How to Play Straight Pool : Deliberate Fouls in Straight Pool

Fouls can be committed deliberately in straight pool. Get expert tips and advice on pocket billiards and pool cues, tables, and skills in this free video.

Expert: Richard Buccola
Bio: Richard Buccola is an entrepreneur and investor. He is also the owner of several popular food & spirits establishments in Queens, NY, including the former PJ's Bar & Grill, and The Ivy Room.
Filmmaker: Buccola Richard

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[x8or9ballx]

lol..........yeah so much for "expert village". Im looking to play in my first str8 pool tournament and want to learn how to play, looking for some tips. This is called "sharking" not "fouls".......................­......so now its time to query "fouls" again.........lol

[skippy9baller]

What you are explaining is called "sharking" or bad sportsmanship, NOT a deliberate foul. You can't "foul" if you are not at the table shooting. The terminology that you use in your videos is going to confuse anyone that is new to the game. A deliberate foul is when you play a shot that is a foul to gain a strategic position on the table. You illustrated such a shot in your video about safety, but incorrectly called it an example of a safety. I agree with you... "sharking" is wrong.