course, it's a youtube video with pretty crappy resolution for slow-mo. What's more...

When I did my own, I realized that most of my misses were over-cuts. At the time, I was reading a lot about the mental game and philosophical approaches to competing. I deduced I wasn't trusting myself enough and trying to impose a calculated measurement on each shot. So, as a result, I threw...

When I was very serious about improvement, one thing that really helped was not just tracking how often I missed but how I missed. Here are some categories you can consider. Entries should be labeled as either missing to the left or the right: Straight shot, center spin: LLL Straight shot...

Although I agree, you can still get a double-hit, I still don't think you're going to get the draw-action Thorsten gets here. That's not to mention, this is Thorsten. If there's one guy in the world who I trust would call a foul on himself, it's him.

It looks fine to me. A double-hit usually negates any draw and the cue-ball never goes past the perpendicular line. It stuns and then draws back which is exactly what I would expect to see with an elevated cue hitting low.

I just want to say, Jenn just got remarried to a great guy. She's got a son at home who's growing up to be a great kid. She plays pool. She works on it each and every day of her life and balances all of the other things that go in her life as best she can. She doesn't deserve a 14 page...

I think you have to first understand that people's brains process information differently. It's like how one person is good at math and another isn't except nobody's way is necessarily better than everyone else's. Some people have methods for processing images that is different than others. I...