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How To Play 8 Ball Pool: Billiard Tips & Techniques: Video Series

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Learn impressive eight-ball pool skills by learning tips and pointers from a billiards expert in this free video series.

There are 12 videos in this series:

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  1. Learn the proper way to rack and break billiard balls from a pool expert in this free video.

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  2. Learn what to do if the eight ball goes in the pocket on the break at the beginning of the game from a billiards expert in this free video.

    Views: 1,726
  3. Learn how your type of ball is selected in the game of eight-ball pool, and when it is no longer an open table, from a billiards expert in this free video.

    Views: 678
  4. Learn the rules of how to win the game of eight-ball from a billiards expert in this free video.

    Views: 892
  5. Learn how to avoid losing your turn in pool from a billiards expert in this free video.

    Views: 883
  6. Learn how to avoid illegal situations and penalties in the game of eight-ball from a billiards expert in this free video.

    Views: 849
  7. Learn how to make a legal shot in pool from a billiards expert in this free video.

    Views: 703
  8. Learn all the ways that you can lose a game of eight-ball, besides the conventional way, from a billiards expert in this free video.

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  9. Learn more ways you can lose a game of eight-ball from a billiards expert in this free video.

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  10. Learn how to make a good safety shot when you don't have a good one of your own from a billiards expert in this free video.

    Views: 875
  11. Learn tips on how to avoid the typical fouls in pool from a billiards expert in this free video.

    Views: 614
  12. Learn about how to avoid more of the many common fouls when playing pool from a billiards expert in this free video.

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Eight-ball pool is a great game. It is the standard game of todays billiards and the one most amateurs tend to play when socializing. This game consists of striped and solid color balls with one solid black 8 ball. The type of ball you will play is determined after the initial break. The object of the game is to hit all your balls in before your opponent and then successfully make the 8 ball as well. It is a game of precision, geometry and skill but it is a lot of fun and anyone can play.

In our free instructional series you will learn a lot about the rules of the game of eight ball. Tips on how to win, what is illegal and what the penalties are for the most common mistakes. These are all things that our expert will address. There are specific ways to increase your chances of winning at any cue sport. Watch our expert in this and his other series on cue sports, practice, practice, practice and you might just win yourself a few drinks of your own!

 
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Richard Garcia Richard has been an avid pool player for the past 25 years and has played in competitive team and singles events since 1993. He has finished in the top ten percentile in both BCA national and VNEA international tournaments.dkdk

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