Winning Pocket Billiards: For Beginners And Adv... May 2026

If you don't have a 70% or higher chance of making a shot, play a safety. Hook your opponent behind another ball or leave them "frozen" against a rail. Winning is often about making your opponent lose.

Used primarily to alter the angle of the cue ball when it hits a cushion. Winning Pocket Billiards: For Beginners and Adv...

Don't just look at the easiest ball. Look at the "key ball" (the ball that gets you to the 8 or 9) and work backward. Every shot should serve the purpose of simplifying the table. If you don't have a 70% or higher