How to Play Pool : Three Basic Strokes in the Game of Pool: Online Billiards Lessons for Beginners

[MrWolfboy234]

ehhh i asked how to play billiards and theres pool balls on the table

[2goodgrammas]

@MrWolfboy234 The first thing in learning pool/billiards is to be smart enough to know that the words pool and billiards are very often used interchangeably. 

[DontTouchMyHair8]

Youtube Racist troll! He's the one who is Helping now and still you will brag him? WHAT A TROLL! LOL

[DreamSeaker89]

u suck balz old man

[tenderfootjoe]

Ha, he said stroke.

[kenshinbattousai374]

I was personally fascinated by your preference of a closed bridge. Is that just for personal comfort, or do you believe that it still helps at your level?

[1100Cougar]

I agree with you Firefox. They just show the level of their intelligence by making post that do not add to the instruction.

[kachekieran]

1:04 hahaha

[9SuperMonkeyBall0]

Don't forget the stop shot trick, where you hit slightly under the center.

[hessterical1]

The majority of us grasped your concept, as for the others, A jump break cue means on cue, jump and break something!!! hahahahahahaha!!

[99ColdMetal]

94 are already pro's

[vinny61]

why is he using the 9 ball as the cue ball???????????

[stillllwillll]

@vinny61 to show the spin i assume

[rohnish7]

@vinny61 as he says, due to the fact that it has a stripe on it, the spin (top and bottom) are more visible. As well as the "slide" caused when a stun is applied. In this case you can see that there is almost no spin imparted except for a little right english towards the end. Great demo if you ask me.

[OhPawix]

what small table

[azoldtime09]

@OhPawix that's not a small table it's a bar/bowling alley sized pool table you CUNTFUCKER.

[09MLJones]

Did he do a mistake on the first back spin because the colour of the ball changes!?

[kyle20120]

@09MLJones no, when he hit it the ball the yellow side was showing. after he hit it the white side was showing

[azoldtime09]

@kyle20120 they were both yellow balls, his temperary cue ball was the 9 ball, and his object ball was the 1 ball, and his 2nd object ball for drawling back was the 7 ball.

[msgenting]

Cool

[TheANYMOOSE]

Why would you want the cue ball to go in the pocket?

[jamesagent86]

thanks< now i can scratch better

[jason08233]

when i made the bottom hit the cue ball alway jump up i dont know what happen?

[greentealovin]

@jason08233 You Hit The Cue Ball WAY Too Low, To The Point That The Tip Of The Cue Is, Or Almost Is Touching The Table. When You Do That, It Jumps. What You Did Was A Jump Shot.

TIP: To Do Better Back-spin Shots, Make Your Bridge A Little Higher, And Hit At The Bottom Of The Cue Ball At A Slight Angle. This Makes More Backspin, And There's A Lower Chance Of A Jump-Shot Happening.

[coopm12]

@greentealovin

Actually, what you described above is not a jump shot, it is what's called a 'carry', and is not a legal shot in tournament play. A true jump shot is only legal (in tournament play) when you strike down on the cue ball from above, driving the ball down into the table and causing it to basically rebound upward and hopefully towards the object ball. If you perform this shot the way you describe, you lose your shot and your opponent gets ball in hand.

[greentealovin]

@coopm12 Ah, You're Right! Sorry, I Mis-typed What I Was Trying To Say. Thanks For Correcting Me! So Yes, To Prevent For A Carry From Happening, Refer To My Previous Comment :D

[morgan2211]

too many captions, i can't see shit :/

[youngfred116]

for this to be an expert village video it sucked ass. Damn couldn't hear it and wtf with all the words on the screen.

[MiK3i]

is there any point at all in the subtitles?

[Vorbis5]

I wish english was his first language

[xXLuvatasticXx]

Expert Village is so Lame.......Cant bliv dey switched it.......Morons!

[wwfcbrad]

i cant see afucking thing

[Dacosss91]

what a noob, he probably tried 100 times until he didnt do it!

[98nfsmw98]

@Dacosss91 Lol, hes not a noob. In 1990 he ranked in the top 10 of billiards.

[hrk4evr]

poor quality.........

[BahoUtot]

I love the balls, they change colors with the mood. The ball @ 2:16 was probably laughing it's ass off at this vid.

[KingMaulz]

anyone else notice the purlple switch to a orange ball on the last shot..

guys a hack shouldnt be teaching.

[hondannyboy]

Nice basics, very useful

[sazkwatch]

duhhhhhhhhhhhhh which way did he go georgeeee........ which way do he go....

