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It looks like after a decade-long slump, Johnny Archer is back and playing the best he's ever played. Whenever I hear topics about "Greatest 9-ball player" everyone has been hesitant to include the Scorpion in their top picks because he hasn't been smoking people since the 90's. Now it seems he...

For every shot that there is an angle, there is throw on the object ball. If there is throw, then aiming exactly at the "contact point" where the ghost ball was should cause you to miss. This is also the explanation why balls can "bend" or find their way to a hole when it seems that the shot is...

What's the deal with Corey? I heard he doesn't practice as often anymore, and he is taking up golf. Does anyone know what his status is? It would be a shame to see such an amazing player kick something he dominated at and play such a boring game as golf (although you can make much more money in...

Think about it. The top women players play about half as good as the top men players. I think that if professional pool had been integrated from the start, there might be some female "Efrens" today. In my opinion, the reason why most female professionals can't play a lick compared to the men, is...

Has anyone tried this, and if so, is it worth the money? Just curious, thanks.

I feel the grip is one of the most underrated aspects to how well a person can play. It can make all the difference in how good you hit the ball. A minor undetected change in your grip can cause you to play bad, and can contribute to someone being completly out of stroke. What type of grip do...

This is a funny story about Mark Tad I heard a few years ago, it's a classic. Years ago when Mark Tad was one of the best players in the west coast, a road player came in the poolroom he was at, and asked immediately if anybody wanted to play some 9-ball for $1000. One by one everyone in the...

Not trying to start a battle of the sexes here. The other day I was at a poolroom, and overheard some railbirds talking. One said that Efren offered to give Allison the 6-out for any amount of money, and she wouldn't take it. A female player was present, and said Efren would have no chance to...

I have known many players who practice on a regular basis for many years, but do not seem to improve. Most of them are generally hard-headed and don't listen to much advice. There is a good way to practice, and a bad way. When you first get on a table by yourself, what do you do? Do you throw...

I rarely drink these days. When I was in college, I used to drink beer alot. Now on rare occasions I will go to a bar with some buddies and have a couple beers to talk and relax. Yesterday we visited a bar I have never been to before. It's a small noisy place with an 8' bar table in the...

One of the most important aspects to pool is feel. When you reach a high level of ability, you will notice that the game is not based on aiming systems hocus-pocus, and textbook-mechanics. Every top player in this world will tell you that the pool nirvana is dead punch, or dead stroke. This is...

all at the same time playing left handed/one handed, blindfolded....blah blah blah. As you can tell I am just kidding, but I bring this up because I have heard some local players tell some tall tales of beating some legends of pool. This one fellow I know, who can barely run a rack, told me...