Dr. Dave demonstrates all important cue ball control principles, effects, and skills, all in one place. Topics covered include stop/stun/follow/draw, 90Ëš rule, 30Ëš rule, 3-times-the-angle system, tangent line, natural angle, good action draw, pocket cheating, cut-induced throw, sidespin effects, speed effects, drag and spin conversion, and CB control drills. For more info, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/tutorial/cue-ball-control/ | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave demonstrates all important cue ball control principles, effects, and skills, all in one place. Topics covered include stop/stun/follow/draw, 90Ëš rule, 30Ëš rule, 3-times-the-angle system, tangent line, natural angle, good action draw, pocket cheating, cut-induced throw, sidespin effects, speed effects, drag and spin conversion, and CB control drills. For more info, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/tutorial/cue-ball-control/ | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave covers in detail everything you need to know to learn and master all aspects of small-curve swerve shots and large-curve massé shots. Many examples, some from pro pool tournaments, are included. https://youtu.be/rIjchLs7p4c Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Basics and Strategy ---- 2:41 - swerve safety ---- 3:30 - jump vs. swerve ---- 4:41 - swerve vs. jump vs. kick vs. massé ---- 6:21 - using the rail 8:20 - Technique ---- 8:40 - bridge and stance ---- 9:50 - grip and bridge options ---- 1
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Dr. Dave covers in detail everything you need to know to learn and master all aspects of small-curve swerve shots and large-curve massé shots. Many examples, some from pro pool tournaments, are included. https://youtu.be/rIjchLs7p4c Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Basics and Strategy ---- 2:41 - swerve safety ---- 3:30 - jump vs. swerve ---- 4:41 - swerve vs. jump vs. kick vs. massé ---- 6:21 - using the rail 8:20 - Technique ---- 8:40 - bridge and stance ---- 9:50 - grip and bridge options ---- 1
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Dr. Dave busts many common myths concerning what happens when a cue tip hits a cue ball. Everything is supported by super-slow-motion high-speed-camera footage. https://youtu.be/HwayvH9z1hk Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Myth 1 – Tip Contact Time 0:48 - Myth 2 – Control During Contact 2:07 - Myth 3 – Tip Hardness Effects 3:16 - Myth 4 – Shot Speed Effects 4:23 - Myth 5 – Miscues 5:42 - Myth 6 – Sliding Contact 6:29 - Wrap Up 6:45 - ---- clip montage CORRECTION: - at 4m21s, I meant to "no noticeab
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Dr. Dave busts many common myths concerning what happens when a cue tip hits a cue ball. Everything is supported by super-slow-motion high-speed-camera footage. https://youtu.be/HwayvH9z1hk Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Myth 1 – Tip Contact Time 0:48 - Myth 2 – Control During Contact 2:07 - Myth 3 – Tip Hardness Effects 3:16 - Myth 4 – Shot Speed Effects 4:23 - Myth 5 – Miscues 5:42 - Myth 6 – Sliding Contact 6:29 - Wrap Up 6:45 - ---- clip montage CORRECTION: - at 4m21s, I meant to "no noticeab
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Dr. Dave demonstrates how you can use your cue to help you aim pool shots. For more information, and for other useful ways to use the cue to visualize things at the table, see: https://youtu.be/hAYjgQN7bw8 https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/aiming/ | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave demonstrates how you can use your cue to help you aim pool shots. For more information, and for other useful ways to use the cue to visualize things at the table, see: https://youtu.be/hAYjgQN7bw8 https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/aiming/ | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave demonstrates how to clean, maintain, and care for a pool cue, a pool table, and pool balls. https://youtu.be/uQDeHlFNdbg Table of Contents: 0:00 – Intro 0:24 – Cue Care 2:12 – ---- carbon fiber 3:29 – Cue Tip Care 4:16 – ---- shaping 6:22 – Table Care 7:43 – ---- vacuuming and wiping 10:47 – Ball Care 11:46 – ---- cleaning and buffing 12:54 – Wrap Up 13:30 – ---- montage Supporting Resources: - caring for a cue resource page: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/cue/care/ - cleaning a table r
