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Chapter 2 – Fundamentals

• NV 2.1 – Miscue due to off-center hit with no chalk
• NV 2.2 – Close-up of the grip during a good stroke
• NV 2.3 – Mechanical bridge stroke with elbow out
• NV 2.4 – Mechanical bridge stroke with elbow vertical (see NV 2.3)
• NV 2.5 – A good stroke
• NV 2.6 – Steering follow through

Chapter 3 – Executing Basic Shots

• NV 3.1 – Practicing contact point and ghost ball visualization
• NV 3.2 – Using the cue to help visualize the required aiming line of a shot
• NV 3.3 – Addressing the ball and taking your stance
• NV 3.4 – 90° rule with various cut angles
• NV 3.5 – Using your hand to visualize the 90° rule impact and tangent lines
• NV 3.6 – Stop shot
• NV 3.7 – Using the 90° rule to check for and prevent a scratch
• NV 3.8 – Using your hand to visualize the 30° rule
• NV 3.9 – 30° rule example
• NV 3.10 – Using the 30° rule to check for and prevent a scratch
• NV 3.11 – Following the recommended routine for planning and executing a shot
• NV 3.12 – Side pocket near point effects
• NV 3.13 – Corner pocket near rail effects
• NV 3.14 – Near rail rattle (see NV 3.13)
• NV 3.15 – Large target size for shallow-angle rail shots

Chapter 4 – Spin and English

• NV 4.1 – Stun shot
• NV 4.2 – Using a draw shot to prevent a scratch
• NV 4.3 – Straight-on draw shot
• NV 4.4 – Using draw to minimize deflected motion of the cue ball
• NV 4.5 – Using a follow shot to prevent a scratch
• NV 4.6 – Straight-on follow shot
• NV 4.7 – Following an obstacle ball into a pocket
• NV 4.8 – Rail dribble follow shot
• NV 4.9 – Normal follow shot into a rail
• NV 4.10 – Effect of left sidespin
• NV 4.11 – Effect of right sidespin
• NV 4.12 – Using english for position control
• NV 4.13 – Squirt due to high speed english
• NV 4.14 – English swerve due to an elevated cue
• NV 4.15 – Using throw to make a partially blocked shot
• NV 4.16 – Over-cutting a cut shot to compensate for throw
• NV 4.17 – Rail cut shot with natural english
• NV 4.18 – Large cue-ball deviation from the tangent-line with follow and small cut-angle
• NV 4.19 – Large cue-ball deviation from the tangent-line with draw and small cut-angle
• NV 4.20 – Delay of follow and tangent-line deviation with higher speed
• NV 4.21 – Delay of draw and tangent-line deviation with higher speed
• NV 4.22 – Avoiding a tangent-line scratch using slow speed
• NV 4.23 – Cue-ball path control for a cut shot next to a rail
• NV 4.24 – 30° rule speed effects
• NV 4.25 – Positioning the cue ball at all spots on the table from an easy side-pocket shot

Chapter 5 – Position Play and Strategy

• NV 5.1 – Using speed and angle-control to pocket a three-ball sequence
• NV 5.2 – Using speed and angle-control to pocket another three-ball sequence
• NV 5.3 – Using sidespin to help run a four-shot sequence
• NV 5.4 – Using reverse english to kill the cue ball motion off a rail
• NV 5.5 – Hitting the rail first for position
• NV 5.6 – Hitting the rail first to avoid an obstacle ball
• NV 5.7 – Cheating a pocket
• NV 5.8 – Freeze the cue ball on an object ball for a safety

Chapter 6 – Bank and Kick Shots

• NV 6.1 – Equal distance bank method
• NV 6.2 – Equal extended-rail-distance bank method
• NV 6.3 – Parallel-line bank method example
• NV 6.4 – Kick shot mirror-image method
• NV 6.5 – Equal separation-distance kick-shot method
• NV 6.6 – Bank high-speed effect
• NV 6.7 – Bank low-speed effect
• NV 6.8 – Kick shot with natural english
• NV 6.9 – Kick shot with reverse english (see NV 6.8)
• NV 6.10 – Using english to create an angled kick-shot
• NV 6.11 – Using reverse english to straighten a kick shot
• NV 6.12 – Bank outside-cut creating reverse english
• NV 6.13 – Bank inside-cut creating natural english

Chapter 7 – Advanced Techniques (Shot Making)

• NV 7.1 – Aiming a combination shot
• NV 7.2 – Cue ball carom or billiard shot
• NV 7.3 – Object ball kiss shot
• NV 7.4 – 30° rule billiard shot
• NV 7.5 – Frozen ball throw
• NV 7.6 – Frozen cue-ball throw
• NV 7.7 – Power break stance and stroke
• NV 7.8 – Soft 9-ball break
• NV 7.9 – Two-rail parallel-line kick-shot method
• NV 7.10 – Double kiss of a ball frozen to a rail
• NV 7.11 – Large-curve massé shot
• NV 7.12 – Small-curve massé shot
• NV 7.13 – Jump shot
• NV 7.14 – Jump shot technique advice and demonstrations

