Punch hole stickers for practice shots

JuicyGirl

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I've got a brand new unopened box of punch hole stickers to mark my practice shots. I was about to stick them on the table but then I got to thinking is this going to ruin my cloth? I have felt not a speed cloth. Even if it's ruined do you think it's worth my time? If so what shots do you recommend as practice shots. I've got a set of 4 drills right now. Bank, cb and ob on the short rail about 2 inches from the wall. similar shot on the long rail. and two different angled shots for the center and corner pockets (cb is 1 dot down and over, cb 2 dots down 1 dot over. )

thanks
Loren
 
I use them all the time and include them with my trainer.. They will not hurt your cloth.
Mark
 
It is a great idea, however personaly i would not practice drills. I would practice break n runs and use the sticky's for where you want to get shape. This way you get to practice controlling your break and its a little more enjoyable than drills.
 
They will be ok. The doughnut holes are a great tool for certain drills and they are cheap.
 
btown said:
It is a great idea, however personaly i would not practice drills. I would practice break n runs and use the sticky's for where you want to get shape. This way you get to practice controlling your break and its a little more enjoyable than drills.
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Please dont listen to this guy. Drills are great for your game
 
TheNewSharkster said:
Please dont listen to this guy. Drills are great for your game
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I agree, drills can be great for your game. Just don't let yourself fall into the habit of doing the same drill every time. You need to change it up some.

I have about 10 different position drills that I like to practice. I rotate them frequently. If I only did one position drill all the time it wouldn't really serve the purpose.
 
I think everyone is missing her question. I THINK she is saying she has some cheap "felt" cover on her table and not a quality cloth like Simonis. And she is wondering if pulling the dots off the cheap felt may mess it up. If you have the really cheap felt on it the first thing I would work on would be getting it recovered in some type of decent cloth. Try a few dots on a spot way under the rail, press them down really hard. Let them sit a little bit, then pull them off and see what happens. It will probably pull some fibres loose or do nothing. Then you will know.
 
They won’t hurt your cloth.


btown said:
It is a great idea, however personaly i would not practice drills. I would practice break n runs and use the sticky's for where you want to get shape. This way you get to practice controlling your break and its a little more enjoyable than drills.
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This is the absolute worst advice I have ever seen dispensed. Breaking the balls and trying to run the table is good practice; but about 1 in 100 will be able to do this without getting careless and/or sloppy. And if you get careless and/or sloppy it turns to “anti-practice". Do drills; lots of them they WILL improve your game.
 
I have been using them for years on my Simonis 760. No problem, but, use the paper ones. I tried the transparent plastic ones once and they are very hard to remove and could well be damaging to the cloth.

Dave Nelson
 
mlfield said:
I think everyone is missing her question. I THINK she is saying she has some cheap "felt" cover on her table and not a quality cloth like Simonis. And she is wondering if pulling the dots off the cheap felt may mess it up. If you have the really cheap felt on it the first thing I would work on would be getting it recovered in some type of decent cloth. Try a few dots on a spot way under the rail, press them down really hard. Let them sit a little bit, then pull them off and see what happens. It will probably pull some fibres loose or do nothing. Then you will know.
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I have Standard billiard cloth. We purchased an antique table back in February. We gave it an awesome facelift, new braided pockets, bumpers and new cloth. Which is one of the reason I put up the question. The cost of the cloth was $125 plus professional install. This isn't going to be our last pool table, but given that we have kids ranging in age from 4-16 (who play with us) it seemed like a best choice. We can change it in a few years if the felt needs it but for now it's a slick table.:grin-square:


I'll do a test under the rail. Thanks for the tips everyone!
 
The only damage I'd worry about is if you leave them on the table too long (more than a day or so) when you finally remove them they may leave some glue residue that will collect dirt and turn into little dark rings that you can't clean off.

This happened to me with the clear plastic ones - maybe it isn't a problem with the white paper ones, but I wouldn't leave them on for long.

pj
chgo
 
I use the Staples brand "white portable reinforcements" (hole reinforcers). I've left them on the table for months. The only indication left is a slightly greener color under them due to cloth fade.
 
chevybob20 said:
I use the Staples brand "white portable reinforcements" (hole reinforcers). I've left them on the table for months. The only indication left is a slightly greener color under them due to cloth fade.
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Maybe "portable" means they have weaker glue that allows them to be removed and reused? I'll look for that kind.

pj
chgo
 
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Originally Posted by btown
It is a great idea, however personaly i would not practice drills. I would practice break n runs and use the sticky's for where you want to get shape. This way you get to practice controlling your break and its a little more enjoyable than drills.

This is the absolute worst advice I have ever seen dispensed. Breaking the balls and trying to run the table is good practice; but about 1 in 100 will be able to do this without getting careless and/or sloppy. And if you get careless and/or sloppy it turns to “anti-practice". Do drills; lots of them they WILL improve your game.


Drills are the most boring part of pool, i have played all my life and have never shot a drill shot. Turn some music on throw some balls on the table and start running out, if you want to use your sticky marker use it to declare where you want your position.

When me and my brother would play in our house around 9-10years old my dad would put quarters on the table where he wanted us to have shape. If we got within 1inch of the quarter we got to keep it. Needless to say my dad never had much change laying around...

Maybe when you get a little better, im assuming you are a C class player drills will be more inline. I have a feeling right now you should just work on your stroke!
 
Punch hole stickers

JuicyGirl said:
I've got a brand new unopened box of punch hole stickers to mark my practice shots. I was about to stick them on the table but then I got to thinking is this going to ruin my cloth? I have felt not a speed cloth. Even if it's ruined do you think it's worth my time? If so what shots do you recommend as practice shots. I've got a set of 4 drills right now. Bank, cb and ob on the short rail about 2 inches from the wall. similar shot on the long rail. and two different angled shots for the center and corner pockets (cb is 1 dot down and over, cb 2 dots down 1 dot over. )

thanks
Loren
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The purpose of using them is so that you can repeat the shot from the same positions. I use it most for shots that give me problems, or simply any shot that I just missed. You set the shot up using the stickers and repeat it until you have some consistency and confidence in the shot.
I think they're great.
I'm not crazy about drills, either, but if you really want to be a top player, it's very difficult without them...

Donny L
PBIA/ACS Instructor
 
JuicyGirl said:
I have Standard billiard cloth. We purchased an antique table back in February. We gave it an awesome facelift, new braided pockets, bumpers and new cloth. Which is one of the reason I put up the question. The cost of the cloth was $125 plus professional install. This isn't going to be our last pool table, but given that we have kids ranging in age from 4-16 (who play with us) it seemed like a best choice. We can change it in a few years if the felt needs it but for now it's a slick table.:grin-square:


I'll do a test under the rail. Thanks for the tips everyone!
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I have standard cloth and they are fine. I have left them on for months at a time and they still come off fine. They are a very good tool for drills.
 
btown said:
It is a great idea, however personaly i would not practice drills. I would practice break n runs and use the sticky's for where you want to get shape. This way you get to practice controlling your break and its a little more enjoyable than drills.
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I agree. Game situations are better. Unless you're having an obvious problem with something specific.
 
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