Watching the youtube video "Cue the Experts S3 Ep 04 - Steve Feeney: Tell me the last time your eyes were in your feet"

https://youtu.be/StjGv3eAQqo?si=3EMsbafixn7h2htv

This guy blasts everything everyone has ever taught on pool when it comes to eyes and alignment. Claiming to have fixed some of the top pro's vision. He says not one top player he's worked with was sighting correctly.

He blasts how you can't line up with your right foot - because your eyes aren't in your foot...
The other guys on podcast bring up Dr Dave and Vision Center. He claims "he doesn't call it vision center". He says what he teaches isn't Vision Center. He says "They don't have the patented knowledge to call it that". He says its just guess work. Then he claims "Vision Center" implies its all in the middle but its not... He says there are 2 sighting lines... then he hammers on that you can't line up players using their right foot. Then claims all the coaches he works with are loving what he teaches.

Then he goes on and on about most people sighting is like they are driving from passenger seat, where they can't see straight down the road . Then he blasts every training device out there, all the instructors and everything they try to sell - is all wrong... but he's selling a training aid (alignment product) and coaching that is the only way.

He stresses its not about your feet. He says you putting you putting your right foot on the line of the shot is when you induce "parallax error" - thats the moment that players are offline.

He talks about how everyone is just guessing because they don't know what he knows.

Then he says with his product and teaching, the world is Round and for the rest the world is flat... lol

He is right, you need to be able to see straight and technique so you can shoot straight. He is right that Vision Center isn't necessarily center of your eyes because "vision center" doesn't actually mean the center of your 2 eyes. Vision center is correct head position where your eyes are working together perfectly to see straight. The same thing is Eye Dominance. Just because I am right eye dominant doesn't mean i put the cue directly under my right eye. I am slightly right eye dominant so the cue favors the right side of my chin.

He then claims all of his information is behind a Pay Wall because of AI and his work being plagiarized. he claims his equipment has been copied. and then he goes on about you need intellectual property and patents to really understand and be able to teach what he teaches.

The guy that hosts the show is also an instructor, and its funny how this Seve Feeney tries to make this guy seem like everything he knows and teaches is wrong.
Then claims in 30 years not a single player has been able to "Sight Right"... lol

Every thing he says is based on "Vision Center" and "Eye Dominance" but is claiming everyone including Joshua Filler does this wrong... Claims every instructor is wrong.... BUT if you buy his product, buy his teaching he will teach you the way.

He claims people he's coached have not wanted him to coach anyone else because it gave them the competitive edge... lol

He says his coaching is like: Day 1 is teaching to drive, Day 2 is driving on the highway, Day 3 is being on racetrack.... lol

He claims coaches have you line up with right foot, but when you miss they blame your stroke... As an instructor - head position is one of the first things I look at in a student. Straight in shots - video analysis - if the cue ball is drifting towards the same side every time then I know your head position is off. He talks like no one knows this and teaches wrong.

If you have time, give this video a listen and try not to laugh too much.

Recently I got into a reddit argument with a co-redditor who, along with others was advising a person against using an open bridge when they break from the bed (not the rail) because "it offers more control".

A break like any other shot can be played with whatever bridge you like. Pro's often use a closed bridge for many reasons, feel, habit, style and of course not all pros do it.

First of all a word from Dr Dave:
https://youtu.be/Av2DNdWzziA?si=CCcvWAxUaXTLnVsp&t=119

Felix Vogel on Arizona Open 2026:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ7HQU23cxQ

Since I gathered some videos to debunk this I thought I'd share so other people can see and maybe think of the break differently. These videos come from Chinese 8-ball which is a discipline that not many people watch and those pros there totally obliterate the balls using a perfectly fine open bridge.

Heyball Pros:

https://youtu.be/pzHsj-qBBjk?si=7vbG-lQdA8BCcQti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyMZZmSpnD0

https://youtu.be/Mj-lk1Z3F30?si=rOGk1dEWy89Fbd5l&t=28

https://youtu.be/dq36WgYWBD0?si=siSvZcWX2kd_EPPo&t=180

No stroke has a specific bridge (except of course if you cue from the rail, overball, jumpshots or squeezed in a tight space). The reason that we train our stroke is to be able to deliver any kind of hit with any kind of bridge. Watching other disciplines of pool also helps a lot!

