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Learn to develop a proper stance, bridge, stroke, grip and alignment. They are the basic building blocks that are necessary to proceed to the next level. Practice them diligently. Be patient and put a lot of effort on each fundamental skill. Remember that each basic mechanical skill presented in this section will serve as the foundation of your game. The stronger your foundation, the better prepared you will become at learning the next stage of your journey to mastery of this sport.

When you have a good grasp of the basic fundamentals, the next step is learning how to pocket balls. To do this, you must understand how the aiming process works. Aiming helps you become a shotmaker.

All professional players are excellent at pocketing balls. Each one of them have their own aiming systems and ways which help them develop this skills as shotmakers. This section will show you some of the basic aiming systems that pool players use.

Basic shots are the fundamental shots that need to be learned by beginning pool players in order to advance to the next level of shotmaking. Shots like Stop, Draw, Follow are the basic shots of the game of billiards.

This section will give you a better understanding of the technique with executing the simple stop, draw and follow shots. Understanding the technique will lead you to the next step in your journey to shotmaking excellence.

As you develop good, repeatable fundamentals and a variety of basic shots in your shotmaking arsenal you are now ready to take on the next challenge in your journey to pool excellence - controlling the cue ball.

Basic position play entails being able to understand how the cue ball reacts after colliding with the object ball in order to determine the path it will take and controlling the cue ball to make it go where you need it to be for your next shot. This section explains the necessary ingredients to understand basic cue ball control.

As you transition over from beginner to intermediate level pool player, you will begin to feel the need to use English to get to the next level.

English is when you apply side spin on the cue ball. English allows you to more options with regards to shotmaking and/or position that are otherwise not available when using only center ball hit on the cue ball. This section explains the advantages and disadvantages of using side spin

When you have a good grasp of the basic shots, it is time to learn advanced level shots to add to your offensive arsenal. These are the critical shots that are required for you to be able to get to the next level. Learning these shots requires that you are already well versed and trained in the basic fundamentals (e.g. stance, bridge, stroke, etc). This section covers the more advanced shots and the execution needed to become an advanced shotmaker.

You may not always have the option to pocket the object ball to the closest pocket or even hit the object ball directly with your cue ball.

Bank shots allow you to pocket an object ball on another pocket by using a cushion to bounce the object ball into before it goes to the intended pocket. Kick shot allows you to hit the object ball by getting the cue ball to strike a cushion first before the object ball. Both types of shots will be discussed in detail in this section.

If you wish to become an advanced level player, you must learn to recognize advanced patterns of position play. This section will discuss some of the advanced level position play and teaches you the techniques necessary to execute the shots.

Sometimes the best. offense is a good defense. In the game of pool, especially for beginner level players, you won’t always be running out and clearing all the balls on the table in a single outing. There are times when you are not left with an offensive opportunity. It is in these times that a great safety is the best type of offense and the best option for giving you back control of the table. This section covers some of the techniques for playing defense against an opponent.

There is no substitute for quality practice. The only way to improve is to spend time executing what you have learned in practice. Master the techniques in practice so you can be ready when you need it in actual match play.

Becoming a good pool player not only involves mastering the techniques of executing the shots but also knowing what type of equipment to use that suits your game.

Having the right type of cue and understanding the intricacies of the pool table gives you an advantage over a player who does not.

This section lists standardized rules of the most popular pool and pocket billiard games. Most of the common game rules have been standardized by governing bodies of pool that includes the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association) and BCA (Billiard Congress of America).

Instructional articles by pool player, instructor and writer, Blackjack David Sapolis.

Instructional articles written by David Baranski - an instructor and pool player from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Instructional articles from pool instructor, Joe D'Aguanno.

This section contains articles from Mick Turner.

Instructional articles from bay area pool player and instructor aka Poolplayer.

Instructional articles from long time pool player Ron Kurtz.

Instructional articles from pool instructor, Tim "The Monk" Miller.