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Dr. Dave demonstrates how to clean, maintain, and care for a pool cue, a pool table, and pool balls. https://youtu.be/uQDeHlFNdbg Table of Contents: 0:00 – Intro 0:24 – Cue Care 2:12 – ---- carbon fiber 3:29 – Cue Tip Care 4:16 – ---- shaping 6:22 – Table Care 7:43 – ---- vacuuming and wiping 10:47 – Ball Care 11:46 – ---- cleaning and buffing 12:54 – Wrap Up 13:30 – ---- montage Supporting Resources: - caring for a cue resource page: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/cue/care/ - cleaning a table r
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Dr. Dave discusses and demonstrates all changes that have recently been made to the World Pool Association (WPA) official rules of pool. https://youtu.be/qLpE_ulRsGM Contents: 0:00 – Intro 0:38 - Use of Equipment 2:46 - Balls Settling 4:13 - 8-Ball Open Table 5:08 - Foul Uncertainty ---- 5:18 - wrong-ball-first ---- 7:05 - no rail contact 8:17 - Unintentional Scoop 9:21 - All-Ball Fouls 11:06 - 9-Ball Break 13:14 - 10-Ball Safety 14:36 - New Game Rules 15:05 - More Info Supporting Resources: - n
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Dr. Dave discusses and demonstrates all changes that have recently been made to the World Pool Association (WPA) official rules of pool. https://youtu.be/qLpE_ulRsGM Contents: 0:00 – Intro 0:38 - Use of Equipment 2:46 - Balls Settling 4:13 - 8-Ball Open Table 5:08 - Foul Uncertainty ---- 5:18 - wrong-ball-first ---- 7:05 - no rail contact 8:17 - Unintentional Scoop 9:21 - All-Ball Fouls 11:06 - 9-Ball Break 13:14 - 10-Ball Safety 14:36 - New Game Rules 15:05 - More Info Supporting Resources: - n
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Dr. Dave demonstrates the effects of cue elevation and speed on jump shots. For more videos and info, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/jump/technique/ | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave demonstrates the effects of cue elevation and speed on jump shots. For more videos and info, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/jump/technique/ | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave demonstrates a very useful drill to develop, improve, and work on your cue ball control skills. For more info and advice, and for other related drills, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/drill/target/ | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave covers Hot Tips and technique advice for how to do well in the target-pool cue-ball-position-control drill (F8) of Billiard University (BU) Exam I (Fundamentals): https://billiarduniversity.org/testing/exams/ This is an excerpt from Volume II of the 3-volume BU instructional video series: https://billiarduniversity.org/resources/videos/ Original video: https://youtu.be/0NQmuVuTD8I | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave demonstrates 12 ways to use a pool cue to aim different types of shots. For more info, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/aiming/cue/ #DrDaveBilliards #BilliardUniversity #billiards #pool #cusports #8ballpool | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave identifies and offers advice for how to correct the following top 10 things many pool players do wrong: 1.) Cue Elevation, 2.) Sloppy Bridge, 3.) High Stance, 4.) Poor Alignment and Aim, 5.) Cue and Eye Motion, 6.) No Pre-Shot Routine, 7.) Sidespin, 8.) Tight Grip, 9.) Bad Stroke, 10.) Head and Body Motion. For more info and help, see the videos and info here: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/tutorial/fundamentals/ #DrDaveBilliards #BilliardUniversity #billiards #pool #cusports #8ballpool | D
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Dr. Dave shows how to easily test and compare cues for the cue ball deflection that comes with using sidespin. Every shaft creates a different amount of CB deflection. A range of shafts are tested and compared in the video, including a solid maple shaft, an LD maple shaft, and several sizes of Predator Revo carbon-fiber shafts. https://youtu.be/Al2gyPgGlPg Content: 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Testing Procedure 3:34 - Tests 6:19 - Results 8:17 - Wrap Up Supporting Resources: - cues tested: 12.75mm Player
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Dr. Dave explains and demonstrates cue ball deflection that occurs with sidespin shots. It is the net effect of squirt and swerve. You need to be able to compensate your aim for this when using sidespin. This clip is an excerpt from: https://youtu.be/6WsX91w279M Supporting Resources: - sidespin online tutorial: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/tutorial/sidespin/ - sidespin resource page: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/sidespin/ - aiming with sidespin resource page: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/sides