Dr Dave open bridge advantages vs closed bridge heritage/tradition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydwWV6zWEtw

Dr Dave breaking with an open bridge for 20 racks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGAEfE71WPc

I wanted to write this for people who love the game and really struggle to get better. People who get into pool or any activity start to fall in love with it and then they wonder what's keeping them from being great. They'll start to think things like "It's because I don't have a carbon fiber cue", "Everyone knows an aiming/bank/kickshot/breathing technique that I just don't know about yet", "My form is 100% mechanically perfect". This is all bullshit.

The boring answer as to how people get really good at things is very simple but misunderstood by many, it's practice. But it's more than that, it's effective practice. A lot of smart people fall into the same trap of thinking they're practicing when really they are just fucking around. Some people think they're practicing just by playing in leagues twice a week. Some people think they're practicing when they go to the pool hall and play by themselves for hours, rack after rack. This is not practice, this is hitting balls.

Practice is intentional and has a goal. When you look at professional basketball teams practice, they don't just have a scrimmage. They practice three pointers, ball handling, defense, etc. Practice for pool is the same. Practice looks like getting a bunch of balls and practicing a certain shot or cueball control over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

There are common deficits that will be shared by players up to a certain skill level. Once you get to an advanced level in something, your deficits in skill are going to be your own. If a really good amateur player went to ask a pro how to progress, it's kind of a silly question, because YOU should know what YOU struggle with. There is a difference in asking a pro "I'm a 620 fargo, how do I get better?" versus "I'm a 620 fargo, I really struggle with pattern selection in 8 ball and often will get out of shape on this kind of shot, how can you help me get better at that?" To get better you have to actively be aware of why you screwed something up, what you commonly struggle with, and then take the time to practice on it.

And here's something to keep in mind. Practice should be challenging. It shouldn't be so hard that you can barely do something 1/10 of times, but you should be stretching yourself. This is how you get better at literally anything - golf, guitar, driving, underwater basket weaving.

I've seen plenty of people who were great at things come to pool and learn very quickly because they understand how to work at it and devote the time. Likewise, I've seen people play for 30 years and still be horrible at pool. This is the difference, I promise you. If you want to be good at pool, you can be. You just have to figure out what you're struggling with and actively apply yourself to it.

I remember watching a pro player who lives nearby drill a sick two rail bank shot like it was nothing when I was just starting out. I said to him "damn, I bet you had to practice that a couple hundred times to be able to do that." He looked at me like I was stupid and said "Thousands."

I hope this helps some people who find themselves in a rut. It is a very simple concept but a helpful one.

UPDATE!: I can't tell you guys how much I appreciate all the input and food for thought. What I figured out and confirmed is that my vision center shifts depending on how far I'm focusing. At cue tip distance, it's my right pupil. Farther out, it's the inside corner of my right eye. I confirmed this by doing the vision center test looking down the seam where the cloth meets the rail cap at different distances. After doing that and getting my stroke warmed up, I fired in some long straight shots. Giving it that little bit of visual left allows me to stroke perfectly straight along the shot line and hit a good stop shot into the heart of the pocket at anywhere from pocket speed to break speed. I get a tiny bit of spin one way or the other on some shots, but I'm sure that will clear up with a few thousand repetitions and reading the cueball's feedback. I'm also hoping that my brain eventually just accepts and sees that as center ball, but time will tell.

I've been on a mission to perfect my fundamentals as much as humanly possible. I've come a long way, and my consistency has improved significantly, but there's a problem I just can't seem to solve:

When I'm down on the shot line for a long straight, with my cue and both balls lined up perfectly with the pocket, perfect center ball looks like a touch of left with both eyes open. With my left eye closed, everything looks absolutely perfect, so I know it's just perception. Also, from that position, I can hit a dead perfect stop shot. So I know 100% that it's correct

If I adjust my position to where perfect center ball looks correct, the shot looks off, but I can still hit a perfect stop shot and drill it center-pocket. If I adjust my position to where *everything* looks perfect, a straight stroke gives a small amount of right spin even though the cueball stops dead, and the OB is thrown to the left. Enough to miss when the OB is center table, but not from 2 diamonds (Mighty X)

So my question is: Do I just get used to the way center ball looks like a touch of left? Or is there another way to fix this?

