Johnny Henson, Professor Pool We all miss shots and play dumb shots. It happens to all of us, and we get mad or down on ourselves. The difference between the better players and the weaker players is how well they control their emotions and actions when they are not shooting. Over the years I have…
Tag: billiards
December 2025, Sports
Another Win for SBR Billiards Team
Karl Knight The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) billiards team traveled to Oro Valley on Oct. 11 to play a friendly competition against a team from Sun City. The format of the match was BCA rules, 8-ball, played on Sun City’s 9-foot tables. Each team consisted of six players, playing as three, two-player teams. The final result…
September 2025, Sports
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…
September 2025, Sports
SBR Billiards Team Wins Tournament
Jim Kauffman The SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club thanks the billiards team from SaddleBrooke (“PPB”) for hosting another friendly but fierce tournament competition on July 2. Each team of eight competitors played four games of 8-ball, and 48 total points were up for grabs in the match. The first round ended in a 6-6 tie; the…
August 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Improving a Few Parts of Your Game in a Short Time
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool When most players try to improve their games they sometimes work on too many changes all at once. It makes me think of the old quote: “Jack of all trades and master of none.” With this thought in mind, I want you to focus on just the shots that you miss…
Sports, May 2025
Play Your Best Pool: We All Need to Focus More on Sportsmanship While Competing
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool I am a very competitive person, and because of this I am very serious and intense when I am competing. Over the years I have been told by people that I am one of the most competitive people they have ever met. Because I am aware of this, I have always…
April 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: You Can Learn a Lot by Watching Professional Matches from the Past
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool For the last few years most professional matches are played fast because of the use of the shot clock. At this increased speed it does not allow the watcher to really think out what they would do before the player shoots the next shot. Recently I have found that I learn…
June 2024, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: The Future of the Sport in the USA Will Be Billiard Instruction
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Many players contact me wanting to improve their games, after having struggled with their games for years. With all of the game improvement books and videos out there it is no wonder that so few players discover the way to truly improve their games. Most players are very surprised at how…
December 2023, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: How the Balls You Play With Affect Your Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Players are always looking for some easy ways to improve their games. Most players think of buying a new cue stick, retipping their cue stick with a quality cue tip, or even buying a special type of chalk when trying to improve their games. I would like you to consider that…
September 2023, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Are You a Feel Player or a Mechanical Player?
Johnny Henson Here are some of the main differences between a feel player and a mechanical player. A feel player mainly thinks their body will do the right thing at the right time. They are not always conscious about what they do, or even how they do it. They come across as being more relaxed and…