Cuebuddy said:

That was not even close to the side pocket

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What do you mean? That he should have played it there?

That was not even close to the side pocket

Lowell said:

Table time is on the expensive side where I live, so I tend to get most of my practice in after league night. I mostly just work on long, straight in shots and try to get a feel for better mechanics.

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This drill will help you straighten up. I will add that is extremely important to line the balls up perfectly straight. If it's shaded to one side or the other you WILL adjust for it. Every shot - perfectly straight - center of pocket.

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You can also put CB on the spot and shoot down table to center diamond and have it come back and hit your tip, that's a quick and easy one. From there you can start adding left/right english to learn how it affects the throw of the ball. I.e. does 1/2 tip of left at X speed put the CB near the corner or between the corner and center diamond.


Then, any rendition of the follow shot. Start with the 1 through 4 without the 15 ball in the middle, that should be a good start at your level. As you improve, add more balls.

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Other then that, practice kicks, banks, and most definitely 3 rail shots, remember, it's easy to convert a 3 railer into a 2 or 4 rail shot. Lots of good info regarding 3 railers, spot on the wall, and rebound affects in this thread I started a few years ago.

bud green said:

I see Lee every day...I'll ask him this week.

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Yeah I’d be curious to see if they remember anything. It might be that Fred had his career-ending stroke before he could pump out a lot of cues, I dunno. Anyway, I visited Buffalo first time a few weeks ago, really great place.

Here's a good part of it

jax_joe said:

How long was the wait time?

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40 years.