I should have joined Reddit long ago it seems! My name is Tanner Pruess and I have been playing pool seriously for nearly 3 decades. I became a top amateur player (5 SD State Titles, 2 VNEA World Singles Titles) before becoming an Advanced PBIA Instructor and author of the Pool Confidence Guide. I have little established data in Fargo, but hover around 700-730.

Would be happy to answer any questions about improving your game, especially about the mental game or how to handle pressure as a pool player. Don't worry, I am not going to push my instruction or guide on this post - happy to share some free information and see how I can help!

Almost all pool players I meet want to get better, but few consider lessons. What is the major reason why pool players don't seek out lessons from an instructor?

If you are thinking cost is the biggest reason, then how much is a lesson worth to you? What would a reasonable price be?

Also take into account the amount of time and effort that the instructor has spent over 10, 20 or longer years to learn the game. The amount of money they have spent on laptop, camera, tripod, laser level, and any other training devices. If they are certified instructor they have spent well over $1000 in training and certification process.

When I first got into teaching I was just doing it for a little extra money in my free time. Poolhall I played at did free table time for league players so I was only charging $20 an hour. (typically 2 hour lesson so $40) Lots of happy students that enjoyed the lessons. Then for a while I was charging $25 an hour plus table time. (so $50 + $20 = $70 to $75).
I've even traveled driving upwards to 2 hours away, but at that point I charge for the travel time.
Starting to take it even more serious and pursue it more, I have purchased a laptop, tripod, laser levels, camcorder, and additional training aids. Is it reasonable to ask $100 for a 2 hour lesson (where i cover table time)?

We all know the text book stroke with everything in alignment, elbow up, blah blah blah. I get that. I was watching Billy Thorpe play, and his stroke looks horrible, but hes sitting at 779 fargo. He didn't just begin that. At one point through his career, he said this will be my stroke and I am sticking to it.

It got me thinking, when should someone stop chasing perfection and focus more on consistently delivering a consistent repeatable stroke.

u/carloga and I have been working on adjusting my fundamentals for a while now, and I have one problem left. I thought I'd share these numbers with you guys to highlight just how much better or worse ONE FACTOR of your mechanics can be:

I analyzed my last two 8-ball matches, focusing on rating my elbow control on offensive shots, and then seeing if I made the shot and/or got shape on the next ball.

Bad = elbow was moving before or during cueball contact. 24 shots, made 15, got shape on 7. 62.5% accuracy, 29% cueball control.

Good = elbow was moving AFTER cueball contact. 33 shots, made 27, and got shape on 26. 81.8% accuracy, 78.8% cueball control

Perfect = elbow was completely still until the end of the follow- through. 37 shots, made 36, and got shape on 34. 97.3% accuracy, 91.9% cueball control.

I also went back through and factored in how tough the shots were, and the trend held even for long-distance and/or high-speed shots.

Just to put some emphasis on the numbers, 62.5% accuracy equates to an average of 2.7 balls per inning. 81.8% works out to 5.5. 97.3% is an astounding 37 BALLS PER RUN!!

So do I want to shoot like an APA 2? 6? or Pro? Well, that's an easy question to answer, isn't it?

People here have always argued over it as long as I've been a member of this subreddit, and it's always bothered me. Whenever anyone comes on here to ask for a ruling on a particular situation or even what the rules are in general, people invariably ask what rules people were using, only for the original poster will say something like "BCA Rules". Hell, sometimes the poster even states outright that they were using the "BCA Rules". And, every time, someone quotes the BCAPL Rules. That's wrong. I don't care how many times you want to tell me that when people say BCA Rules that they mean BCAPL Rules. Those aren't the same thing, and people need to be apprised of that. Plain, and simple. And now, the BCAPL is speaking up on the subject. I, for one, am glad the organizations, themselves, are actually speaking out about it.

I can't tell you how many times I've pointed this out over the years. And I'm always surprised by the amount of pushback I receive here. I've had this conversation in real life before, and have seen the way the rules are addressed change within my local pool halls because of this exact discussion. I don't think it's right to say "BCA Rules" knowing that that statement represents the BCA/WPA ruleset while trying to say you meant BCAPL Rules.

The BCA Rules are not the same as the BCAPL Rules. I don't care what you meant, or thought someone else meant, they are not the same thing. I don't care what anyone says. One of the biggest pieces of advice that comes up anytime a question surrounding the rules comes up is to establish the rules prior to playing. You cannot say one thing and mean another. That's dishonest, and a complete misrepresentation of the situation, in my opinion. And, more importantly, skirts the given advice, which is actually relatively sound!