[screenday1]

lol if you cant make the draw shot first try, dont try to teach someone how to shoot pool

[bt3design]

nice lessons ;)

[comboschtap]

His bridge is not really good in my opinion if you want to teach beginners.

[Firefox867]

If you guys are so good. Why are you watching this video. Nothing wrong with this clip. Very good basics which is why we are here.

[AdobeExcel]

@Firefox867 agreed. i'm a beginner, and i think this is good enough for me. great tips. at least i learnt something.

[andyjv2000]

@Firefox867 Bravo my friend.

[charlieeemoon0209]

@Firefox867 THANK YOU!

[kevndj]

@Firefox867 I have been playing pool for over 20 years and quite well I may add and I still go back to basics from time to time. you are never too old to learn or too good

[2goodgrammas]

@kevndj Amen! Been playing 55 years and still fascinated by the challenge.

[urbantricker]

I love the switch at the end

[adiroks9]

@urbantricker how to remove these titles i cantt see anything

[urbantricker]

@adiroks9 Go to your YouTube account settings, you can hide annotations in there.

[TheGargamel007]

@urbantricker

hahah :D

[pigainkomukamo]

tangina mo baliw ka

[sikcaesar]

Hahaha, Richard, you're beautiful.  I love the magical ball transition at 2:17. You da man!!!

[Vin856]

he failed that one so he replaces it? rofl

[iannie007]

I love going back and watching these videos. Reminds me there's at least one guy out there that's far worse than me lol.

[billcosby29]

is it just me or does he sound like th eguy in the simpsons with the long legs? 'do u find something amusing about my appearance?' :)

[BarbarianDragon]

Hey everbody, it's that kid who laughs at people! Let's laugh at him!

[COLEleslieISgreasy]

@billcosby29 lmfao,lol he might make you walk down the street with your pants around your ankles ;)

[achtungpanzer9911]

hey People ! Lets share a bitter truth -- If watching videos on youtube ever helped , You could've been alot better - but you're now --

So,

A game is perfected by practice not by online videos -

[8ballpoolshark]

great video but could you show what the tip of a pool stick should look at its best?

[johnph96]

Worlds greatest comment.

[killratoss]

@arminask what! i thought she had a nice clam!

[ulavasty]

@arminask haha

[runoutman]

i don't care how long he's been playing he's got action

[calvinckbe1]

This is not difficult to many pppl

[krayzie769]

Richard has been an avid pool player for the past 25 years and has played in competitively since 1993. He has finished in the top ten percentile in the world.

wow guys hes ranked in the top 669,203,027 people in the world

[josh7777smith]

You're assuming everybody on Earth plays pool?

[krayzie769]

yes.

[gabosesy]

he didnt put it the first time and switched ball!x0a0xax

[neeson3k]

2:11 - 2:14 lol i was waiting for him to shit his pants lol

[biffle1615]

2:18 the ball changes colors

[MrMonsteRay]

is his table smaller?

[natureboy84]

Yeah, it looks like a 7 footer. They make them even smaller. Some bars have 6 footers which are tiny. The regulation size tables that the pros shoot on are 9 feet. They're usually found at your local pool hall.

[therightnowkid]

hate expert villages shitty videos

[wearyourownskin]

great tips and shots, thanks

[elmamatetas69]

he sounds like chong haha

[fallen1451]

2:19 the ball changes

[bfmv7nor]

maybe he missed the first time :)

[lemonite1]

yeah, that really messed with my eyes, flashback.

[pepamethodman]

Where is the follow through when shooting draw shot :D :D :D

[pepamethodman]

8 ft table, lame :D

[arkmari]

he makes me sleep..

[optimusprimevil1984]

FAIL VILLAGE!

[azbilliards]

Worthless crap village it should be called!

[paully6996]

this cunt olny want to sell adds

[joeygonzo]

Those are all the SAME strokes.

Just different tip location.

You don't have to stab at the cueball to draw it.

[s1llyvi3tb0i]

WooW i'm surprised there are so many dumb-ass but smart-mouth wanna be. He is doing the right shots as showing the right shots, but scratching does not matter. Unless there are people who are even more dumb than those assholes.

[dannyoo2]

your mother is a stripper at hooters

[s1llyvi3tb0i]

hooters are not stripper place. And do not insult ur grandmom that way, asshole

[s1llyvi3tb0i]

WooW u know that shit so clearly. I bet u followed ur mom in the ladies room and had sex w/ ur mom too. shit head

[s1llyvi3tb0i]

hm i'm nothing? I have a master degree and a stable job. Ah-hem, looks like who's the whore who goes around, sucking and licking dicks that knows soo much about this stuff. And yea, so u followed ur mom to he ladies room to let her suck ur dick? haha, yea w/e , fuck off

[nincumpoop4580]

Nice drawback on the last shot, but you scratched your "cue ball" in the other side pocket...fail.