Additional clips not referenced in the book:

• NV A.1 – Cut shot vs. carom shot example

from the movie “The Hustler“:

• NV A.2 – 8-ball bank hustle shot
• NV A.3 – Illegally pocketing a ball with cue follow-through
• NV A.4 – Cue ball carom into a frozen-ball combination
• NV A.5 – Perfect setup object ball carom shot
• NV A.6 – Massé-draw billiard (carom) shot

from the movie “The Color of Money“

• NV A.7 – Post safety, dead on, frozen carom, two-rail kick shot
• NV A.8 – Frozen bank, corner rattle artistic shot
• NV A.9 – Frozen kick off the rail shot
• NV A.10 – Power draw for run-out position
• NV A.11 – Partial jump shot, dead-on combination shot

from the movie “Pool Hall Junkies“

• NV A.12 – Partial jump shot
• NV A.13 – Frozen cue-ball carom-kick shot
• NV A.14 – Double bank-carom or bank-double-carom timing shot
• NV A.15 – Kick shot out of the jaws of a pocket
• NV A.16 – Rail-assist jump shot

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• NV A.17 – Effective squirt vs. speed
• NV A.18 – Colin Colenso’s throw test video (effects of speed and english)
• NV A.19 – Colin Colenso’s back-hand-english saga (for squirt compensation)
• NV A.20 – Colin Colenso’s power break instructional video
• NV A.21 – Bank shot using throw and spin transfer

• NV B.1 – Mike Page’s squirt and swerve video
• NV B.2 – Mike Page’s double hits, push shots, and frozen balls
• NV B.3 – Mike Page’s aiming video
• NV B.4 – Mike Page’s draw video
• NV B.5 – Mike Page’s pre-shot routine video
• NV B.6 – Mike Page’s half-ball hit gems

• NV B.7 – Ball “turn” caused by sidespin
• NV B.8 – Straight throw of a second object ball
• NV B.9 – Power draw practice and adjustments
• NV B.10 – Drag spin loss and sidespin persistence, with spin-axis “flip”

• NV B.11 – End-of-game frozen rail cut shot offensive option
• NV B.12 – End-of-game frozen bank shot offensive option
• NV B.13 – End-of-game frozen kiss-back safety option
• NV B.14 – End-of-game frozen cut shot safety option
• NV B.15 – End-of-game frozen reverse bank shot offensive option
• NV B.16 – End-of-game frozen 3-rail two-way shot option

• NV B.17 – Double-kiss bank shot examples with Tom Ross
• NV B.18 – Kick shot cue ball hold shot example with Tom Ross
• NV B.19 – Multiple frozen-ball kiss shots with Tom Ross

• NV B.20 – Spin transfer bank shots
• NV B.21 – Straight shot squirt, swerve, and throw
• NV B.22 – Two-times and three-times across bank shots
• NV B.23 – Cross-corner bank shot double kiss detection and avoidance
• NV B.24 – Joe Tucker’s squirt, swerve, and BHE/FHE combo

• NV B.25 – Using draw and english to beat a scratch in a side pocket, with Tom Ross
• NV B.26 – Draw shots near a rail, with Tom Ross
• NV B.27 – Rail-first draw kick safety, with Tom Ross
• NV B.28 – Pocket point compression shot
• NV B.29 – Shortening the cue ball rebound angle with draw and reverse english, with Tom Ross

• NV B.30 – Cue ball position control with nearly straight-in shots
• NV B.31 – Using inside english and follow to beat a scratch and get down-table position
• NV B.32 – Squirt and the effects of endmass
• NV B.33 – Back-hand swoop and cue-twist ball-turn techniques
• NV B.34 – Using back-hand swoop to get maximum english
• NV B.35 – Corner-5, Plus-2, and one-rail kicks, and “spot on the wall” aiming, with Tom Ross

• NV B.36 – Mike Page’s overspin demonstration
• NV B.37 – Mike Page’s after-collision massé
• NV B.38 – After-collision massé example with a nearly straight-in shots, with Tom Ross
• NV B.39 – After-collision massé example to avoid an obstacle ball, with Tom Ross
• NV B.40 – Massé-draw billiard (carom) trick shot from the movie “The Hustler”
• NV B.41 – Coriolis massé shot aiming method with a large-curve example
• NV B.42 – Coriolis massé shot aiming method small-curve example
• NV B.43 – Cue ball position control stun, roll, and draw reference lines
• NV B.44 – Dr. Dave 30° rule peace-sign hand calibration
• NV B.45 – Cue ball path speed effects
• NV B.46 – Cue ball path scratch avoid, cluster break-out, and billiard (carom) examples
• NV B.47 – Draw shot off a rail requiring slower speed for position, with Tom Ross
• NV B.48 – Frozen cue ball position control options