I've even seen people argue with professional players over things that happened in tournaments before simply because they didn't understand that the two rulesets were not the same. Case in point:

Overall, I'm glad the BCAPL finally decided to say something. Having them speak up on the subject might actually cause some much needed change in the way that things are represented in pool halls and on pool forums. BCA Rules ≠ BCAPL Rules. There's no need to continue to confuse the two anymore.

Wondering what other things people use to quickly gauge skill level of players. Lately my Instagram feed has been inundated with POV videos of novice players, and occasionally high level play from people like Gorst or other creators.

It’s maybe not the most interesting to watch someone run four balls before missing in 8 ball, but I think it can be informative, when contrasted with a high level POV.

The most obvious and immediate difference is the head movement. My god do some people move their head a ton when they shoot, and POV video makes that very obvious. It’s like watching shaky cam footage from a war movie. Not just when shooting either. Novice players are all over the place with their head as they move around the table to their next ball, whereas someone like Gorst is focusing on a few consistent things as he walks around the table - the positional route, the spot he’d like to end up, and his shot line. And when he gets down on the shot, his head does not often move before the cue ball has come to a complete stop. There’s also a huge difference in addressing the cue ball, tempo of prestrokes, consistency of prestrokes, pausing at the ball and in the backstroke etc.

Position and pattern play is another big difference maker. I find novice players lean heavily on one ball position, ignoring larger patterns, and seem unaware of multi rail routes. When they get stuck with an off-angle shot, having to get back down table, a big punchy draw stroke comes out, without even considering an easier 3 railer. I feel like I see so many videos where on the second shot I’m thinking to myself “there goes the only key ball for the 8”, and the player is completely befuddled when they are kicking 4 rails at the 8 to try to save their runout.

Also, banks. Stop banking balls just because they’re a thin cut, especially when the object ball is in the middle of the table. That’s a far harder bank than when it’s near the rail. Banks are for when the ball physically doesn’t cut, or if it makes the position play significantly easier.

I think the most surprising issue I see, with a super easy fix, however, is the bridge. That should be a day one fundamental for any pool player, and I can’t believe how many people I see with a giant thumb gap, or bridging through their knuckles or the loosest loop you’ve ever seen. For the majority of shots, the bridge hand should be firmly on the table, with the fingers spread near as far as they can be, with the full palm on the table, and the thumb pressed hard against the index finger. There are of course a few others I think all players should learn as well (rail bridge, elevated, proper closed bridge), but at a minimum, you’ve got to have a stable open bridge, and there’s no excuse not to if you’ve been playing seriously for any length of time.

This turned into more of a rant than I intended, I’ve just been seeing so much of this content lately, and some of it is from accounts with a following, which try to be a teaching authority at points.

I’m curious what things other people immediately pick up on when watching a player shoot, in terms of their overall level?

As an avid pool player and a bar tender you wouldn't believe the amount of bad advice i've heard. I would caution anyone trying to learn to be weary of this. From telling somone to lift the butt up to draw a ball to eyeing up bank shots or teaching english to somone who doesn't understand the Tangent Line yet.

The bar i worked at had a few great players that gravitated toward our little dive for some reason. I watched them and wanted to learn but didn't want to embarrass myself either. So i studied. I litterly built my game from the ground up with zero bad habits but zero good ones also. I started by developing a bridge and a stroke 1st. I watched tutorials and studied different pros. I bought a cue and i practiced everyday. If i had a question, i found a video about it and learned that way. I memorized aiming systems like "ghost ball" and "Mosconi" and the 6 or 7 systems i needed to cover any kick or bank shot that might come about while playing. I got very good very fast. I hardly ever go a night without a compliment on my form or stoke which i value much more than a good shot.

Im not saying you cant learn from somone in a bar. Just make sure the teacher is somone who knows what they are talking about. The ace shooters that came into my bar did teach me a lot, but it was because they also studied the game and were essentially copying the pros, like i was. They also knew all the systems. But your not going to find these types often. Your better off learning from Dr. Dave or Tor Lowry and then be confident it's the right way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxXmsuW8TzU

The TL:DR - there isn't any major different in performance between Cheap and "premium" carbon shafts. The biggest difference is the price lol.

Something to think about next time you see a Paguluyan $800 Shaft.

