A lesson from pro pool player Jon Smith | From Average To Good

Rollie Williams from Kamui Brand is trying to get good at pool, and the only way to do that is by learning from the best. From the creator of 'Your Average Pool Player' comes the second installment in From Average To Good a.k.a. the long hard road to pool competence. This series is a deep dive into pool theory and just how demoralizing it can be to play against someone who truly knows what they're doing on a pool table.

After a very edifying lesson with Jennifer Barretta, ( it was time to go uptown to Society Billiards for a few games with Jonathan Smith. Jon turned pro in 2000 and has been teaching lessons and playing in tournaments ever since then. After Jon takes me to the cleaners in a few games including one where I don't even get to play a single shot, he teaches me three very important lessons:

1) Speed Control
2) Deflection and Side Spin
3) Stance

Questions or comments? Leave 'em below and Rollie (me) will try to get to them. Thanks to Kamui Brand, Jon Smith, Society Billiards, and the New York Subway system. If you're interested in taking lessons with Jon (and I highly recommend it) visit

Much like pool greats Efren Reyes, Willie Mosconi, Johnny Archer, Thorsten Hohmann, Allison Fisher, and Niels Feijen, you only get to the top by training with the best.

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