I know that making videos of yourself practicing has been mentioned here many times, so I finally decided to do it every day when practicing.
So far, I've just been practicing 8-Ball, trying to either break and run or to do a table run after the break with no balls are made on the break.
I don't keep track of how many games that I actually attempt each day, but now I'm saving on video about 2-4 break and runs or table runs each day (I'd say for 1-2 hours of practice). Not a super high amount I know, but seems good to me.
Before starting to record myself, I used to just practice by throwing the balls out on the table -- running the solids and the 8-ball, putting the 8-Ball back on the table, and then the stripes and the 8-ball.
Just with the simple task of recording yourself, I think that it brings some added focus and a little extra challenge trying to get a good run on tape. Anyway, I don't plan on ever publishing the vids anywhere, but I thought that I would mention how doing this has helped my game. I have noticed that my break has improved quite a bit too.
(Oh, and last night I got my 4th table run in leagues for the year. They count any runs that start with all 15 balls on the table as a table run, and they don't differentiate a break and run from a table run).
Anyway, I highly recommend that everyone try this out if you can. For this I just bought an individual IP camera and put it on top of a wall mounted speaker so the cam is over the table. It records on my iPhone and I can easily download the vids to my computer.
So far, I've just been practicing 8-Ball, trying to either break and run or to do a table run after the break with no balls are made on the break.
I don't keep track of how many games that I actually attempt each day, but now I'm saving on video about 2-4 break and runs or table runs each day (I'd say for 1-2 hours of practice). Not a super high amount I know, but seems good to me.
Before starting to record myself, I used to just practice by throwing the balls out on the table -- running the solids and the 8-ball, putting the 8-Ball back on the table, and then the stripes and the 8-ball.
Just with the simple task of recording yourself, I think that it brings some added focus and a little extra challenge trying to get a good run on tape. Anyway, I don't plan on ever publishing the vids anywhere, but I thought that I would mention how doing this has helped my game. I have noticed that my break has improved quite a bit too.
(Oh, and last night I got my 4th table run in leagues for the year. They count any runs that start with all 15 balls on the table as a table run, and they don't differentiate a break and run from a table run).
Anyway, I highly recommend that everyone try this out if you can. For this I just bought an individual IP camera and put it on top of a wall mounted speaker so the cam is over the table. It records on my iPhone and I can easily download the vids to my computer.
