This is Volume 22 of PoolSynergy, a monthly collection of the best writing on pool.

I picked this topic because I am quite interested in knowing what other people who take the game seriously are doing when it comes to practice. As you’ll see from my own piece at the bottom of the list, [...]


This post is part of the 23rd issue of PoolSynergy, a blog carnival about pool. September’s issue is called Practice: What’s Worked for Me, and this is my personal contribution. To see everyone else’s contribution, please go to the main PoolSynergy page for September.
Pool Student’s blog has been dedicated to getting better at [...]


In ramblings #3, John talks about a particularly good performance in a 6 Pocket event, and what he thinks were the main things that contributed to his elevated level of play.


In ramblings #2, John talks about his new drill for learning and understanding pattern play. It lets you learn for yourself, at your own pace, and the effort really pays big dividends in your ability to internalize the lessons and make them a part of your game.


Ramblings about keeping my New Year’s Resolutions to shoot 20 racks and drill for an hour every day. 5 quick drills are diagramed and explained.


I spent 16 hours watching TAR-17: Donny mills vs Shane Van Boening. I learned quite a bit from this experience and I’m sharing it here. These tips are going to help my game a lot; I hope they help yours.


Do you let fear keep you from playing better pool? Does it rob you of the best moments that pool has to offer? Learn what you can do to recognize the problem and then eliminate it.


When should you begin to learn and practice the more advanced shots in pool. The framework advocated here will help you answer that question. Based on how well you play the ghost, the idea is to learn skills at the right time and in the right order to maximize your improvement.


Staying down and not moving one’s body is a critically important part of a good stroke. It’s also one of the hardest parts for some people to master. Check out these 12 great tips and see if one or more can help your stroke.


Intermediate players can benefit more from practicing to get shape than from practicing shot making. Using a target and a simple methodology you can make a noticeable improvement in your game. Read more to find out how.