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Free Pool Lessons

Free pool lessons, advice and insights on a variety of pool topics including fundamentals, aiming, stroke, cue ball control and strategy. Many also include links for Youtube videos covering the subject in even more detail. Also, see my Pool Instruction Video Library.

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The Competition Mindset

How mistakes are part of the Competition Mindset Pia Filler and Jasmie Ouschan were interviewed after winning a couple m...

Improve Your Pool Shot Routine with Four Moments of Stillness

Most players think of a pool shot routine as a sequence of movements. They plan the shot, step into position, make a few...

Easy Speed Control Training Tip Most Overlook

Straight Pool is the perfect game for learning speed control because the cue ball doesn't often travel as far as during ...

Pool Practice: A Better Way to Train with the Control the Rock System

In this lesson, I introduce the training framework behind my Control the Rock system. Rather than simply telling you whi...

How to Practice Pool More Effectively

Many pool players spend hours practicing but see only modest improvement. The problem usually isn't a lack of effort—it'...

Pool Practice for Wing Shots

Most pool players learn to pocket balls first and then jump straight into drills or their favorite game. The problem is ...

Aiming Bank Shots - The Truth Most Miss

Looking for a bank shot aiming system? The truth is knowing where to aim alone won't help you!

Topspin to STOP the cue ball? Secret of the Kick-n-Stick.

Understanding how topspin and backspin reverse off a rail is key to the Kick-n-Stick safety shot. Here is a video demons...

3-3-4-4 Shot Routine

Over the years I have developed a detailed shot routine. The basic routine has four primary parts. Each part ends with a...

The Opposite of Fast is Not Slow, Your Pace of Play

If you find yourself rushing your shots, the solution is not to move slower, but to be deliberate about your movements. ...

Improving your game - the simple truth

You don't improve your play by learning to pocket more and more difficult shots. No, you improve by improving the QUALIT...

Improve Consistency and Stop Rushing with This Tip - Stay Down

Once I started deliberatly executing the steps in my program, my game started to come back and feel better. For me, that...

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