How to Stroke a Pool Cue

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Part of the video series: How to Play Pool

Summary: Get tips on how to stroke the cue in pool, plus get advice on using the correct form and stance, in this free billiards video lesson.

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By Mike Lopez
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Mike Lopez has been playing pool in all of its forms for roughly sixteen years. He was the East Carolina University Nine Ball Champion in 1999. He currently is the top ranked player in...read more

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on 1/1/2009 can i found a long vedio download to learn pool 8 technique ?

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"Hi, this is Mike Lopez with Expert Village. Now we're going to discuss the most basic of all is the stroke and the stance. Now whatever bridge you choose these are most important aspects of all pool. So what you want to do is get down on your stance with your bridge whatever bridge you choose and then you make a nice pendulum with your elbow. Now notice that your elbow does not move it is constantly lock at a 45 degree angle to your shoulder, unless of course you're bridging up. What you want to do is you want to stroke it up nice back and forth and when you hit the ball you want to make sure that you're almost surprised by hit, like shooting a gun. And with a gentle squeeze of the trigger when you do so once again you get roughly about 4" away from the cue ball and you just gently stroke it."

eHow Article: How to Stroke a Pool Cue