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Dr. Dave demonstrates ten great tips to help you with your speed control. Next to pocketing balls and controlling CB direction, speed control is the most important fundamental of pool. You need to be able to aim and pocket a shot, but you also need to send the CB the right distance to be able to pocket the next ball. https://youtu.be/5yR2OpCCchc Content: Intro [0:00] 1. Stun Shot Ball Speeds [0:40] 2. Stun Shot Ball-Hit Fraction [1:16] 3. Rolling CB Ball Equal Angle and Distance [2:40] 4. Straig
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Dr. Dave discusses and demonstrates a useful cross-table cue ball control system based on ball-hit fractions. For a straight ½-ball hit into a ball close to a rail, the CB shifts by 4 diamonds across the table. The video also covers how angle, speed, spin, and ball-hit fraction can be varied to control the CB over a wide range. Contents: 0:00 - Intro 1:39 - Basic System 3:10 - Speed Effects 3:48 - System Shifts 5:15 - Distance Effects 6:32 - Approach Angle Effects 7:26 - Sidespin Effects 8:47 -
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Dr. Dave demonstrates how to get shape when cue ball and object ball are both frozen to the same rail. For more info, see: https://youtu.be/Y8RchYcaGoo https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/rail-cut/straight/ | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave demonstrates common technique errors (elevating and rushing) with the draw shot. Excerpt from: https://youtu.be/e8X15F-6w4s For more info and help, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/draw/advice-and-drills/ https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/draw/cue-elevation/ #DrDaveBilliards #BilliardUniversity #billiards #pool #cusports #8ballpool | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave demonstrates how to stun the cue ball forward or backward small, controlled distances from the stop-shot position. Being able to reliably execute stun run through and stun back shots will help you win games. https://youtu.be/LpoCliLo5Tg Content: 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - Spin Conversion 1:38 - Stop Shot 2:09 - Stun Back 4:17 - Stun Through 6:20 - Examples 7:49 - Wrap Up CORRECTION: - at 5:29, when I said "lower your tip," I meant "raise your tip." Supporting Resources: - “CUE BALL CONTROL ...
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Dr. Dave’s Cue Ball Control Presentation at the International Certified Instructor Summit
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Three Things That Transformed Dr. Dave's Game
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Dr. Dave demonstrates why and how to "squat the rock" or park the cue ball in the center of the table after a 9-ball break. For more info, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/break/ball-hop/ Subscribe to Dr. Dave's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DrDaveBilliards?sub_confirmation=1 | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave shows the greatest position plays ever from pro tournament pool matches. For more info and shots, see my "Greatest and Most Interesting PRO POOL SHOTS of All Time … 200 Shots in 20 Categories" video: https://youtu.be/4U0vSAkvL1k And for more, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/videos/pool-shots/ Subscribe to Dr. Dave's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DrDaveBilliards?sub_confirmation=1 | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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Dr. Dave shows the greatest massé shots ever from pro tournament pool matches. For more info and shots, see my "Greatest and Most Interesting PRO POOL SHOTS of All Time … 200 Shots in 20 Categories" video: https://youtu.be/4U0vSAkvL1k And for more, see: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/videos/pool-shots/ #DrDaveBilliards #BilliardUniversity #billiards #pool #cusports #8ballpool | Dr-Dave Alciatore
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How do LOW-COST CARBON FIBER SHAFTS Perform Compared to the Best?
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Is it Possible to Cut an Object Ball More than 90°?
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How To Change A Tip
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Benefits of Bridging at the EFFECTIVE PIVOT LENGTH of a Shaft
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How to Find the PERFECT STANCE - Podcast with Dr. Dave and Nic Barrow
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I Took Dr. Dave's Pool Exam and Got Brutally Honest Results
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