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Dr. Cue Lesson 56: Diamond Systems (Table Terminology — Sights and Segments)!

In this Dr. Cue lesson, Dr. Cue starts to teach you the Diamond System starting with the basic terminology that is used within it.

 

Dr. Cue Lesson 55: Four Reasons For Using Diamond Systems!

Dr. Cue shows you four reasons why it is a benefit to use Diamond Systems when playing pool both offensively and defensively.

 

Dr. Cue Lesson 54: Reading The Personality Of A Table

Dr. Cue goes over some of the different characteristics you can find playing on different tables.

 

Dr. Cue Lesson 53: Deprogramming A Miss

In lesson 53 Dr. Cue shows you how to analyze a missed shot and what steps you can practice to never miss that shot again.

 

Dr. Cue Lesson 52: Point Shooting Options

Dr. Cue shows you all of the available points to shoot at to sink an 8-Ball and how to hit the cue ball at each one of those points.

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Dr. Cue Lesson 51: Point Shooting

Dr. Cue shows you how to do a trick shot using the point of the corner pocket when your opponent plays you safe.

Dr. Cue Lesson 50: Reverse 4 Cushion Shot!

Dr. Cue demonstrates how to do a reverse 4 cushion shot when your opponent plays defensively. He also shows you how to make adjusts on a reverse shot.

Dr. Cue Lesson 49: Compression Kicks

In this lesson Dr. Cue shows you a shot taken out of the movie The Color of Money which uses the Compression Kick shot.

Dr. Cue Lesson 48: Kiss Back Position 9-Ball

Dr. Cue shows another advantage to using the kiss back shot to gain position in a difficult setup when playing 9-ball.

Dr. Cue Lesson 47: Jump Kiss Back!

In lesson 47 Dr. Cue shows you how to use a jump kiss back shot to get over a ball that is blocking your path to get to the 8 ball. This trick shot could help you win a game of 8 or 9 ball depending on the situation.