Short instructional videos picked by club members, grouped by topic. Each link opens YouTube in a new tab. New to the game? Start with The Basics.

The Basics

• Hold Your Cue Like This
• Essential Pool Shots Explained — A Beginner’s Guide
• Use This Method to Pot Balls
• Where to Hit the Object Ball for Perfect Shots
• Optimal Pool Grip & Wrist Alignment

Aiming

• Ghost Ball Method
• Where Does the Cue Ball Go After Hitting the Object Ball
• Controlling Cue Ball with Tangent Line
• Getting Shape Using Tangent Lines
• Stop Missing Your Shots — Aim for the Crack
• How to “Cheat the Pocket”

Bridges

• Open Hand Bridge
• Closed-Finger Bridge
• Open-Hand Bridge on the Rail
• Two-Finger Bridge
• Open-Hand Bridge Behind the Rail
• Using a Bridge

Easy Game Improvements

• Improve Shot-Making Ability
• Improve Your Strokes
• 3 Tips That Will Instantly Make You Better
• What’s a Double Hit?

Learn the Shots

• The Dreaded Straight-In Shot
• Making the Long Shot Easier
• What Kind of English to Use
• Precision English
• Master the Stop Shot
• How to Follow the Ball
• Forced Follow Shot
• How to Draw the Ball / Control the Draw
• Draw When the Cue Ball Is Against the Rail
• Drawing When Breaking Out a Shot
• Drawing When the Cue Ball Is Close to the Object Ball
• Precision English When Drawing the Cue Ball
• The Kill Shot
• Shooting Balls Down the Rail
• Run the Object Ball Down the Rail With Shape
• Bank Shots
• Two-Rail Bank and Kick Shots
• Two-Finger Kick Shot With Shape
• Two-Rail Kick Shots
• Three-Rail Kick Shots
• Shooting Frozen Balls Down the Rail / Frozen Ball Combo
• Two-Finger Rule (Rail-First Shots)
• The Double-Kiss Shot
• How to Make a Perfect Kick Shot
• Throwing the Object Ball
• Throwing When Balls Are Not Frozen
• Basics of Playing Safeties / Practicing Safeties
• The Jump Shot
• Shooting With Jump Banks
• The Masse Shot