Learn to play pool and snooker better. Practical training guides on stance, grip, aiming, breaking, and drills to sharpen your skills, from beginner basics to advanced techniques.
Long before Title IX and decades before women were welcomed into professional sports leagues, a petite, soft-spoken Japanese woman in an elegant kimono stepped up to a 10-foot pocketless carom table in San Francisco and rewrote sporting history. Her name was Masako Katsura (nicknamed “Katsy” by American sports journalists). In 1952, Katsura became the first …
In competitive pool, there is an old axiom among seasoned champions: “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” When you step up to an open table with a clear run-out, pocketing balls is easy. But what happens when your next shot is blocked, your ball is tied up along the rail, or your position angle …
While 8-Ball and 9-Ball dominate television broadcasts and league night, your slate pool table is capable of hosting dozens of rich, historically fascinating cue sports. Exploring alternative billiard games sharpens your position play, teaches tactical defense, and makes game night thrilling for groups of any size. In this 2026 compendium, we break down the rules …
In billiards, the cue ball is not merely a projectile—it is a steering wheel. By manipulating where your cue tip strikes the cue ball, you can make it stop dead in its tracks, zip backwards across the entire length of the table, or curve around blocking obstacles like magic. Mastering cue ball spin (English) is …