• NV B.49 – Using your knuckles to prevent a double hit and stop the cue ball, with Bob Jewett
• NV B.50 – Using your knuckles to prevent a double hit and get follow, with Bob Jewett
• NV B.51 – Using your natural forward stroke limit to prevent a double hit and get draw, with Bob Jewett
• NV B.52 – Using a fouetté shot to prevent a double hit, with Bob Jewett
• NV B.53 – How to determine which ball was hit first by watching the cue ball, with Bob Jewett
• NV B.54 – How to determine which ball was hit first by watching the object balls, with Bob Jewett
• NV B.55 – Bob Jewett’s two-times-fuller frozen-cue-ball aiming system
• NV B.56 – Bob Jewett’s ten-times-fuller frozen-object-ball aiming system
• NV B.57 – Kick shot speed, topspin, and bottom-spin effects, with Bob Jewett

• NV B.58 – Mike Page’s BHE pivot length demonstration
• NV B.59 – Mike Pages’s “Learn to Play Pool in Ten Minutes”
• NV B.60 – Mike Page’s Cue Ball Control

• NV B.61 – Pool rules quiz for referees and players, with Bob Jewett
• NV B.62 – Answers to pool rules quiz for referees and players
• NV B.63 – Instruction for pool rules quiz

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Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS):

• NV B.64 – Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS) video series trailer
• NV B.65 – Power draw technique advice from VEPS I
• NV B.66 – The 30° rule, from VEPS I
• NV B.67 – The trisect system for draw shots, from VEPS I
• NV B.68 – Tweener cluster breaks, from VEPS I
• NV B.69 – Carom shots, from VEPS I
• NV B.70 – Squirt (cue ball deflection), swerve, and throw, from VEPS II
• NV B.71 – Cue natural pivot length and back-hand english (BHE), from VEPS II
• NV B.72 – Rail-first and ball-first shots with english, from VEPS II
• NV B.73 – Leaving an angle and coming into the line of a shot, from VEPS II
• NV B.74 – Center-of-table position and routes, with the 45° rule, from VEPS II
• NV B.75 – 30° rule natural-angle examples, from VEPS III
• NV B.76 – Don’t leave “big ball” for kick safety reply, from VEPS III
• NV B.77 – Playing for exact position instead of to an area, from VEPS III
• NV B.78 – How to choose good “key” balls, from VEPS III
• NV B.79 – How to choose solids vs. stripes after an 8-ball break, from VEPS III
• NV B.80 – How and when to break out clusters in 9-ball, from VEPS III
• NV B.81 – Bank and kick shot terminology and basics, from VEPS IV
• NV B.82 – Rolling-cue-ball through-diamond kick-shot aiming system, from VEPS IV
• NV B.83 – Shallow-angle contact-point-mirror-image kick-shot aiming system, from VEPS IV
• NV B.84 – Plus System for aiming two-rail kick shots, from VEPS IV
• NV B.85 – Corner-Five System for aiming three-rail kick shots, from VEPS IV
• NV B.86 – Cut-induced throw (CIT) and spin-induced throw (SIT), from VEPS IV
• NV B.87 – Jump shot technique, from VEPS V
• NV B.88 – Massé shot technique and aiming system, from VEPS V
• NV B.89 – 9-ball pattern racking strategy, from VEPS V
• NV B.90 – 8-ball and 9-ball run-out examples, from VEPS V
• NV B.91 – Frozen-throw-down-rail proposition shot, from VEPS V
• NV B.92 – “Impossible” cut shots, from VEPS V
• NV B.93 – Famous trick (artistic pool) shots, from VEPS V

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• NV B.94 – Cross-side double-kiss bank of frozen ball
• NV B.95 – Post-rebound spin, angle, and curve for stunned kicks and banks
• NV B.96 – Grip and bridge technique and advice
• NV B.97 – Draw shot technique, physics, and examples

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Video Encyclopedia of Pool Practice (VEPP):

• NV C.1 – “Vision center” alignment drill, from VEPP I
• NV C.2 – Pre-shot routine recommendations, from VEPP I
• NV C.3 – Progressive practice draw drills, from VEPP I
• NV C.4 – Draw shot challenge drills, from VEPP I
• NV C.5 – Wagon wheel cue ball control drill, from VEPP II
• NV C.6 – Target practice for position control, from VEPP II
• NV C.7 – Center-table position-off-hanger drills, from VEPP II
• NV C.8 – Line-of-balls position control drill, from VEPP II
• NV C.9 – 9-ball pattern drills, from VEPP III
• NV C.10 – 8-ball pattern drills, from VEPP III
• NV C.11 – Angled-hide safety drill, from VEPP III
• NV C.12 – Hide-behind-target safety drill, from VEPP III
• NV C.13 – Shallow-angle one-rail kick drills, from VEPP IV
• NV C.14 – Bank shot cut-angle-effects drills, from VEPP IV
• NV C.15 – Bank-to-all-pockets challenge drill, from VEPP IV
• NV C.16 – Jump shot drills, from VEPP IV
• NV C.17 – Safety challenge game and drill, from VEPP V
• NV C.18 – “Loop” carom game drill, from VEPP V
• NV C.19 – Custom drills – rail cut shots with english, from VEPP V
• NV C.20 – Custom drills – stun across the table with rail cut shots, from VEPP V

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Billiard University (BU) Video Series:

• NV D.1 – Billiard University – Part 1: Introduction – overview of the BU process for earning a pool diploma
• NV D.2 – Billiard University – Part 2: Table Setup – preparing to practice and take the BU exams
• NV D.3 – Billiard University – Part 3: Video Recording – recording official exam runs for online submittal
• NV D.4 – Billiard University – Part 4: Exam I Overview – demonstrations and scoring of the Fundamentals Exam
• NV D.5 – Billiard University – Part 5: Exam II Overview – demonstrations and scoring of the Skills Exam
• NV D.6 – Billiard University – Part 6: Submittal and Wrap Up – applying for a BU diploma online
• NV D.7 – Pool Fundamentals – The Stance – from Vol-I of the Billiard University instructional video series
• NV D.8 – Stun Shot Drill – from Vol-II of the Billiard University instructional video series
• NV D.9 – How to Aim Pool Shots – from Vol-II of the Billiard University instructional video series
• NV D.10 – Draw Shot Trisect Aiming System – from Vol-II of the Billiard University instructional video series
• NV D.11 – Cue Ball Control Target Pool Drill – from Vol-II of the Billiard University instructional video series
• NV D.12 – Safety Drill – from Vol-III of the Billiard University instructional video series
• NV D.13 – Kick Shot Aiming Systems – from Vol-III of the Billiard University instructional video series
• NV D.14 – Pool Break Technique Advice – from Vol-III of the Billiard University instructional video series

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• NV D.15 – Cue and Tip Testing for Cue Ball Deflection (Squirt)
• NV D.16 – Pool ball cut-induced throw and cling/skid/kick experiment
• NV D.17 – Does a pool and billiards frozen combination throw more than a small-gap stun shot?

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How To Aim Pool Shots (HAPS) Video Series:

• NV E.1 – Fractional-Ball Aiming, from HAPS I
• NV E.2 – Back-Hand (BHE) and Front-Hand English (FHE), from HAPS I
• NV E.3 – Using “Gearing” Outside English to Eliminate Throw, from HAPS I
• NV E.4 – Carom-Shot Trisect-Draw System, from HAPS II
• NV E.5 – Combination Shot Throw Adjustment, from HAPS II
• NV E.6 – Rail Cut Shot Aiming, w/ and w/o Sidespin, from HAPS II
• NV E.7 – Mirror Kick-Shot Aiming System, from HAPS III
• NV E.8 – 1/3-More-Than-Twice Bank-Shot Aiming System, from HAPS III

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• NV F.1 – Pool Chalk Experiment – Does the brand really make a difference?
• NV F.2 – Swoop Stroke Experiment – Can swooping create extra spin on the cue ball?
• NV F.3 – Pool stun/draw/follow jump shots at various cue elevations, with smartphone slo-mo

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Video Encyclopedia of Eight Ball (VEEB) Video Series:

• NV G.1 – Video Encyclopedia of Eight Ball (VEEB) Overview
• NV G.2 – How to Deal With Pocket Blockers in 8-ball, from Vol. I of VEEB
• NV G.3 – How to Select Key Balls in 8-ball, from Vol. I of VEEB
• NV G.4 – How to Use Cue Ball Drag to Enhance Sidespin in 8-ball, from Vol. II of VEEB
• NV G.5 – How to Use Spin-Induced Throw (SIT) to Hold the Cue Ball in 8-ball, from Vol. II of VEEB
• NV G.6 – How to Come Into the Line of Blockers When Playing 8-ball Safeties, from Vol. III of VEEB
• NV G.7 – Various Straight-In Shot Options in 8-ball, from Vol. III of VEEB
• NV G.8 – How to Deal with an End-Game Ball Tied Up with the Black in 8-ball, from Vol. IV of VEEB
• NV G.9 – 2nd-Ball 8-ball Break, from Vol. IV of VEEB
• NV G.10 – Rack 8 Run-Out Example from Vol. V of VEEB
• NV G.11 – Rack 9 Run-Out Example from Vol. V of VEEB

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• NV H.1 – Elevated-Cue Pool and Billiards Shots … Are They Legal?
• NV H.2 – Bending, Twisting, and Stiffening Kick and Bank Shots
• NV H.3 – Pool Myth Buster – Bending Bank Shots
• NV H.4 – $2000 Bank Bend Challenge
• NV H.5 – Shane Van Boening Break Technique Analysis by Dr. Dave
• NV H.6 – Corey Deuel’s famous draw shot analyzed by Dr. Dave
• NV H.7 – Mike Masséy trick shot collection (from exhibition)
• NV H.8 – Mike Masséy power draw shot

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Video Encyclopedia of Nine-ball and Ten-ball (VENT) Video Series:

• NV I.1 – Video Encyclopedia of Nine-ball and Ten-ball (VENT) Instructional Video Trailer
• NV I.2 – 9-ball Side Soft Break, and Corey Deuel Pattern Racking, an excerpt from VENT-I
• NV I.3 – How to Train a Pool Table for Accurate and Consistent Ball Racking, an excerpt from VENT-I
• NV I.4 – How to be Creative and Consider Various Options in 9-ball and 10-ball, an excerpt from VENT-II
• NV I.5 – Defensive Strategy in 9-ball and 10-ball, an excerpt from VENT-II
• NV I.6 – Common Two-Rail Position Plays in 9-ball and 10-ball, an excerpt from VENT-III
• NV I.7 – Common End-Game Patterns in 9-ball and 10-ball, an excerpt from VENT-III
• NV I.8 – 9-ball/10-ball Object Ball Hide Safety Examples, an excerpt from VENT-IV
• NV I.9 – 9-ball/10-ball Ball-In-Hand Shot Option Examples, an excerpt from VENT-IV
• NV I.10 – 9-ball/10-ball Rail Cut Shot Principles and Examples, an excerpt from VENT-V
• NV I.11 – 9-ball/10-ball Advanced Herd and Cushion-Compression Shots, an excerpt from VENT-V
• NV I.12 – VENT-II 9-Ball Layout With 21 Different Shot Options! Which Do You Like Best?