[theman1819]

hmm u are stupid man he meant to do that you fail.

[nincumpoop4580]

Indeed

[nincumpoop4580]

...but did he have to scratch the shit out of the table? I think not.

[babynik9]

ke merda mica sono mongolo che non so fare nemmeno questo...

[llangt]

He was teach how 3 basic stroke, the follow thru, the stop, and the draw! (basic english shot) :)

[xkings]

He was teaching you how to place the cue ball after a shot. How to move it forward, stop, and backward.

The scratches were inevitable with the positioning. dumbasses.

[calebengler]

EHow to Scratch Every Time.

[38586219]

muy bueno lo tuyo loco..

[RobDropsBombs]

that was useless... in fact he scratched twice

[rish000]

it didnt scratch, hes showing how to put top spin, which duh would make the ball go in

[rish000]

yea obviously you don't do that in a real game. But this video is just to show How to put top spin, hes not sayin to scratch on purpose..

[fudge1monkey]

fool of a took. its shots, hes showing what happens from each shot, facepalm. a good vid for ultra beginners.

[RobDropsBombs]

ok but why would you need to scratch? which he did... facepalm

[fudge1monkey]

you really dont understand? he is showing you, if you do this shot here, this will happen it will go WEEE in the pocket, you do this, it stops, if you do this, it goes WEEE into the back pocket. its a perfect example, noobs up and down the world are wondering why their balls follow through or spin back into the other pocket, this shows WHY, shows 3 different strokes, and the effects of them! dont you get it!?!?!?!

[RobDropsBombs]

yes i do, but i see everyone's comments "this was so useful" its not... thats like me doing a goalie how to and letting pucks go by and saying "well thats what happens when you leave one side open. but im still right"

[photographer1996kwt7]

that was pretty useful

[MiniAgger]

the object ball changed colour on the lat shot. why?

[GTA4Life666]

Because he screwd up the first time, it's kinda obvious.

[tennis1219]

did the ball turn red on the last shot

[bigmike92189]

haha on the draw stroke he missed the first one, the balls changed, frickin idiot.

[xadamryanx]

how is expert village still a channel on youtube!!!! EVERY single video is total shit. doesn't matter what the subject is.

[wongkio]

oh my .... EXPERT village? very magical clip indeed.

[Apathy132]

*quotes that nerd from family guy*

hey hey hey!! THAT GUY IS A PHONY lmfao!!

watch the last trick and pay attention to the colors of the ball.

[MrJowee]

As he said, if the balls are not lined up perfectly straight, the cue ball will veer off to one side. This is a simple technique (not a "trick" shot) that just about anyone can do with a few minutes practice. I learned this when I was about 13.

[mohammedullahAFGHANI]

th8 even my small bro can do it

[dunlop020]

ur pro man.... 1/5 stars and im being generious :)

[kizzz2000]

Did you see that ball turn a differnt color before he hit it. That was magical!

[MeCaso234]

Yeahhhh I Was Like WTF? That's Fake, Lol...

[porkromanul]

:)) go :))

[ADI377]

well it's very good

I learned now how to do it

thkx a lot x3

[CAD3T5]

I watched this a few times then went down to the pub and mastered it within 2 games. Now I can reliably use this technique - thanks so much!

[cityof50cent]

If you are perfect at follow , then cue is perfect !

[italianchriswilko100]

lol you can see it took hoim more than 1 shot for that last one, it turns from purple to orange!

[mitq92]

for the stop shot you must hit little

lower from the center you idiot...

[vicarious709]

it varies from shot to shot. for this particular one hitting it center was the adequate approach.

[HankHillDoesWork]

2:14 lol i cant stop laughing!

[ell595]

you're going to have to follow through

lololol

[spyderguy101]

You really dont "freeze" the cue ball on any shot unless it is practically straight in. and you hit a full tip about, below center, and more of a jab, than a follow through with your stroke. any other draw shot, will continue rolling, either back, back left or back right, depending if you put left or right english on it...so draw hardly ever stops your cue ball...expert village is horrible

[Poolplayer54]

you don't have to hit it that hard for a stop shot

[HankHillDoesWork]

his explanation of a stop shot is not exaclty correct. after the ball slides it will start rolling on any shot longer than the one he showed. you want to play stops slightly lower than center with the proper speed to get it down table to your object ball before it starts rolling forward.

[joeygonzo]

I agree.

He could have shot that with low and less speed.

