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Fundamentals to me are a set of requirements to play the game. You need to stand, you need to look, you need to rest the cue on something, you need to hold the cue. These things break down into stance, sighting, bridge and grip. There are countless ways to do all the previous and things like...

There are systems for everything, it seems. Aiming, kicking, banking, position... You name it pool has it. I understand the use of systems for amateurs but what I find odd is the professional players that use systems. Aiming, kicking and banking especially. I'm used to the world of snooker where...

If you cue anything close to how I do, it is very important. It's a dull subject to 99% of readers, I'm sure... But it can really change how well you hit the ball. I cue with a relatively still elbow. It does lower slightly as I pull the cue back but it is nothing too drastic. Then as I hit the...

As a relatively slow player my self, when I play someone I consider slow... They're very slow. I tend to not watch them and think about other things. They could be pool related such as a past shot I nailed or they could be what is on tv tonight or what's for dinner. Just let your mind wander to...

It's the same thing you see in supermarkets around the world. Giving away free products... Testers... To get the customer to have a taste of what could be theres. They make brands a lot of money. When you get something for free you tend to feel like you have to give something back... Money on a...

I prefer to call it focus. Meditation to many makes them think of a 90 year old monk in a Himalayas... That I am not. Good job on editing my post, you should seek out a job in the press.

I honestly don't notice any sounds going off around me. The tougher the shot the more zoned out I become to my surroundings. I remember straight out flattening a guy I walked into and I didn't realize I bumped him because I had my line of aim locked in and was fixated on it. I have a habit of...

I took sloppy's post to mean he focuses on a spot that the stick is to aim at to pocket it, not the contact point. This is how I was taught as a kid. I was taught to recognize the angle and relate it to 1/4,1/2,3/4 ball contacts etc... Slightly more fractions but I won't go into that. From there...

Your opponent can't make you miss without physically touching you, the cue or the balls. If you miss because of a noise it's your fault for missing. That's my outlook on it and it forces me to block everything out.... People speaking, that annoying woman at the bar with THE LAUGH.,everything...

Smooth stroke or a punchy stroke, I honestly don't think it matters. All that matters is how the cue ball is spinning.... Or not spinning when it hits the pack. It's very similar to a break shot in 8 ball. The tighter the pack the better the balls will scatter... Or the more balls will...

So does Shane sight down the edge of his ferrule or does he sight down the middle? I've watched the podcast and can't remember him talking about it. When I sight over the cue I sight down the middle of it and from there it looks to be pointing at a certain part of the object ball. If I keep the...

Moral of the story is, try not to get hooked behind another ball duckie. I shoot shots like that in the image maybe once every 300 shots or so in rotation little more often in 8b. They have systems that are rather accurate...more accurate than some pocket aiming systems out there that deal with...

The WPBSA offer a service for up and coming instructors. They have 3 tiers each at a different price. Tier 1 is £200, tier 2 is £900 and tier 3 is £1500. For someone to become a personal trainer for example it would cost them upwards of 4k so it is fairly cheap. The problem is, like with any...

Most amateurs miss because of numerous reasons. Alignment and not hitting where you intended on the white are 2 of the main culprits. Most pros miss because they don't give the shot enough attention. They hit the white ball well but don't take time to think about the finer aspects of a shot and...

I appreciate the passion if nothing else. No body can tell a player how they should sight. They don't see what they see. They can however give them certain tests and drills to help them to discover what works best. Is it worth paying for? No. Dave has as much info on sighting on his website...

They do. Most of it is about sighting and asking for tips on finding the line of aim. CTE, SEE... Even CP2CP are nothing like what snooker players are used to. But the younger players especially are open to such systems... It's just no one with any credibility has been able to catch their...

You won't go far wrong with anything Tor Lowry produces. I rate him very highly as an instructor. Lee Brett also has some excellent content worth purchasing. As do many others, but Lee and Tor are a step above anything I've seen.

Never was something that crossed my mind. Friends would laugh and joke about it but it's always something I assumed older players progressed into after their career in the sport was over. Now I'm starting to really think about it and take it seriously.I've coached a kid the past year and he has...

Don't hit the rack... Or the ball in the rack head on. I always aim for a half ball contact on a specific ball in the rack. It's very much like going into the pack in snooker. Straight up stunning into the pack also seems to end in disaster for me. I like a very steep angle on the break ball so...

I know what the aiming system is, I've tried it... And can safely say your minds will not be blown. Aiming systems and snooker don't really mix well.