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• NV J.1 – Small-Gap-Combination Throw Effects and Game-Situation Examples
• NV J.2 – 9-Ball Break Strategy and Effects
• NV J.3 – 9-Ball Rack Manipulation and Breaking Cheats
• NV J.4 – 3-Ball Pool Break Strategy and Tips – How to Make a Ball and Score Low
• NV J.5 – Straight Rail Shot Effects, and Shooting Past a Side Pocket
• NV J.6 – Straight Frozen Cushion Shots and Techniques … Follow Up
• NV J.7 – Chalk Testing Follow-Up, Taom vs. Master, and How to Chalk Properly
• NV J.8 – Pool/Billiards/Snooker Cling/Skid/Kick Examples and Chalk Comparison
• NV J.9 – “Got English?” – How to Aim Using Sidespin, With Game-Situation Examples
• NV J.10 – Top 10 Pool Shots Every Player Must Know!!!
• NV J.11 – 25 Advanced Game-Winning Pool Shots – BU Exam III
• NV J.12 – How to Select a Pool Cue, Cue Ball Deflection, Carbon Fiber, Revo vs. Cuetec
• NV J.13 – Top 10 Things Pool Players Do Wrong … and How to Fix Them
• NV J.14 – Top 10 Pool Shots Amateurs Play Wrong … and How to Play Them Right
• NV J.15 – Top 10 Pool Strategy Errors Amateurs Make … and How to Prevent Them
• NV J.16 – Did “Ball Turn” Deny John Schmidt (434) Willie Mosconi’s Straight Pool Record (526)?
• NV J.17 – What Would You Do Here, With Both Balls Frozen to the Rail?
• NV J.18 – What Would You Do Here? – Safety Follow-Up
• NV J.19 – What Would You Do Here? – Final Chapter: How to Win
• NV J.20 – Kick and Bank Shot Diamond Systems, and Pool Table Differences
• NV J.21 – How to Find the Perfect Pool/Snooker/Billiards Stance
• NV J.22 – Top 10 Creative Billiards Bridge Options
• NV J.23 – Spot Shot Challenge – Shot Making and Cue Ball Control Drill
• NV J.24 – Top 10 End-Game Last-Ball Shot Options
• NV J.25 – Top 10 Pool and Billiard Myths Busted and Debunked
• NV J.26 – Cue Ball Control Subtleties – Pool Myth Follow-up
• NV J.27 – CUE BALL CONTROL … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.28 – POCKET HANGERS … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.29 – SIDESPIN … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.30 – FOULS IN POOL … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.31 – Top 10 PROPOSITION SHOTS – Bar Bets and Tricks all Pool Players Should Know
• NV J.32 – FROZEN BALL CHALLENGE … Can You Pocket Every Combination of the Three Balls?
• NV J.33 – Top 10 Secrets of a Good Draw/Backspin/Screw-Back Shot
• NV J.34 – Is this Stroke Crooked … or is it Parallax?
• NV J.35 – Top 10 Aim, Alignment, and STROKE DRILLS
• NV J.36 – Crooked Pro Pool Strokes in Video
• NV J.37 – Top 10 Mental Aspects of Pool – The Mental Game
• NV J.38 – Top 10 Speed Control Tips and Drills
• NV J.39 – Top 10 Pool Safeties You Must Master
• NV J.40 – Pre-Stance Routine … A New Approach
• NV J.41 – Top 10 Impressive and Easy Trick Shots Every Pool Player Should Know
• NV J.42 – Top 10 Things You Need to Know about THROW
• NV J.43 – Pool TERMINOLOGY and HOW TO PLAY … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.44 – POOL ETIQUETTE … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.45 – Top 10 SHOTS from Famous POOL MOVIES
• NV J.46 – Top 10 PATTERN PLAY Principles and Techniques
• NV J.47 – Top 10 BANK and KICK Shot Aiming SYSTEMS
• NV J.48 – CHALK TEST – Taom Pyro vs. Master
• NV J.49 – BANK and KICK Effects and Aiming ADJUSTMENTS
• NV J.50 – Cushion and Point Compression Shots
• NV J.51 – TWO-RAIL KICKS … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.52 – DOUBLE-KISS SHOTS … Real Game Winners
• NV J.53 – RUNOUT DRILL SYSTEM (RDS) … A New Way to Practice, Teach, and Learn
• NV J.54 – RDS 100 CHALLENGE – Enter for Free and Win Prizes
• NV J.55 – The SECRET TO IMPROVE Your Pool Game … Finally Revealed
• NV J.56 – Player Ratings – How Good Do You Play?
• NV J.57 – Top 10 SECRETS of Pool
• NV J.58 – Dr. Dave 8-Ball RUN-OUTS and BREAK ADVICE
• NV J.59 – TICKY SHOTS You Must Know
• NV J.60 – 9-BALL BREAK STRATEGY, Under All Rules
• NV J.61 – STRAIGHT POOL Strategy and “Run Your Age” Challenge
• NV J.62 – TOP 10 EFREN REYES FAMOUS SHOTS … And How to Shoot Them
• NV J.63 – WHY DID EFREN DO THAT? … Out Of 33 Options
• NV J.64 – TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS POOL SHOTS OF ALL TIME … And How to Shoot Them
• NV J.65 – More MOST FAMOUS POOL SHOTS of All Time … And How to Shoot Them
• NV J.66 – 10 Secrets of a GOOD STROKE in Pool
