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In this video, we learn how to push in pool. The push shot was designed to reduce the impact of the element of chance while playing pool. It's about creating a higher percentage shot or safety. The object is to turn a certain loss into a coin toss. Observe your opponent and be ...more

To hit this shot, you must use right hand English with a tip of top and a firm stroke. It is harder than it looks.

You'll never be able to hustle people at pool if you don't actually know how to play. Watch this video for a beginner's tutorial on playing pool. You Will Need: * A pool table * Quarters * Billiard stick * And 2 or 4 players Tips: If there is a line for tables, mark that you ...more

This video demonstrates the "Right English" technique in shooting pool. It involves hitting a cue ball to the right of the center, causing the ball to deflect to the right, a fundamental technique for any billiards player. Shoot a Right English shot in pool. Click through to w ...more

Watch to learn some good ways to practice pool by yourself. This video is intended for beginners.

Learn what the tangent line is and how to use it to improve your pool game by sending the object ball where you need it to go.

This pool shooting video demonstrates how to hit the object ball when an opponent's ball is blocking the shot. Simply visualize an imaginary ball at the rail to achieve the proper angle, moving the object ball away from the opponent's. Use the kick shot mirror image when shoot ...more

Learn the principles of English sidespin and how to perform this technique. Part 1 of 2 - How to Perform the English sidespin in pool. Part 2 of 2 - How to Perform the English sidespin in pool.

Learn how to perform well under pressure and with distraction and improve your effortlessness and fluency in pool.

In this video, we learn how to play pool with a lesson in 8-ball position play. If you are playing a game of 8-all and you are the stripes, it's good if you end up in a position in the middle of the balls. You want to increase the margin of error by playing for an area of the ...more

Want a new pool game? Learn how to play nine ball in this free video series about the rules, special shots, and more! Part 1 of 18 - How to Play 9 ball pool. Play 9 ball pool - Part 2 of 18. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Play 9 ball pool - Part 3 of 18 ...more

The pool hall is one of the most traditional places to meet and socialize with others in both East and West. If your crappy pool skills keep you from enjoying your time out at the pool hall properly, try pulling some of these pranks on people better than you! They range from t ...more

In this video, we learn how to play pool with the down the rail drill. First, set up the balls in numerical order along the rail. Begin to run the balls using a drawing combination with right English. Do this each time for all of the balls and be careful not to scratch in the ...more

Practice the fan drill in order to improve your control of the cue ball. The object is to sink the balls in order and leave the cue ball within one ball of the object.

Your opponent has scratched and left you with the 8 ball in the corner pocket -- your only option is to bank. Here is a situational trick shot you can learn to defeat this problem. Watch this billiards video tutorial to see how to do a one rail 8 ball trick pool shot.

Once again, David Alciatore is here to show us another great pool shot. Watch and learn how to make a basic jump shot.

Is your swimming pool a little cloudy? It may be cause by a number of things, and Lowe's has the answers to fixing this problem. Mike Kraft, Lowe's home improvement expert, shares his tips for clearing that cloudy swimming pool water in no time. Learn how to backwash pool filt ...more

Throw-induce English is an important consideration when aiming a bank shot. Learn how to perform this technique and improve your pool game.

Ever hear of 14.1? Well, you may know this as straight pool, the pocket billiards game. This was the common sport of championship in the old days, and was immortalized in the film The Hustler. But playing a good game of 14.1 continuous means starting off good, which means a we ...more

Watch to learn how to do stop shots and stun shots in pool by making the cue ball stop and stun at the right time. Part 1 of 2 - How to Stop or stun action on a cue ball in pool. Part 2 of 2 - How to Stop or stun action on a cue ball in pool.

In this tutorial, we learn how to meet women at the beach, pool, park, or lake. The beach is a great way to meet a woman. Don't hover over the girl or you will look like a big cloud getting in her way. Bring a pale and a shovel to the beach and have fun with your friends! Brin ...more

This video shows how to use "Left English" when shooting pool. This simply means hitting to the left of the center of the cue ball, which causes the cue ball to deflect off the rail to the left, a fundamental technique for any billiards player. Shoot a Left English shot in poo ...more

This video illustrates how to use your own hand to help visualize the 90 degree rule when shooting pool and determine where the cue ball and the object ball will go, so you don't scratch. The thumb and forefinger spread out in an "L" shape will effectively predict the directio ...more

This video shows how to check for and prevent a scratch in pool by utilizing the 90 degree rule and sending the object ball into the correct pocket. Two techniques shown to are "follow" and "draw," hitting the cue ball above or below the center. Prevent a scratch in pool using ...more

It's quick and easy, but this video does the trick. Watch and learn how to make the straight-on draw shot in your pool game. Make a straight-on draw shot in pool. Click through to watch this video on colostate.edu

A discussion of what to consider when buying a pool table. When on a budget, you can still get optimum playing conditions for about $2000.

Expert Batik Artist Jane Downer demonstrates the controversial Batik technique of isolating "pools" of fabric with wax and applying color directly within those pools.

Don't ever even think about walking into a pool hall without knowing the basics of the game... You might end up paired up with a pool shark and not even know! In this short video, get an introduction to the fundamentals of pool, sometimes known as pocket billiards.

