Oh, and if you got this far and still want to do the first drill, here's a legend of what you see is wrong vs what's happening: If there is a mild warp, it's usually to one direction, and I adjust it so it goes up into the cue ball slightly steepen my my angle of attack. Me personally, I look at roundness of the tip, then warp, then weight. The best first learned to play with whatever was on the wall. Play this until you have precision through the spectrum of dead hit to heavy draw.ĭon't worry about having your own cue. Three successes and you're shooting a gap two balls off the rail, etc. Hit this gap without hitting any of the other balls. From the row of balls, move the ball closest to the rail over so that it's resting against the rail while still in line. If you can shoot this shot and have the cue ball travel through the window three times in a row, move onto the next step step. Next, at a comfortable angle shoot the cue ball into the object ball that's sitting over the side pocket, and have the cue ball travel through the window between the rail and the row of balls without touching the balls. Next, from this line of balls remove the two balls closest to the rail and put them out of the way. Next, put a line of other balls touching along the closest diamond (to the left or right, switch it up) that extends about halfway to the middle of the table (I use a cue to make it easy to line them up). Set an object over the side pocket (a gimme shot). Pool is a finesse game that lives and dies by the millimeter.Ī more intermediate drill that helped me a lot I called Shoot the Gap. Sounds easy, right? I've seen confident players miss it by inches. With a level table and a dead stroke, the cue ball will come to a stop upon hitting tip of the cue squarely on its return. With a slow, but well meaning hit, stroke through the cue ball aiming directly at the diamond for a completely perpendicular hit on the opposite rail and stop the tip of the cue about 2 inches past where the cue ball was and hold it there. Do some practice strokes while focusing on letting your grip be loose, without tension in your wrist, and feel how your arms swings like a pendulum. Line up to aim at the diamond on the far rail. Place the cue ball one diamond over on the head string (I would say head spot, but some common divots may get in the way). This is the simplest stroke drill I've posed to several people asking me for help. I'm glad everyone is suggesting drills because for 15 minutes at a time, it's the best bang for your buck for improvement.
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