Category Archives: Instruction

Aiming Fundamentals

Posted on April 9, 2012 by mohrt

I’ll call this fundamentals as opposed to an aiming “system”, as it is more about what to do after finding the aim line.

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8-ball: cluster break with strong safety

Posted on March 22, 2012 by mohrt

Breaking clusters in 8-ball is an important part of winning, and there is more than one way to do it. One way is to simply the run the cue ball into them and continue your run. Another way is to … Continue reading →

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8 ball: play smart to win

Posted on March 15, 2012 by mohrt

So you are a solid shot maker in your own right, maybe one of the best in your league. But one thing plagues you: your 8-ball wins are just not up to par. Why can’t you win more of your … Continue reading →

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8 ball tip: insurance balls

Posted on March 12, 2012 by mohrt

8-ball, you are solids. What do you do?

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Controlling whitey: hit it low!

Posted on February 20, 2012 by mohrt

If you pay close attention to the top players, you will notice that many use draw on a large percentage of their shots, even shots that don’t call for any draw, or even follow. Why is that? There are couple … Continue reading →

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Eye Dominance

Posted on February 3, 2012 by mohrt

You visualize the shot. You step in and line it up. It looks right, but when you pull the trigger it misses. What happened? Ever have that problem? I did until I learned about eye dominance. Everyone has a dominant … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the scratch

Posted on January 30, 2012 by mohrt

Scratching the cue ball, we’ve all done it. What can we do to avoid it? Here is a simple way to help you avoid scratching: Anytime you are going into a rail, try to go as close to a 45 … Continue reading →

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Offset and Pivot Aiming Systems

Posted on January 27, 2012 by mohrt

CTE, Pro1, 90/90, Shishkebob:  each of which are close cousins of one and other and all share common elements.  These techniques are all referred to as “offset and pivot” systems.  Whether it be Hal Houle’s Center-to-Edge, Stan Shuffett’s Pro1 or … Continue reading →

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Straight pool is the game’s best teacher

Posted on January 18, 2012 by mohrt

If you want to improve your overall game skill in pool, straight pool is probably one of the best games you can play. If you have any type of weakness in your game, straight pool will find it. Straight pool … Continue reading →

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Shooting over a ball

Posted on January 11, 2012 by mohrt

Tip #1: Many players jack up the cue stick too far when shooting over a ball. This is because they want to hit the ball with the center of the tip, or as close to center as possible. Don’t do … Continue reading →

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