• NV J.67 – Top 10 GREATEST SAFETIES of All Time by EFREN REYES
• NV J.68 – Top 10 BEST SAFETIES of All Time … And How to Shoot Them
• NV J.69 – HOW TO REPLACE A CUE TIP … No Special Tools Required
• NV J.70 – Fun, Interesting, and AMAZING POOL SHOTS
• NV J.71 – POOL MAGIC – You Can’t Always Trust What You See
• NV J.72 – 36-Ball RUNOUT CHALLENGE
• NV J.73 – Amazing BILLIARDS PHYSICS in Super Slow Motion
• NV J.74 – Best Pool BREAK SHOTS of All Time in 9-ball, 10-ball, and 8-ball
• NV J.75 – 12 Ways to AIM WITH A POOL CUE
• NV J.76 – Rolling-Cue-Ball CAROM ANGLE Systems
• NV J.77 – Pool Videos vs. Cat Videos
• NV J.78 – DRAW SHOT CHALLENGE
• NV J.79 – Pool Cue, Table, and Ball Care – How to Clean and Maintain
• NV J.80 – Analysis of the MOST SHOCKING POOL MATCH of All Time – Sigel vs. Varner
• NV J.81 – GREATEST POOL MATCH of All Time – Reyes vs. Strickland – with the Famous Z-Shot
• NV J.82 – Was the Z-SHOT Efren’s Best Option?
• NV J.83 – Making Eyeglasses Pool Friendly
• NV J.84 – The MOST EPIC POOL MATCH of All Time – The Color of Money Match – Efren Reyes vs. Earl Strickland
• NV J.85 – Placement Pool Challenge (PPC 100)
• NV J.86 – SMART RUNOUT POOL – Pattern Play and Position Control
• NV J.87 – How SPEED AND SPIN Affect AIM
• NV J.88 – How to Curve an Object Ball
• NV J.89 – Top 25 BEST POOL SHOTS of All Time
• NV J.90 – Top 10 WILD and CRAZY POOL SHOTS of All Time
• NV J.91 – Aim KICKS and BANKS Like a Pro … The Only DIAMOND SYSTEM You Need to Know
• NV J.92 – Test Your POOL KNOWLEDGE … Take Dr. Dave’s Pool QUIZZES and EXAMS
• NV J.93 – Answers to All POOL PHYSICS Questions
• NV J.94 – Changes in Your Pool Game that Can Have the Biggest Impact
• NV J.95 – 30 Ways to Beat a POCKET BLOCKER
• NV J.96 – How to Prevent a Shallow-Angle FORCE-FOLLOW Scratch
• NV J.97 – Dr. Dave Schools Neil deGrasse Tyson in Billiards Physics
• NV J.98 – Top 10 Reasons to Use an OPEN BRIDGE
• NV J.99 – Top 10 Reasons for Missing … and How to Prevent It
• NV J.100 – Table Difficulty Factor (TDF) – Measure How Tough a Pool Table Plays
• NV J.101 – Smart and Effective POSITION off RAIL CUT SHOTS
• NV J.102 – Using The Rail For More Position Options
• NV J.103 – GOOD TIMING in Pool … What Does It Mean?
• NV J.104 – Top 10 Useful GAME-WINNING SHOTS You Need to Know
• NV J.105 – FROZEN BALL Spot-Shot OPTIONS
• NV J.106 – BAD CALLS in Pool … FOULS that Weren’t Called
• NV J.107 – 10 Useful Ways to AVOID A DOUBLE HIT Foul
• NV J.108 – YOU MAKE THE CALL – Are These Pro Shots Fouls, or Not?
• NV J.109 – STALEMATE or SMART WAY OUT? What Would You Do Here?
• NV J.110 – JUMP SHOT in Pool … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.111 – How to Master STUN BACK and STUN RUN THROUGH
• NV J.112 – Top 10 Most Useful CRITICAL SHOTS in Pool
• NV J.113 – FROZEN CUE BALL SHOTS … Everything You Need to Know
• NV J.114 – How to Pocket the 8-BALL ON THE BREAK
• NV J.115 – How to RUN OUT in 8-BALL … Pattern Play Strategy Analysis and Advice
• NV J.116 – Pool’s Dr. Dave Discusses BOWLING PHYSICS, TECHNOLOGY, and STRATEGY with Neil deGrasse Tyson
• NV J.117 – 8-BALL BREAK “CHEAT CODES” and How to Read a Rack
• NV J.118 – Amazing 8-BALL “CHEAT CODE” … 2nd-Ball-Break with a Side Gap to Pocket the 8
• NV J.119 – How to RUN OUT in 8-Ball on a BAR BOX
• NV J.120 – 9-BALL BREAK “Cheat Codes” and Strategy
• NV J.121 – How to Master 9-BALL on a BAR BOX
• NV J.122 – FOUL Called on SVB at the UK OPEN
• NV J.123 – New WHYTE CARBON vs. Predator Revo Carbon Fiber Shaft
• NV J.124 – SVB UK Open FOUL Shot FOLLOW-UP
• NV J.125 – Please Fix POOL LEAGUE RULES
• NV J.126 – Amazing FROZEN KISS Shot for the 8-Ball Win
• NV J.127 – WING SHOTS … Made Easy by Pool Physics
• NV J.128 – Accurate CUE BALL CONTROL with a New AIR PEACE SIGN Technique
• NV J.129 – Improve Your Aim with “AIR CUE” Techniques
• NV J.130 – EFREN’S Z-SHOT Final Chapter
• NV J.131 – What’s in Dr. Dave’s Pool Cue Case?
• NV J.132 – Pool Player PHYSICAL THERAPY and EXERCISES
• NV J.133 – AIM MORE ACCURATELY by Finding Your Ideal Personal VISION CENTER
• NV J.134 – Guided Tour of Dr. Dave’s Pool Room Studio
• NV J.135 – Why and How to Prevent ELBOW DROP During Your Stroke
• NV J.136 – 20 SAFETIES You Must Know and Practice
• NV J.137 – How My YOUTUBE Channel Got HACKED
• NV J.138 – Billiard University Boot Camp Experience

