Johnny Henson, Professor Pool There is a new 8–ball tournament format that is being played by both professional and amateur players. It is called the Ultimate Pool League. The match has a time limit of 30 minutes with a 30 second shot limit. At 10 minutes left in the match the shot clock goes to…
Tag: Billiards
Sports, September 2025
Play Your Best Pool: What Holds Players from Reaching Their Full Potential
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Why are many of the top 100 professional players in the world ranked there year after year, while many other great players never achieve that upper level of success? It is the same reason why most of the top amateur league and tournament players are ranked at the top year after…
March 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: How Closing Your Eyes Can Really Improve Your Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool This article was written by my partner and fellow Professional Billiard Instruction Association (PBIA) and American Cue Sports (ACS) instructor Steve Farmer. Players are always looking for simple ways to improve their games, and we use this technique in class to help our students progress. If I told you that your…
Sports, September 2024
Play Your Best Pool: Players Need a Coach to Truly Improve Their Game Over Time
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool When players are struggling to improve their billiards game, many players just have a lesson or two from a qualified professional billiard instructor, but few have ongoing instruction or coaching. Truth is that most billiard players’ egos are what stops them from seeking out the proper instruction they need to truly…
Sports, January 2024
Play Your Best Pool: How to Get Your Pool Game in Shape
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Are you looking for an easy way to get your game in shape to move your game to the next level? To have a great game there are no quick fixes. A new cue tip or even a new cue might make you feel, for a short period of time, that…