The three shots he showed could have been all shot with ONE stroke.

Just different tip location.

[rodski05]

lol go to manila, and kids will teach you how to play

[illusionfyre]

lol man. wtf. he missed his drawback. wtf fucking noob. just see the part where the ball he's aiming at changed colour...-.-

[pobozac]

ha ha what a pro he missed such an easy shot, i should give him a lesson, here is advice for all players who want to learn something, DON'T WATCH THIS AGAIN!!!!!

[StudentenPoolles]

he could hold his cue tip closer to the cueball, his bridgehand doesnt rest on the table.. there are way better videos on pool on youtube

[StudentenPoolles]

any move by expert village is completely worthless.. it only hits the most superficial surface of a subject :/

[markpauldunne]

Guess he missed the First try at screwing in to the pocket thats why the Object ball changes

[MrJungle123]

Why on the last shot does the object ball change colour?

This guy is the most mundane bloke I have ever watched.

If you are looking to lean to play pool off "Youtube" then choose a different video to learn from. This vid sucks. Giving it 1 star only because I can't give it 0 star. Sorry "Expert Village" if you are serious about people using your vids to improve then put some umphh into it. Otherwise, don't post again. Ever

[bushputz]

Maybe he should have called that last one his 'paint stroke'

;-)

[KKisforever]

i wouldn't call this three basic strokes of the game, but three basic cueball control rather.

[garylwashington23]

sstop bein mean to the guy damn if ur not interested in playin pool then get the fuck off this site

[mjoe1111211]

stupid video.. i would like to see him try atleast 2 or 3 different pockets with each shot.

[schmoosopher]

ha missed it the first time bitch

[fizane77]

why did he replace the 7 ball with the 5 !!

stupid move !! he can do it again with the same first ball !! maybe he is the last honest man in the world !

[lilkirbykilla]

beacuse 7 8 9 get it

[aznkwa]

BAHAHAHA MAX15989 cracks me up

[kookytesss99]

i have a pool video too.

[Pogo1405]

Lol wtf... Calm down :P

[sjsawyer]

lmaoo

[MrJungle123]

The last time I was in your situation I got your Granmother to do it for me, I had to pay her though. Still if you ask her nicely I am sure she will give you friends and family discount.

[allyal856]

he needs to make a video on how 2 magically change the color of the balls b4 ur shot...

[ArseneGray]

probably he couldnt by the first time and was too lazy to explain it so he just put the balls once more and success this time....

[samboskull]

Lmao. This is the draw shot. It changes the colour of the ball.

[joeygonzo]

How did he miss that 7-ball draw ?

Those three shots are done with ONE stroke.

Just different tip location.

[7WZE6]

These vids are related to this topic:

The Tangent Line - watch?v=JON3QnGu5tU

Learning the Cue Ball Control - watch?v=OiyXl8SpPeg&feature=re­lated

Thumbs up for taking the time to make this vid :)

[Ilabant]

why the colour of the last ball changed, just before he was going to stroke it??

[diseasedmonkey1357]

cuz he missed it the first time and had to set it up again

[deviltai]

ya, i was wondering there.

[BilliardInstruction]

There is ONLY one stroke in the Cueing Arts...NOT 3! One perfect stroke will deliver the cue ball anywhere with different tip placements on the CB. You also need lots of work on that bridge. Closed bridge is a "band-aid" for a BAD stroke.

[Pinoyboyadobo]

i know i'm only a novice, I've been watching professionals on espn and they have different strokes. "Whatever floats your boat" probably you have one "good" way of stroking, but different people, different or various techniques.

[DonnaDiggory]

ang galing mag-english ng Pinoy! ^^

[bushputz]

BilliardInstruction:

"There is ONLY one stroke in the Cueing Arts...NOT 3!"

There are many strokes:

Draw, follow, force follow, stun, masse, semi-masse, nip, jump, slip, nudge, stun draw, stun follow, etc.

[BilliardInstruction]

To the contrary. These are shots not "Strokes" meaning one arm movement. There is only one arm motion for all shots!

[mtb2004uk]

This pearl of wisdom comes from a man that on his billiard videos wears backless underwear on a beach playing pool on a table of sand. I'm seriously not kidding!

I loved reading fastlarry's review of your video's. Perhaps you can google it as it was a very entertaining read.

[HN786]

Lol on tip three its not him taking it it switches watch at 2:18 and ull see it switches >:) but so what he couldnt take the shot Great Tips Keep Up The Good Work!

[rhod2007]

ive got an important game 2 moz will take these tips into consideration - thanks

[weedleaf88]

wow your amazing