Results if you don't want to watch the video.

Does consciously applying Front-Hand/Back-Hand English hold your game back once you've understood the physics?

An anecdote:

My teammate is a solid shooter - strong fundamentals, played the game for decades, 550ish fargo, reads the game incredibly well, probably has actually hit a million balls.
He loves systems. Show him any shot, he has a system for it. It makes him very good at a giving time-outs and that's part of why we love having him on the team.

Let's just say that not everyone in the league is fond of his playing style. Every league has someone like this, the guy who circles the table 3 times and does 10 practice strokes for a straight-in shot. He is that guy. To put it kindly, he is methodical in the extreme.

The way he applies FHE/BHE is very noticeable. He lines up to center ball, completes his practice strokes and then pivots his back arm and elbow and sometimes even slides his entire bridge hand sideways. This goes against everything I've heard pros say about keeping your body still when down on a shot, but he is adamant that this is the correct method to apply sidespin (referencing Dr. Dave), otherwise he would be relying on pure guesswork.

Recently he injured his shoulder and has been finding it painful to stay low on a shot for too long, so now he basically one-strokes every ball. An unexpected side-effect (for him) is that he's been shooting the best pool of his life - well over 600 speed for the last month. At the table he's a totally different player, faster and more natural, relying on his memory of where the final tip position was for past similar shots instead of going through mechanical adjustments at the table. To use terminology from The Inner Game of Tennis, he seems to shoot as self 2 instead of self 1.

I'm curious if this would also work for someone early in their pool journey who has not HAMB? When is the right time to step away from the systems and let the subconscious take over?

tldr: my teammate accidently discovered that he no longer needs to use systems to aim with sidespin and actually gets better results using natural intuition and his personal shot database.

Hi guys I'm new, and it's really fascinating to me how players just get on with the next shot that fast without looking behind the pocket, tell me the ways

Hello, i am a fairly newer player (only serious for the past almost 2 years). Started out as an apa 2, basic beginner , and jumped to a 5 with a year and a few months. I started playing because i really enjoy the game, but while playing i have also seen that high skill players can actually make money playing this game. My goal is to go professional once i get good enough, but i wanted to ask what are some good tips and advice to someone wanting to get to the pro level of pool. I am worried i might be stuck at this skill level for a bit as i dont feel like im making substantial progress as compared to when i first started. Anything helps as this has now turned into more of a dream for me than a hobby. Yes i know not everyone can be at that high of a level to go pro, but I like to think if they can do it, why not me. If i had to guess my fargo would be close to a 450ish, never played in fargo rated tournaments before.

I just feel like we all need to hear this every once and again.

I was just talking to a person on my team about this recently. He spins in most of his cut shots. I told him it was much harder to make balls with English, because now need to account for deflection/swerve, which are impacted by amount of English, speed, distance, cloth, etc.
We agreed to disagree, but I’m glad I’m on Alex’s side, I’m sending this to him now.

Hi guys! Here's a little tweak I use as an add-on to CJ Wiley's "Cue Angle Aiming System". I point the cue at the target pocket and use muscular response in my arm as a reference to determine the correct angle. In order for this to work you have to know CJ Wiley's stance and how to triangulate your shots with your cue. This approach works for me. I make no claims beyond that, but curious to see what you make of it. Here's a link to the full video

Legend.

So with all the marketing that has been going on in the pool cue/shaft world, it seems like a large number of players—especially newer players—equate “lower deflection” with “better.”

I don’t even mean that in the sense of “low deflection is better than standard deflection.” I mean like “this LD shaft has lower deflection than this LD shaft, so it therefore is better.”

That means the marketing is working.

Here are a couple truths from the trenches about deflection:

- ALL cues deflect on off-center hits. Some more than others.

- ALL players, after a certain amount of time playing, subconsciously adjust to THEIR cue’s deflection. Even you, yes you sitting there, you do it too. Even if you don’t realize it, you do it.

So the most important thing, rather than chasing the dragon trying to find the ultimate weapon, is to find a cue and/or shaft that YOU enjoy the feel of through the cue ball. That may be a super-low deflection cue, it may be a cue with a lot of deflection, or it may land somewhere in the middle. It doesn’t matter one bit. What DOES matter is, you need to spend time with that cue, and learn how it behaves on all types of shots. And then go play! The balls don’t know or care what cue you’re using. They only know how well they got hit.

