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to enhance your game. Billiard Congress of America instructors are
ready for your questions, no matter how easy or difficult. You'll also
get to see the answers to other pool players questions.
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- I'm pretty good at playing but no where close to where I want to be. I want to go to school or take lessons from a pro, can you let me know where I can go?
- matt james, salisbury
- Hi Matt James
I see that you live in Salisbury, What State? I have a profession Pool School in your area very soon. Please email direct at:
randyg@poolschool.com
Thanks,
Randy Goettlicher,
BCA Master Instructor.
- Randy Goettlicher
- I have been playing for about 9 years. I am a mid 8 in ACS league. I have come to a point where no matter how much time I put in, I simply don't get better. I know my ball control could be a little better. Any suggestions??? Thank you. Greg
- Greg, Camdenton, Missouri
- Most players search out a Pool School to get them to the next couple of levels. Go to www.bca-pool.com and find an Instructor in your area. You could also email me at: randyg@poolschool.com
- Randy Goettlicher
- Hello Billiard instructors,
I've always been taught to make the practice strokes to the place on the cue ball that you are going to hit.
However, when I watch very good player is my local pool hall, or on youtube I notice that they do draw strokes differently. They do their practice strokes in the direction of the contact point of the sheet/ball. Thus lower than the actual hit point where they hit the ball when actual playing the ball.
Why is that?
- Klaas
- Hello Klass,
You are correct. The purpose of warm-up strokes is to verify that you will be making contact where you planned to on the cue ball. For me, that means warm-up to the same place you will make contact on the final stroke. I have noticed that some players will line up much lower for their warm-ups. Some do this to verify that they are on the vertical center. It's much easier to find the vertical center by lining up to the point where the cue ball is touching the cloth. I wouldn't recommend this to most students. Remember, not everything you see other players, even the good ones, doing at the pool table is necessarily the best way to do things. A lot of experienced players have some bad habits that they have learned to overcome through years of playing. We try to teach only good, proven habits to our students.
- Steve
- Hello. My name is Brent. I'm 20 years old and I've been playing pool for about 4 years. The one thing I see a lot is not to many pool halls or even people better than me to help me. I mean ya ask and ya beg and say you'll pay for table time or drinks or something but it seems theres no one to help. I've talked a lot and done quite a bit of midnight breakfasts with pool pro Larry Nevel. I've even had some lessons from him and racked over hundreds of games for him but I get the same answer. The best way to get better in a shorter time is to study someone thats better then you and play with them. Is that correct or is this a trick to get you to rack for a pro that breaks n runs all day. Well thanks for your time.
- Brent Whitman, South Beloit,ILLINOIS
- Hi Brent.
Finding someone that is not only willing to help you in a pool room can be a challenge. There are a lot of good players who are either not interested, or not qualified to teach someone how to play. I have heard a lot of good players give others some very bad advice. These are players who have taught themselves simply by spending hundreds or thousands of hours hitting balls. It's one way to learn, but it's the hardest way. Likewise, watching or playing against better players can teach you some things about how they play, but those things may or may not work in your game. Each player is an individual, and what works for one, may not work for another.
The best way to learn is to get in touch with a qualified instructor who can make sure you are on the right track. The sooner you do this, the easier it becomes. You can look on this web page under the "Find an Instructor" link under learning pool to find a list of BCA instructors all over the country.
- Steve
- I USE THE GHOST BALL METHOD OF MAKING SHOTS AND LATELY I'M HAVING TROUBLE MAKING SHOTS. I TRY TO KEEP MY ELBOW STATIONARY AND STAY IN ALIGHNMENT BUT I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.
ANY SUGGESTIONS?
THANKS, DON
- DON WES, MESA AZ
- Hi Don,
There are typically only two ways to miss a pool shot. You either aim at the wrong place, or there is a problem with your delivery that doesn't get the cue ball to go exactly where you were aiming. If your stroke fundamentals are solid, then the problem is usually aiming at the wrong place. This may be a result of improper alignment of your head over the cue, or just not identifying the proper aiming point. The ghost ball method is the most widely used method for basic aiming, but there are some slight problems with the method. Collision induced throw, or cue ball squirt (when applying side spin) are two things that can slightly change the path of the balls.
Try to identify if you consistently over-cut or under-cut shots, and if the problem is greater with cuts to the left or to the right. But without seeing you shoot, my first guess would be head alignment. Make sure your head is positioned so that you are actually looking straight down the pool cue.
- Steve
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