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8 Ball Hotshots on Manchester United TV

A while back I hosted a show for MUTV.  Sharing some pool tips, tricks and hustles with some football stars from the biggest club in the world. They are a great bunch of lads, and we had a fun day filming.  The show goes out on MUTV tonight – watch it if you can!

Write up from the MUTV Website:

Four Manchester United players recently traded the training pitch for a pool table – with MUTV's cameras capturing all the action.

Reds goalkeepers Anders Lindegaard and Tomasz Kuszczak plus strikers Kiko Macheda and Mame Biram Diouf all picked up pool cues for a practice session with world trick shot champion Steve Daking, followed by a mini tournament amongst themselves.

To see the players learning how to hustle and attempting tricks, and to find out which United player is top dog at pool, watch 8-Ball Hot-Shots on MUTV at 21:00 GMT this Sunday, 22 January.

To enjoy 8-Ball Hot-Shots and other exclusive shows, subscribe to MUTV.

The perfect gift for all pool players this Christmas..!!

Now you can give 8BallCoach.com Membership as a gift.  The perfect present for any pool player who wants to improve their game

It can be very difficult to find a good gift for a pool player.  Most players will already have a cue, and having spent a long while getting used to it will not want to change it – even if it is an expensive gift!  Unlike many other sports, there is not a vast array of gadgets a player needs, or any special clothing (believe me, no player wants to turn up to a tournament wearing a waistcoat knitted by there Grandmother!).

So what can you buy the pool player in the family for Christmas?  Well, I am happy to report that I have a solution!  Once a player has all the equipment, what could be better than giving them full instructions on how to use it?

My online coaching website, 8BallCoach.com is the most comprehensive guide to the game of British Pool ever produced. The content is approved by the World Eightball Pool Federation (WEPF), The English Pool Association (EPA) and the Universities Pool Council (UPC) – the content forms the basis for the official coaches training courses I run at the 8 Ball Academy.

The lessons are in the form of online streaming videos, all presented by me.  I explain every aspect of the game – everything from building the correct stance, to shot selection and tactics.  There are three levels of course available on the website, suitable for all budgets and ability.

As a gift, 8BallCoach.com is for life, not just for Xmas!  Those that join the website, get lifetime membership so that they can learn at their own pace, and review the material as many times as they like until they understand each lesson.  In addition, the gift of knowledge can never be taken away.  Cues may get broken, or even stolen; lessons learnt you can use forever.

There is nothing better than getting results, and 8BallCoach.com can help players win consistently for the rest of their playing career.  For pool players, what could be better gift at Christmas?

To give 8BallCoach.com membership as a gift this Christmas, visit the gift page here.  We can then activate an account for whoever you nominate.

Alternatively, for an extra special treat, contact us for details of a 1-2-1 training day with me.  These are strictly limited due to my busy schedule, so get in quick to avoid disappointment.

Play Away!

An unusual shot where you play away from the ball that you hit into the pocket. The idea is to play into the cushion and pot the ball on the rebound, because the balls are touching it gets a bit complicated.
 
Video 1 – The Performance
 
Video 2 – The Explanation
 
Click here to download instructions (PDF)
 
 
 

World 8 Ball Pool Championships Coaching Seminar – Follow Through

A section of one of the seminars I held at the World 8 Ball Pool Championships at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool.

Here I am talking about the importance of getting the cue all the way through the shot, and how that impacts the amount of spin imparted onto the cue ball.

World 8 Ball Pool Championships Coaching Seminar – Introduction to Spin

A section of one of the seminars I held at theWorld 8 Ball Pool Championships at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool.

In this segment I talk about spin on the cue ball – how it gets there and what it does.  To get the cue ball to react in the way you want it to, it is not simply a question of hitting the cue ball in a specific way, there are lots of other factors involved.  Here I concentrate on the distance between the balls and how that affects the reaction of the cue ball after contact with an object ball.

Alcatraz

This week’s trickshot is a classic. Pot the Black ball from within the group of yellows. Once you know the set-up this is a very reliable shot, so it’s often used in a pool exhibition.
Video 1 – The Performance
Video 2 – The Explanation