I do believe low deflection is GOOD technology. I think it is helpful for players to not have to adjust as much on shots with sidespin. But it almost seems like we are in the “deflection wars” between manufacturers. It’s understandable from a business perspective, companies gotta move product…but on the pool table, it means very little.

I should add: if your stroke is still inconsistent, you struggle with accurate cue tip delivery, and your shot speeds are not under control, then you don’t really have a good barometer to know how your cue behaves yet. Work on that (with YOUR cue, again) and you’ll start to understand the game on a deeper level.

So find a cue you like the feel of, whether it’s LD or not, and play the hell out of it. Don’t worry about how much deflection it has compared to something else, because your brain is powerful and will learn to adjust to whatever you’re shooting with after some time.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share my pool journey and see if there was interest in an idea I have. I'm working on creating a wiki type resource to help players practice and improve in the most effective way, especially those who are a bit older, have other commitments, and can only practice for limited hours.

I started with snooker when I was a teenager and I played it up until age 21, when it was time to go to university. I put the stick away for about 10 years.

Later on in life when I started working, I would travel around with my job and depending on where I was, I might get to play pool for a couple of weeks or months if there was a pool hall nearby, but inevitable I would have to stop again for a longer period of time when I moved somewhere else.

In November 2022 I moved to San Francisco with the wife. At that point I was sitting at 580 Fargo. Moving to SF meant a great pool hall (Family Billiards on Geary) and access to a very active community in the Bay Area as well as Oscars pool hall and big tournaments just a few hours away (Hard Times at Sacramento). 

I joined a BCA league and started playing every other day. Of course I immediately got addicted and was soon putting in 3-4 hours of play 6 days a week and playing in every local tournament that I could. I was getting some decent results, winning a weekly tournament here and there and getting to top 8 or so in the bigger monthly events. 

What was interesting to me was that from what I could see, the very best players around played and gambled a lot, but I hardly ever saw anyone really practicing, other than maybe doing some basic drill for a couple of minutes while waiting for their gamble to show up. 

I got curious and decided to challenge myself to really buckle down and work as smart as I could for 1 year to see how far I can get, starting to take the game seriously at age 40. The wife was not super enthusiastic at first, but she was willing to let me give it a go.

Fast forward a year and a half and I’ve made my way up to a 730 Fargo and got a few good wins under my belt. I was introduced to the amazing game of 1 pocket, started attempting to play it at the start of 2023. 1 pocket was so different and difficult, it was a complete headache at first trying to solve even basic situations, but soon the headache subsided and I completely fell in love with the game. Less than a year later I managed to finish in 5th at the US Open. Along the way, I had the privilege of beating legends like Tony Chohan, Evan Lunda, Roland Garcia, Lee Van, and several other world-class pros.

While my focus at the moment is on continuing to learn 1 pocket, I also play rotation tournaments when I can. Despite my break being shit, with some luck I’ve managed to beat giants like Fedor and Alex Pagulayan and many other pros at a major tournament.

I think my progress comes down to a few things:

1. Absolute priority on fundamentals and good mechanics: I’d say I've spent about 25% of practice time working on and continuously trying different things to improve my mechanics. That's about 300 hours a year.
2. Learning different cue sports: Snooker mechanics will make you considerably more consistent and accurate than traditional pool mechanics (although certain things have to be adapted). 1 Pocket will expand your shot repertoire like crazy and really show you the power of good cue ball control. Banks will teach you a ton about how the object balls move off the rails. 3-cushion will make kicking look easy on a pool table.
3. Optimized Practice: As I am no longer 20 years old and am now married and run a business, I have to make sure that the time I have to practice is as effective as I can possibly make it. I think I spend about 10% of my practice time planning my practice time. Hint: It's not drills.

In my non-pool career I was an educator at a university. I love teaching and seeing people succeed. I coach and work with a few players locally and there really seems to be a need in our sport for understanding how to practice and how progress should look like.

I am aware that there are a bunch of courses available from pro players and some youtubers. I’ve taken some of them and they are all great, but I have not yet seen something that is truly comprehensive and which combines the best aspects of all cue sport disciplines (as well as other related sports like golf and poker for instance) and is crowd sourced & evolving.

I’d love to hear any thoughts & comments. I have a lot to share and even more to learn. I’m willing to get the ball rolling if there is interest.

Cheers, Oliver