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I have one of those Stroke Trainer inventions made by Doug Carter, but I've been too lazy to use it. I know that some of you here have one. My question is if I were to do 1000 strokes per day on that thing, would my stroke improve faster than if I just did 250 or 500 per day, or is that just...

Don't get me wrong, I like the game. I play the game, and I try to get better. When the game is played at a high level, it's great. But how can anyone ignore how ridiculous the game can get when you just never get a shot, and your opponent keeps missing? This happens to the pros too, but often...

Lets say an object ball is a few balls widths off the rail, and you are hooked. You kick into the rail at an angle so that it hits the object ball full. If you do hit the OB full, do you use top or bottom to get the cueball to draw back? Logic tells me that it would be reversed since the cueball...

Most people say that when it comes to weight distribution in your stance, there shouldn't be much weight on your bridge arm. I can't seem to do this without leaning backwards, shifting my weight too far back. If I try to shift it forward slightly then I again have too much weight on my bridge...

Everyone says that your weight should be evenly distributed on both feet, but unless both feet are side by side, that's impossible. If you are right handed, your right leg is behind and your left leg is forward, and beyond that is your bridge arm and upper body. You can either put your weight...

There is this guy that goes in our poolhall and he is a real jerk, really cocky and arrogant, thinks he plays better than he does. Whenever he loses, it's always because his opponent got lucky or he got some bad rolls, or his contacts are blurry, or he is tired, etc. After losing to someone in...

There is something going around in pool that everyone is catching. Once you become a decent player, chances are you going to catch it. It's called Flailing Hand With a Look of Disgust Syndrome. This syndrome's symptoms are usually shown when a player breaks the balls and nothing drops, or he/she...

Tonight was the last straw. I've been playing handicapped tournaments at this one place for about 3 months. I won the tournament once as an A-, and my rating got raised to an A+. I am a decent player but I don't play strong like an A+ should. Last week I lost in the 3rd round, but I was playing...

A while back I believe it was Danny DiLiberto who said it, that in 9-ball when you are forced to push, most of the time you want to tie up a ball because things are probably not gonna go your way. What do you all think of this? It makes alot of sense. After you push out, if your opponent decides...

Does anyone know why LJJ was chosen to play Sigel instead of Allison? I wasn't even aware that LJJ was regarded as the greatest female player of all time. Do you all think she was a good choice, and does she still even play? If so how is she playing these days? Please post your thoughts

Last night I went to the poolhall and stayed pretty late, I put my cue case in my trunk and drove home. I guess because I was so tired I forgot to take my case out of my trunk, and I didn't remember until I went to get my case from where I usually keep it in my house and it wasn't there. I ran...

Just wait till all of these players get used to the equipment, then you will see some nice run outs. Until then it seems like these guys are missing once a rack, even great potters like Chao.

I would like to know what many of you consider to be a bad form of fundamentals for any player. I think we all know that as long as you can do anything consistently, it will work in the game of pool. There are many "dont's" that the majority of the pool playing public knows about, and most of...

Under a high pressure situation I mean. This could be gambling or in a tournament. For me it was a few months ago I was playing the match for the hot-seat in a tournament that payed $450 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd, $110 for 3rd/4th, and it payed a few more places IIRC. It was double-hill and...

I was wondering how the majority of you players have your weight contributed in your stance. Is your weight slightly forward, as in, your bridge arm is supporting your body, or is your balance all in your legs, and there is very little or no pressure in your bridge arm? It seems that if I put...

I notice alot of good players keep their elbow completely still on the backstroke, but for some reason I can't. When I take my backstroke my elbow goes up and down and I am sure this can lead to some inconcistency. I am by no means a weak guy, I stay in shape so it's not like the cue is so heavy...

Today I was playing someone really cheap sets, just race to 7 for $20 and I was playing really well for the first time in a long time. I almost fixed my stroke so I was hitting them alot better. The table we were playing on was breaking really well, I was consistently making the wing ball. Every...

Finally! I figured out why my stroke has been so crooked. At the very end of my backstroke I pull the back of the cue towards my body. This makes the forward delivery naturally crooked. I didn't even notice it when I practiced looking in a mirror. If you have a straight backstroke it's much...

I am wondering what should happen in your grip hand during the follow thru of a stroke. Is the cue supposed to slap the palm of your hand, or should it not touch the palm of your hand? Also, on a normal speed shoot, how many inches thru the cueball should your tip follow thru?

Hi, I've been playing for about 6 years and my stroke has developed a problem where my shaft dips to the left on the forward stroke. I have looked in the mirror and saw this, and now I notice that I do it every shot, and when I shoot straight in shots and try to use center, I always spin the...