Billiards & Pool

Billiards & Pool

Put those Rubik's Cubes down and listen up! With these how-to videos, you'll become an expert player, no matter what the game. Become a pool shark, a grandmaster chess player, a beer pong champion, or a brainteaser super genius. No puzzle or game will stand a chance against you. Master role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, or play various party and kids games, like tic-tac-toe. Watch some videos, lube up that Rubik's cube and start solving (in record time, of course)!

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How to pocket a three ball sequence
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Pocket a three ball sequence

This is another example of how to pocket a three ball sequence. This technique relies on using slow speed, and does not use the English ...more

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How to use the rail to help avoid an obstacle ball
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Use the rail to help avoid an obstacle ball

In this video an obstacle ball is bypassed by hitting the cue ball lightly against the rail and pocketing the object ball. By hitting the ...more

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How to freeze a cue ball on an object ball for safety
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Freeze a cue ball on an object ball for safety

In the instance of all shots being blocked, you can place the cue ball near an object ball, as is shown in this video. This is a safe shot ...more

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How to use the kick shot when balls are at equal distance
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Use the kick shot when balls are at equal distance

In this video, the cue ball must be kicked off the rail in order to bypass the opponent's ball and hit the object ball. Visualize a line ...more

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dmcknight
How to make a cue ball billiard shot
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Make a cue ball billiard shot

Using the 90 degree rule in this tricky shot, the video shows how to get pocket a ball when there is no clear path. You can deflect the cue ...more

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dmcknight
How to make an object ball carom shot
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Make an object ball carom shot

This video show how to use the 90 degree rule to plan an "object ball carom shot." This type of shot will deflect the object ball off 2 ...more

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How to use the 30 degree rule in a billiard shot
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Use the 30 degree rule in a billiard shot

This video shows how to use the 30 degree rule effectively to plan where the cue ball will go. If the cue ball hits the target ball off ...more

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dmcknight
How to make a kick shot using the 2 rail parallel line method
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Make a kick shot using the 2 rail parallel line method

This video demonstrates how to pocket the object ball (in this case, the 8 ball), by letting the cue ball deflect off two rails. It is ...more

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dmcknight
How to hit a ball that is frozen to a rail
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Hit a ball that is frozen to a rail

This video cautions against hitting a ball frozen, or stuck, against a rail. It will "double kiss," or hit the rail that it is against two ...more

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dmcknight
How to make a large-curve massé shot
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Make a large-curve massé shot

This video demonstrates the massé shot, in which the cue stick is almost vertical and a bottom left English is used to curve the cue ball ...more

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How to make a small curve massé shot
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Make a small curve massé shot

This small curve massé is basically the same as a bottom left English technique. The massé shot involves an almost vertical cue stick and a ...more

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How to pocket the ball in  a perfect set-up
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Pocket the ball in a perfect set-up

This demonstrates a perfect set-up for the object ball to be hit into the pocket, and how to execute the shot. It involves deflecting a ball ...more

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How to make a draw massé shot near the pocket
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Make a draw massé shot near the pocket

This video demonstrates the draw massé technique where the cue ball will hit the object ball into the pocket and then curve away to prevent ...more

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How to make an artistic corner rattle shot
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Make an artistic corner rattle shot

In this tutorial, a difficult shot is emulated from the film "The Color of Money." Because it is purely artistic instead of the most ...more

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How to make a power shot, positioning the cue ball
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Make a power shot, positioning the cue ball

This video shows how to shoot the target ball with enough strength to pocket the ball and set the cue ball up for the next shot. Hitting low ...more

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How to make a partial jump shot, in a combination shot
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Make a partial jump shot, in a combination shot

This video shows how to do a cue ball jump shot by elevating the cue stick 45 degrees and shooting straight through the center of the ball ...more

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How to make a partial jump shot
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Make a partial jump shot

This is another partial jump shot as seen in the movie "Pool Hall Junkies." The cue stick is elevated 45 degrees, shoot straight through the ...more

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How to play better pool
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Play better pool

Dean Von discusses basic pool fundementals. Among these are how to hold the pool cue, and how to position for the next shot. Good for ...more

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eosland
How to hit a screw shot in snooker
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Hit a screw shot in snooker

Steve Davis and John Parrott show how to hit the screw shot, in which the cue ball rolls back after contact with the target. The video ...more

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dmcknight
How to make a double bank shot
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Make a double bank shot

This video demonstrates a shot from the film "Pool Hall Junkies" and involves hitting the cue ball off center with a medium stroke. The ...more

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