In many pool halls they have wooden and plastic pool racks, always use the wooden ones. A plastic rack will flex and bend so by the time you pull off the rack the balls will shift unless you are very careful when lifting it off. When this happens you get a very loose rack so [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Billiards and Pool Games always use a wooden rack
Posted in Billiard & Pool Equipment, Billiards & pool tips, tagged billiard racks, learning pool, pool racks, pool shooting tips on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Awesome skill and press billiards pool game Three Ball
Posted in Billiards & Pool Games, tagged 3 ball pool, learning pool, pool games, pool shooting tips on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This game is perfect for average players and advanced players the object is to line up three balls on the breaking dot then break as well as take the least amount of shot possible to make all three balls quickly. OR you can modify the game for advanced players and make it timed as well [...]
Great 3 player pool game Cut Throat
Posted in Billiards & Pool Games, tagged 3 person pool game, cut throat pool, pool games on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A great three player game is “Cut Throat” where you rack a full rack of 15 balls then out of the three players one person breaks you can choose by any order you feel fell or a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors can be the chooser. After the ball break if no ball are sunk [...]
Billiards Pool Cue Shaft Size and Fittings
Posted in Billiards & pool tips, tagged 12mm shaft, 13mm shaft, cue shaft size, learning pool, pool cue shaft, pool shooting tips on August 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Most average to expert level pool players are picky about their shaft size, especially the Diameter around. Most standard pool cue sticks are about 13mm from the tip down but then you can get a 12 millimeter and even and slim as 11.75mm which does not seem like a lot of size difference but if [...]
Breathing is one of the most important things in Billiards Pool
Posted in Billiards & pool tips, tagged billiards shots, learning pool, pool shooting tips on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most important things to remember or focus on in pool is breathing most people that have played in organized sports will tell you breathing comes from the diaphragm and should be something you focusing on while working out or delivering a sports motion, and doing it on a pool table is no [...]
A good Billiards Pool Player starts by staying down on the shot
Posted in Billiards & pool tips, tagged billiards shots, learning pool, pool basics, pool shooting tips on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shooting pool can seem like the most simple things in the world but if you are a starter pool player there are 3 key things you need to really focus on while shooting. The first is selecting a good straight pool cue stick. You would think this would be easy and any cue will do [...]
When shooting Pool a soft touch is always better than banging balls
Posted in Billiards & pool tips, tagged billiards shots, pool pockets, pool shooting, pool touch on August 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you have master the art of shooting pool balls straight into the pockets it is important to remember other than keeping low and looking straight down the shaft of your cue that a good long mild stroke will always beat a shooter who is slamming balls around a table. The reason why is that [...]
How to hold a Billiards Pool Cue Stick
Posted in Billiards & pool tips, tagged holding a pool cue, pool cues, pool holds on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Holding a pool cue and getting ready to shoot should always feel comfortable as well as stable. Many new player hold their stick on top of their hand like a bridge holding up a bus and in may cases if you were brought up to shoot like that this can feel very natural the problem [...]
