Cowboy – Game of the Month for January 2010
Cowboy, an old game combining pocket billiards and English billiards, is a great game and an excellent example to kick off the new “Game of the Month” feature on Pool Student’s Blog. Using only 3 object balls, having 3 different scoring periods and having a heavy penalty for fouling, Cowboy is a fun and exciting game to learn.
A Hierarchy for Advanced Pool Skills Acquisition
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.
June 17, 2009
• Tags: advanced shotmaking, banking, billiard, break, carom, kicking, playing the ghost, pool, rail first, safeties, tickies • Posted in: Practice • 2 Comments
