Instructional clips supporting The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards.

If you just want to watch a sampling of good instructional videos:

For a good overview of all important pool techniques, shots, and strategies:

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

• 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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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• Instructional articles

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