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Video Encyclopedia of One Pocket (VEOP) Video Series:

• NV K.1 – Video Encyclopedia of One Pocket (VEOP) Trailer
• NV K.2 – Spot on The Wall Aiming System for Sliding Banks, from VEOP-IV
• NV K.3 – Bank Shot Reference Tracks You Need to Know, from VEOP-IV
• NV K.4 – “Magic Spot” System for Aiming Symmetric 3-Rail Kicks, from VEOP-IV
• NV K.5 – Useful Game-Winning HERD SHOTS, from VEOP-II
• NV K.6 – Useful One-Pocket TICKIE SHOTS, from VEOP-III
• NV K.7 – Frozen SPOTTED BALL OPTIONS in One Pocket, from VEOP-V
• NV K.8 – Smart and Interesting One-Pocket SHOT OPTION STRATEGY, from VEOP-I

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• NV L.1 – TOP 10 BEST Pro Pool SHOT SEQUENCES of All Time
• NV L.2 – INTERVIEW with DR. DAVE
• NV L.3 – Where and How to Find ANSWERS to All POOL QUESTIONS
• NV L.4 – Shane Van Boening’s Greatest Pool Shots and Moments
• NV L.5 – How to Make the 9 ON THE BREAK … It’s Not Just Luck
• NV L.6 – Cue Tip Contact Myth-Busting Truths in Super Slow Motion
• NV L.7 – EFREN “Bata” “The Magician” REYES TRIBUTE … The GOAT’s BEST SHOTS EVER
• NV L.8 – Can a SOFTER TIP Put MORE SPIN on the Ball? — MYTHBUSTING Answers
• NV L.9 – 15-BALL ROTATION … Fun Challenge, Great Practice, Lots to Learn
• NV L.10 – A Fun CHALLENGE DRILL to Test Your DRAW QUALITY … and SOFT VS. HARD TIP Comparison
• NV L.11 – CUE TESTING for Cue Ball Deflection, And PREDATOR REVO Carbon Fiber Shaft SIZE EFFECTS
• NV L.12 – Is a Cue with Less Squirt or Cue Ball Deflection Better?
• NV L.13 – 45-Ball Challenge with Run-Out Strategy Commentary
• NV L.14 – 55 Ball Break and Run (almost), with Instructional Commentary
• NV L.15 – JUMP SHOT Stance, Bridge, and Stroke Variations Useful to Know
• NV L.16 – 36-Ball Break and Run on a Bar Box, with Instructional Commentary
• NV L.17 – Stroke Video Analysis … How to Find and Fix Technique Flaws
• NV L.18 – 10 Interesting and Creative Shots … Are They Legal in the APA or WPA?
• NV L.19 – IMPRESSIVE VENOM SHOTS in SUPER SLOW MOTION
• NV L.20 – Dr. Dave’s VNEA Vegas Experience
• NV L.21 – Advanced Fouetté or Whip Shots in Super Slow Motion
• NV L.22 – Jump Shot Physics in Super Slow Motion
• NV L.23 – Massé Shot Physics in Super Slow Motion
• NV L.24 – Sexy Jump Trick Shot Sequence, with Venom and Dr. Dave
• NV L.25 – BAD CALLS in Pro Matches – Unintentional Miscue SCOOP SHOTS
• NV L.26 – KISS-BACK SHOTS … Everything You Need to Know
• NV L.27 – DRAW SHOT CONTROL … How to Be Accurate and Consistent Using Backspin
• NV L.28 – Top 20 DRAW SHOTS of All Time … Backspin Mastery
• NV L.29 – FORCE FOLLOW Technique Advice and Shot Examples … Topspin Mastery
• NV L.30 – SLIDING BANK SHOT DIAMOND SYSTEMS … How to Aim Banks at Fast-Speed or Close-to-the-Cushion
• NV L.31 – DIAMOND SYSTEMS for Aiming LARGE-ANGLE Sliding Bank Shots into Corner and Side Pockets
• NV L.32 – TWICE-PLUS-TENTH … The Most Useful Bank Shot Diamond System You’ll Ever Learn
• NV L.33 – The DIAMOND SYSTEM You Must Know … And How to Make it Better
• NV L.34 – MISCUES … Should the Rules be Changed to Make Them FOULS?
• NV L.35 – Kicking System Aim Corrections and Parallel Shift Clarifications
• NV L.36 – Massé and Swerve Shots … Everything You Need to Know
• NV L.37 – Premium Chalks … Are They Worth It?
• NV L.38 – HOW TO AIM in Pool and Billiards … The AIMING SYSTEM of the PROS
• NV L.39 – 10 Reasons Why the HALF-BALL HIT is so Important
• NV L.40 – Common SIDESPIN MYTHS Debunked
• NV L.41 – Greatest JUMP SHOTS of All Time in Pro Pool Tournament Matches
• NV L.42 – The 100 Shots of Pool … Every Pool Shot Possible … in 10 Minutes
• NV L.43 – STROKE TIMING … A Complete MythBusting Study of Stroke Acceleration Effects
• NV L.44 – Another 100 Shots of Pool … There’s a Lot More to this Great Game!
• NV L.45 – How to Make Your Open Bridge Perfect
• NV L.46 – BAR RULES and DIRTY POOL – Why Official Rules are Important
• NV L.47 – Cue Ball Frozen to a Cushion … No Problem
• NV L.48 – HOW TO PLAY 8 BALL … The “Official Rules” of Pool
• NV L.49 – DRAW SHOT Effects Myth Buster … a Slow Motion Video Study
• NV L.50 – Coming INTO THE LINE of a Shot … Everything You Need to Know
• NV L.51 – How to Play 9-Ball – The “Official Rules” of Pool
• NV L.52 – How to Play 10 Ball – The “Official Rules” of Pool
• NV L.53 – How to Play One Pocket – with the Semi-Official Rules
• NV L.54 – Cue Tip Size And Shape Effects
• NV L.55 – BRIDGE LENGTH Effects and Considerations
• NV L.56 – Spin Transfer Throw of Frozen Balls – with GoPro POV
• NV L.57 – Cross-Table CUE BALL CONTROL System … A Powerful Technique
• NV L.58 – Master Cue Ball Control … FOLLOW VS. DRAW
• NV L.59 – DRAW VS. FOLLOW Position Play Examples … Follow is not Always Better
• NV L.60 – Useful Direction Control with Small-Gap and Frozen-Ball Kiss Shots
• NV L.61 – Frozen Double Kiss PROPOSITION BAR BET Shots with GoPro POV
• NV L.62 – Skyler Woodward Foul at the European Open … The Controversy is Settled
• NV L.63 – Greatest and Most Interesting PRO POOL SHOTS of All Time … 200 Shots in 20 Categories
• NV L.64 – CUTTHROAT Rules and Variations … A Fun Pool Game for 3 or More People
• NV L.65 – Pool Made Simple … How to Easily Detect a DOUBLE HIT FOUL
• NV L.66 – Pool Made Simple … HOW TO AIM USING SIDESPIN … with GoPro POV
• NV L.67 –  Pool Made Simple … How To Master the DRAW SHOT
• NV L.68 – Pool Made Simple – The BREAK SHOT … 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball Strategy
• NV L.69 – Pool Made Simple – THROW SHOTS You Need to Know … with GoPro POV
• NV L.70 – Pool Made Simple – OUTSIDE VS. INSIDE – The Best Way to Narrow the Carom Angle
• NV L.71 – Pool Made Simple … HOW TO REACH Tough-to-Reach SHOTS

See Also:

• Links to many other online billiards videos
• High-speed pool and billiards video clips
• Instructional articles

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