The proper steps to close your swimming pool. The temperature in your region will be the key deciding factor on whether to close your pool or not. If you are closing the pool there is certain equipment you will require. A pool brush, skimmer net, pool vacuum, water tests stri ...more

A pool shooting tutorial. Using a slight right English in this example, the cue ball bypasses an obstacle ball and kicks off the rail, sending the object ball into the pocket. The use of reverse English reduces the rebound angle as the object ball is deflected off the rail whi ...more

This video shows tips on how to avoid hitting the near rail when shooting pool in order to put the ball into a corner pocket. Aim away from the rail that near the ball, toward the inner wall of the pocket. However, even if you accidentally hit the near rail, hitting the ball a ...more

Swimming pools are a lot of fun, but occasionally you may have some problems with your water. If you're starting to see algae grow, you're going to need to get rid of it. Thankfully, Mike Kraft, Lowe's home improvement expert, has some tips for maintaining your pool and algae ...more

In this video, we learn how to play pool doing the spot drill. You will run balls in rotational order without missing or touching another object balls. First, you will place the cute ball diagonally to the ball and then shoot the ball into the corner pocket diagonal to it. The ...more

Forcefollow will explain how to make practicing a break more efficient. To practice the break, place one ball on the rear center of the table and strike it as hard as you can to make the cue ball stop dead. Make sure to place a soft pillow at the end of the table so that the ...more

This pool shooting video demonstrates the best way to use the rails to deflect a frozen cue ball toward the object ball. To unfreeze the cue ball you can deflect it off the opposite rail, then it will deflect off the rail near the object ball and gently knock it into the pocke ...more

Watch to learn how to play a hanger (a shot that has a high margin of error) and cheat a pocket in pool. This video is meant for beginning pool players.

A discussion of an important part of aiming and preshot routine.

A drill that teaches stun control, draw control and simple pattern recognition. The object is to pocket every ball without touching a rail.

Tutorial by Mike Sigel on how to break in 9 Ball.

8-ball, or eight-ball is a challenging game, and it all starts with the rack. If you don't have the perfect eight-ball rack, your billiards game is going down the drain (not the pockets). But you can help yourself by learning how. Watch this video to learn how to rack eight-ba ...more

Learn how to hold your bridge hand to make an effective bridge depending on how much control, draw, and power you want in your shot. Part 1 of 3 - How to Bridge in pool. Part 2 of 3 - How to Bridge in pool. Part 3 of 3 - How to Bridge in pool.

Whether you're rooting for one of the teams or just love a contest, a pool will have you cheering. You will need: a poster board a marker a ruler a few pens participants scissors scrap paper a hat or bowl a photocopier a computer printer (optional) an actual interest in footba ...more

Learn how to make this difficult razor sharp cut shot in pool.

Cue ball draw refers to the way a cue ball strikes a rack of balls. In particular, if the cue ball is hit low on the ball, when it strikes a rack of balls, for the break, it will have enough backspin to wind its way back to the shooter. The draw, or the backwards spin of the ...more

Practice this drill as a warmup. The object is to pocket a spot ball without allowing the cue ball to touch the cluster or a rail.

Learn a few methods of evaluating the playability of a pool table. Many different factors affect the way a pool table plays.

Here is the set up and description of a 9 ball break that you can use to control the rack. Make the 1 ball in the side pocket while keeping the cue ball near the center of the table. After watching this billiards video tutorial, you'll be able to do the 9 ball control break in ...more

In this example the left English is used to create an angled kick pool shot. In other words, the cue ball is hit off center in order to cause the object ball to deflect off the rail at a wider than normal angle to hit a blocked ball. Create an angled kick shot in pool using En ...more

Learn how to perform several different methods of breaking clusters in pool. A cluster is a group of balls that forms an obstacle on the table. Part 1 of 2 - How to Break clusters in pool. Part 2 of 2 - How to Break clusters in pool.

Learn how to power break in a pool game with this billiards video tutorial. This is not supposed to be a comprehensive video about breaking, but simply for how to create more power when breaking. This type of power breaking is probably best suited to 8-ball and 10-ball play.

Stun run through is the ability to put the right spin and speed on the cue ball that allows you to move the cue ball between 3 and 12 inches.

This video starts off by showing you how to complete this quest. Start in one of the casinos, and distribute four cards to different NPCs you can find on the Strip. The benefit of thsi quest is that it gets you more money!

To hit this shot, you have to thinly cut the object ball using high left English with a soft stroke.

Learn the pool shots you need to defeat any opponent, such as the bank shot and the slice. Play pool shots that will win you the game. Click through to watch this video on videojug.com

In this how to video, you will learn how to do a T drill in Pool. This is called a T drill because the balls are arranged in a T shape on the table. The point is to take the cue ball and try to run the balls in numerical order without allowing the balls to touch another. You a ...more

This pool shooting video shows two types of strokes using a bridge tool. It demonstrates the "elbow-out" and "elbow-in" strokes. Use a mechanical bridge when shooting pool. Click through to watch this video on colostate.edu

A discussion of draw in combination with sidespin. This technique will allow you to place the cue ball where you need it to be for the next shot.