Pool and Billiards Strategy

This may sound like a professional bombarding phrase, but I won’t get into any advance stuff here. I simply want you to consider all your gaming options before each shot, and not rush into the first opportunity seems the best. The first thing to understand is that you don’t have to put a ball in the hole to make a successful shot. Many players overlook the “safety” possibility. This is pretty self explanatory – it means you make a shot in order to entangle your opponent.

There are a couple of ways to make a good safety shot. One is to get the cue ball to a point it hasn’t got a direct path to your rival target balls. This is called “Snooker,” and it will force the player to use the cushion, bounce the white ball or make a “banana spin” shot. Needless to say, this will make it much more difficult for your opponent to make a good shot.

There is a good chance he or she will make a fault, too. Another way to make a good safety shot is to pin the cue ball to one of the table cushions. It’s very hard to aim in that situation. One more way is to send the white ball far away from the other player’s balls. The distance will harden his shot.

This is done by striking it even further down the center, so it will have a backwards spin when rolling across the table. After we’ve covered upwards and backwards movement, it’s time to talk about right and left. This is done by striking the cue ball a bit right to it’s center if you want it to go right.

Another common mistake that will hurt your gaming is pulling the cue right away after making the shot. Your accuracy will be much better if instead, you’ll linger a bit before pulling your cue. This way you make sure all of your focus is on the current shot, and you’re no rushing to take your next one or to sit down and let your opponent play. Also, you’ll be able to see if the cue went straight. I want to share with you one last tip about your right hand technique. Aim to get your cue about an inch or two past the point you’re going to strike white ball. This is known to improve aiming tremendously. Really easy to use tips as you can see, but very important so don’t ignore them. Hope this answers most of the questions I’ve received lately. Enjoy and go practice.

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