Posted in Billiard Tour News - Viking Cues 9 Ball Tour on Jan 1st, 2006
Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest Winner for DecemberViking Cues Photo Caption Contest (/content/view/41) for the month of December. The winning caption was, I feel I must warn you, this is the first time I have ever tried this with an actual person. Terry has won a Viking pool Cue (http://www.vikingcue.com/) that has a [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Changing Your Tipby Jim BussOnce the tip is off, you need to remove the entire leftover tip and glue from the face of the ferrule. This may well be the most important part of the entire operation. It is very important that this surface is clean and flat. If you try to [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Beat People with a StickBy Tom SimpsonSee What You’re Looking At As we become better players, our habits deepen. We rely o要 those habits to help us do the same sequence of little things throughout our pre-shot and shooting routines, time after time. o要ce our physical habits are solidly in place, we can put our [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Beat People With a StickMakin’ the Money BallBy Tom Simpson In most games, there is a moment when we face the game-winning (or game-losing shot)-the money ball. In 8-ball and 9-ball, obviously it’s shooting the 8 or the 9. In straight pool, it’s the final point. We’ve been there a thousand times, and [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Beat People with a StickBy Tom SimpsonFundamaniacs I’m a maniac about fundamentals. Weaknesses in our fundamentals are what I believe hold most of us back. Great fundamentals-and pretty good vigilance about it-allow our games to improve as we incorporate new knowledge and more advanced strategies. Advanced techniques are of little help if [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Beat People with a StickBy Tom SimpsonDoin’ the Backstroke Most players don’t give much thought to their backswing. Their focus is primarily o要 hitting the ball. But to hit the ball with good quality, you have to have a good backswing. To be clear, I’m talking about the backswing o要 the final stoke, pulling back [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Beat People with a StickBy Tom SimpsonCheating the Pocket pool, as you know, calls for amazing precision. And as we become better players, we actually like to make it even harder. We shim the pockets o要 the player tables, making the pockets even narrower and less friendly. It would be helpful to [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Beat People with a StickBy Tom SimpsonTestosteroneous Shots This is primarily a guy problem. As guys, we are sometimes driven by our testosterone to do the manly thing, whether that manly thing is a smart thing or not. We may know better and do it anyway.In pool, players at every level feel compelled [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Banking And Kicking
by Jimmy Reid
Without a doubt, one of the most crucial aspects of any pool game is being able to bank object balls or kick the cue ball with accuracy. Most of you have heard about simply making an imaginary “V.” I’m going to show you in the next couple of [...]
Posted in Billiards Player and Pool Lessons on Jan 1st, 2006
Ask AllisonBy Allison FisherSighting ShotsThis month I would like to address the difference between aiming and sighting a shot. Those players who have developed a good routine will know that they don’t just get down o要 a shot and expect to see a magic point to aim at. Aiming starts from an upright position [...]
