Mother drills?
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And that's as close to an answer as you are going to get. 
And that's as close to an answer as you are going to get.
and that is because everyone who knows them also know that they are completely worthless.. without the instruction that goes along with them
here I'll give you 2 of them
shoot a stripe ball into a pocket without using a cueball..
see what I mean?
have a nice day:thumbup:
You forgot SPF -- FREEZE
is this to test for accidental English?
This is the exercise of having your wife/significant other stand over you while you're trying to sleep one off at 11:00 in the morning yelling "take out the garbage, clean your room, mow the lawn, and when are you going to get your hair cut?".
Maniac
think of them as baseline drills. shoot scott lee a pm and he'll let you know when he'll be in your part of the country.
Actually there are over 100 SPF instructors spread out across the country. Most of them teach using the Mother Drills. If you do a search, you will find that most of the MD's have been detailed here, in one post or another.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
While I wouldn't go so far as to say they're worthless, I would agree that they would seem, on the surface, to not be anything special, without knowing how to use your template and mantra, along with the mother drills, to ingrain your personal process, into something you can do without thinking. An accurate, repeatable and sustainable stroke process should be the goal of any poolplayer wishing to improve their game. Without that, any aiming method (CTE included) will have an inconsistent success rate.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
I know that one! Saw a video about it on youtube with a big-name instructor/shooter doing it. It's actually pretty useful for fine-tuning and exposing minor flaws. I didn't think it would do much until I had a friend who just like to hit balls try it and I saw what happens when a bad stroke is used. Helped me be more alert when I did it. I ended up changing my stance because of this (and a few other things).
But yes, if I hadn't known what to look for and how to work that out, it would seem pointless.
More proof-positive that having drills isn't worth anything without knowing how to interpret the results.
FYI to the original poster, many "mother-like" drills, plus many more, can be found here:
Regards,
Dave
No offense dave, but without the measured template and mantra to go by, someone doesn't have any way to measure the results in the drills you provide. Not to say that they have less value...but they are not the Mother Drills.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Fair enough, but some of the drills linked on the page (from me and many others) do provide a means for tracking and monitoring performance and improvement. That is useful, as you imply.
Regards,
Dave
The term "Mother Drill" means the root or beginning, like Mom. Our Worldwide Family of SPF Instructors teach these drills to students along with Mantra & Templates. The seven seperate Mother Drills are designed to fix one part of your game at a time. Kinda like eating an Elephant.....SPF=randyg
Thanks Dave. This is what the OP asked for. He wants to know what they are. Didn't ask anything about how useful or of what benefit. All he wanted to know is what they are.
Sorry, you won't find the Mother Drills on Dr Daves pages.....SPF=randyg
No matter what drills you re talking about- there are thousands and more drills to see, watch and to download in the world-wide-web.
But each drill should have a sense and if played correctly it should end with a satisfying result.
That s what a qualified instructor can do for you- to show you how to play a drill correctly, what to pay attention for- only then it makes sense to play a drill!
I can let you play so many drills and each time i could expect another result- just shooting makes no sense at all
And Dave- i bet that here is not one forum-user who would would say just one negative word about you and your site- for pool-players who wanna improve their game and learn about pool it s a *must-see*!
But i m sure also, that also you wouldn t think it s serious to post a drill without beeing able to show the student how to play it correctly so that it makes sense for him. And each student is different and then you would have to explain different ways.
just my 2 cents,
lg from overseas
Ingo
But each drill should have a sense and if played correctly it should end with a satisfying result.
That s what a qualified instructor can do for you- to show you how to play a drill correctly, what to pay attention for- only then it makes sense to play a drill!
I can let you play so many drills and each time i could expect another result- just shooting makes no sense at all
And Dave- i bet that here is not one forum-user who would would say just one negative word about you and your site- for pool-players who wanna improve their game and learn about pool it s a *must-see*!
But i m sure also, that also you wouldn t think it s serious to post a drill without beeing able to show the student how to play it correctly so that it makes sense for him. And each student is different and then you would have to explain different ways.
just my 2 cents,
lg from overseas
Ingo
every MD except one has an obvious method for showing unintentional side spin..
but it is only the major function of one of them..
trust me the instruction will do you far more good than just knowing what the drills are.