Tom Simpson is a BCA Master Instructor (Billiard Congress of America), operating the National Billiard Academy in Columbus, Ohio (accredited by the BCA in 2004). Tom also holds the highest level instructor/coach certification in the ACS Instructor Program (American CueSports Alliance).

Click here to learn about our 3-Day Weekend Intensives and other classes. Read comments from players.

Read a Full Review of the 3-Day Weekend Intensive by Erik Barzeski of BilliardDrills.com.

Read three Billiards Digest columns about the Intensive, as experienced by columnist and novice player Audra Quinn (please note that Audra's errors in the Day 2 column diagram were corrected later): Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

Limited Opportunity! Players joining us for 3 days in Richmond VA the weekend of October 4-6 or in Virginia Beach the weekend of November 8-10 will also benefit from insights and pointers from our Special Guest Instructor, US Open Champion John "Mr. 400" Schmidt. John will be with us through the entire event. You just don't get opportunities like this one. At this time (July 17), 3 openings remain available in Richmond. Act now.

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Tom was featured on the cable TV series "The Men's Room". On the show, he demonstrates & teaches one of the primary ball-jumping techniques used in pool: the Dart Method. Video footage teaching two methods of jumping is available for view here and at www.JumpBreak.com.

Click here for an article by Tom about how to become a better pool player. Click here for Tom's article about finding your Pattern of Missing, and click here for the corresponding Excel worksheets.