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• Shut up and practice! (A very effective way to practice)
• Let’s Get Jumping (2 methods for jumping)
• Mechanical Players vs. Feel Players (What difference does it make?)
• There’s a New Game in Town (2 great games)
• A Closer Look at Balls (What you should know about balls)
  
• Getting the Feel of a Table (Quickly check playing conditions)
  
• Sink More Combinations (Zig-zags vs. zig-zigs)
  
• Draw for Show, Follow for Dough (Favor follow for position)
  
• A Fine Line (Simple body alignments for good form)
  
• Getting a Little on the Side (English - more than you wanted to know)
  
• Rail Bridges (Improve your rail bridges)
  
• Runnin’ Down the Rails (The truth about rail shots)
  
• 100 Misses (Get serious about what YOU do wrong)
  
• Triple Crown (A good ring game - maximize your coin-op buck)
  
• Butt Aiming (Final aim adjustments)
  
• Take a Stance (7 important factors in a good stance)
  
• The Myth of Center Ball (What really matters?)
  
• Learning by Sitting Around (Making good use of chair time)
  
• Take a Lap (Celebrate, calm down, get over yourself)
  
• Going Straight (The secret of straight-in shots)
  
• Count Your Tips (How much english are we talking about?)
  
• Fuzzy Results (The importance of a clear plan)
  
• Target Practice (Face your position weaknesses)
  
• Woo Woo Techniques (Tips you won't see anywhere else)
  
• In & Out of The Zone (Be here now)
  
• The Need for Speed (Why we play great AFTER the match)
  
• Cause the Pause (How & why)
  
• Pay Attention! (The price of excellence)
  
• Micro Bridging (Hit a precise spot on the cueball)
  
• A Change of Perspective (Be the ball)
  
• Get Down Tonight (Stay down and finish)
  
• Looking for Trouble (10 powerful fundamentals)
  
• Slumping Along (A technique for slumps & pressure shots)
  
• Draw Like Crazy (What you need to know and do)
  
• Follow Through with Abandon (Stroking vs. poking)
  
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  The following articles are credited to: Tim 'The Monk' Miller
  
  
• Trust Yourself
• Gain A Winning Advantage
  
• Key To Winning
  
• The Rythm Method
  
• Inner Game
  
• Running A Rack
  
• Be a total player
  
• Find your own shot clock
  
• Learn how to finish your run
  
• Sound, Will and Trust
  
• The draw stroke
  
• The fine art of hitting the cueball
  
• Sometimes knowledge is beyond us
  
• Your intuition will serve
  
• Spot shot drills
  
• Knowing how to play is one thing
  
• I came to win
• Don’t waste time
  
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  The following articles are credited to: DR Dave G Alciatore
  
  
• Throw - Part VIII: spin transfer (March, 2007).
• Throw - Part VII: CIT/SIT combo (February, 2007).
• Throw - Part VI: inside/outside English (January, 2007).
• Throw - Part V: SIT speed effects (December, 2006).
• Throw - Part IV: spin-induced throw (November, 2006).
• Throw - Part III: follow and draw effects (October, 2006).
• Throw - Part II: results (September, 2006).
• Throw - Part I: introduction (August, 2006).
• Draw Shot Primer - Part VII: tips of English (July, 2006).
• Draw Shot Primer - Part VI: draw shot practice drill (June, 2006).
  see the Dr. Dave Draw Drill summary sheet
• Draw Shot Primer - Part V: how to achieve good draw action (May, 2006).
  with the stroke best practices summary
• Draw Shot Primer - Part IV: game examples (April, 2006).
• Draw Shot Primer - Part III: using the trisect system (March, 2006).
• Draw Shot Primer - Part II: aiming (February, 2006)
• Draw Shot Primer - Part I: physics (January, 2006)
• Coriolis was brilliant ... but he didn't have a high-speed camera - Part VI: maximum rolling deflection (December, 2005)
• Coriolis was brilliant ... but he didn't have a high-speed camera - Part V: masse shot aiming (November, 2005)
• Coriolis was brilliant ... but he didn't have a high-speed camera - Part IV: maximum cue tip offset (October, 2005)
• Coriolis was brilliant ... but he didn't have a high-speed camera - Part III: cue ball paths are like satellite dishes (September, 2005)
• Coriolis was brilliant ... but he didn't have a high-speed camera - Part II: high-speed video (August, 2005)
• Coriolis was brilliant ... but he didn't have a high-speed camera - Part I: introduction (July, 2005)
• 90º and 30º Rule Follow-up - Part V: the final chapter (June, 2005)
• 90º and 30º Rule Follow-up - Part IV: English effects (May, 2005)
• 90º and 30º Rule Follow-up - Part III: inelasticity and friction effects (April, 2005)
• 90º and 30º Rule Follow-up - Part II: speed effects (March, 2005)
• 90º and 30º Rule Follow-up - Part I (February, 2005)
• Just How Big are the Pockets, Anyway - Part III (January, 2005)
• Just How Big are the Pockets, Anyway - Part II (December, 2004)
• Just How Big are the Pockets, Anyway - Part I (November, 2004)
• Billiards on the Big Screen - Pool Hall Junkies (October, 2004)
• Billiards on the Big Screen - The Color of Money (September, 2004)
• Billiards on the Big Screen - The Hustler (August, 2004)
• 90º and 30º rule review (July, 2004)
• The 30º rule: Part III - carom vs. cut (June, 2004)
• The 30° rule: Part II - examples (May, 2004)
• The 30° rule: Part I - the basics (April, 2004)
• The 90° rule: Part III - carom and billiard shots (March, 2004)
• The 90° rule: Part II - breakup and avoidance shots (February, 2004)
• The 90° rule: Part I - the basics (January, 2004)
  
  The following articles are credited to: Walter Harris
  
  
• Bernie's System