Author Archives: mohrt

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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Getting Power into the Break Shot

Posted on December 29, 2011 by mohrt

This is an interesting little gem to try. Line up on your break shot as usual. Then, stand up and move closer to the table. Keep your shooting arm straight and pivot at the shoulder to break. You will notice … Continue reading →

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Position Play Drill

Posted on December 23, 2011 by mohrt

Here is a good way to practice making a shot with position, and quite randomly. Rack up 15 balls, completely random order in the rack. Break.

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CTE: Is the pocket necessary?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by mohrt

Looking through the AZB forums I find people making statements like “With CTE aiming the pocket is not necessary. You just look at the cue ball and object ball.” Even Hal himself made some zany comments like this. Of course, … Continue reading →

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The Five Points of Pool

Posted on December 12, 2011 by mohrt

The important components of the game of billiards can be summarized into five different points: 1) Fundamentals (stance, stroke, bridge, grip) 2) Aiming 3) Cueball Control 4) Pattern Play 5) Mental Game If you want to master the game of … Continue reading →

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