Billiards: Using English : What is a Squirt in Pool?

Squirt is the tendency of the cue ball to go off the aiming line when hit with english on a forceful stroke. Get expert tips and advice on billiards tables and pool cues in this free video series.

Expert: Roger Long
Bio: Roger Long has been playing billiards for over 40 years, and has been competing for 25 years.
Filmmaker: Dustin Daniels

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[sjsawyer]

"...to adjust for the squirt action that we're going to get"

[johnhelmes]

hahahahahahaha squirt action that were gonna get lol 1:37

[lohisc]

my girlfriend loves squirting on the pool table lol

[frankqio]

thanks for posting !

[AirmetalDrummer]

So he tells us we have to adjust because of the squirt, but never actually shows us a way to adjust... I already knew about this even without the terminology just from playing and trying stuff out.

I looked this up to help me adjust for it, and he never tells us how.

[bassrulesme]

sooo...a forcefull stroke in england will make me squirt?? lol

[elveni]

this has been wondering me for the last 2 days at my pool hall, now I know why my english hits from the other side of the table arent as much of hits as they should be....

Thanks for this video clip

[mastercrap]

LOL