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FeelDaShot

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Can anyone recommend some drills that they have really enjoyed? I've always hated drills but lately I've been doing nightly drills and they've really been helping in my gameplay.

I started with a few from Niels Feijen then I found a bunch from Bert Kinister but I'm still looking for more. Some of Berts were too easy but I found several good ones too.

I don't like the drills that require a very precise ball/pattern setup with donut markers. I seem to waste too much time setting up balls after each attempt.

Let me know if you have any good books or videos that I should check out. I mostly play rotation and 8-ball and my skill level is on the weaker end of the "A-player" range. I hoping to change that soon :)
 
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I'm not a huge fan of drills. I usually set up shots that bother me and do a progressive drill on them until they don't bother me anymore.

I love playing equal offense. It's basically solo straight pool. Pretty interesting game and you can track progress.
 
Dr Dave has a great collection of drills.
My earliest favorite was from Mosconi. 5 or 6 balls in semi circle in front of the side pocket. Shot short draw for run out. No rail.
 
Quick note, I don’t think precise set ups really matter for most drills. As long as the right balls pass into the right pockets it should be fine. You should be able to adjust your position play if the ball is half an inch from its intended spot.
 
FeelDaShot said:
Can anyone recommend some drills that they have really enjoyed? I've always hated drills but lately I've been doing nightly drills and they've really been helping in my gameplay.

I started with a few from Niels Feijen then I found a bunch from Bert Kinister but I'm still looking for more. Some of Berts were too easy but I found several good ones too.

I don't like the drills that require a very precise ball/pattern setup with donut markers. I seem to waste too much time setting up balls after each attempt.

Let me know if you have any good books or videos that I should check out. I mostly play rotation and 8-ball and my skill level is on the weaker end of the A players range. I hoping to change that soon :)
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the drill instructor material is very good
 
FeelDaShot said:
Can anyone recommend some drills that they have really enjoyed? I've always hated drills but lately I've been doing nightly drills and they've really been helping in my gameplay.

I started with a few from Niels Feijen then I found a bunch from Bert Kinister but I'm still looking for more. Some of Berts were too easy but I found several good ones too.

I don't like the drills that require a very precise ball/pattern setup with donut markers. I seem to waste too much time setting up balls after each attempt.

Let me know if you have any good books or videos that I should check out. I mostly play rotation and 8-ball and my skill level is on the weaker end of the "A-player" range. I hoping to change that soon :)
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I have and do, and its precise without donut holes.
It is also completive and compatible on the 4 primary table dimensions (7, 8, 9, 9*), each will give ample debate as to who had the toughest drill-out.

If you're playing on a 7' this should fit, and it is ready to go.
There are by strength 1,866 official table settings with an un-numbered of other random setting possibilities.
Assembly and acceptance of playing within the discipline of boundaries required.
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There are farmers that drill wheat, miners drill for oil and gas so the importance of shooters drilling just seems a natural thing...;)
 
cookie man said:
What’s up garczar. Daily drills from a top 32 player in the u s open funny to you. Gregg Hogue can certainly play a little bit.
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I've known him since he was a 14-15. Took him on his first rt. I just have trouble taking one fkng thing you say at face value is all. Back in your cave you go to drink more ShuffetAid.
 
garczar said:
I've known him since he was a 14-15. Took him on his first rt. I just have trouble taking one fkng thing you say at face value is all. Back in your cave you go to drink more ShuffetAid.
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Then you should have checked up on what I said to see that it’s once again good information
 
My favorite drill is the spot shot drill. Every time I play in a cash ring game I wish I did it more often.
Wherever the cue ball lays after pocketing the OB in either CP shooting from the kitchen, you spot
a new OB but shoot CB as it lays. You keep repeating the process always shooting to the same CP.

How many in a row can you pocket? After trying this a few times, switch to the other CP. How many
in a row can you make? Remember the CB starts behind the line with an OB on the spot and you pick
which pocket to start with. If you miss, do it over…..from the kitchen again. Once you get the spotted
OB to drop, don’t move the CB. You spot a new OB and shoot from there always at the same pocket.

You switch pockets only after you miss. At the outset, you need to establish an average for each pocket.
And make no mistake, you will favor one pocket, albeit both scores very close……hopefully. If not, you
really need to figure out why because you are doing something different between the left and right CPs.
I recommend at least 10 attempts at each pocket and an attempt means you pocketed at least one OB.

After 10 tries at each pocket, calculate your average. It will be different. And if you want to see why, write
down the number of tries it required to get 10 attempts for each pocket. If you can shoot 20 shots & pocket
20 balls in both CPs, then you don’t need this drill. It teaches you to make a spot shot and get position too.
And in a ring game, especially with 4 or more players, you get opportunities to shoot at a spotted money ball.

Anyway, the overall goal is to keep raising your average. I have a very good friend who is really a non-touring
pro caliber player. A couple years ago to get him ready for an upcoming tournament, I started him on this drill.
It’s fun when someone is spotting the ball for you and writing down your stats. It happens more quickly & then
you switch places and he can reciprocate. You find yourself trying harder as your you avg. # of balls improves.

When we first started, it took several attempts to pocket an OB 10x. He had a few missed shots so I venture to
say he took 25-26 attempts to pocket the 20 OBs. His average #of balls per run was about 7 to the left CP and
8-9 for the right after he pocketed the first OB. That included short runs of 2-3 and longer runs of a dozen & more.

Within 2 weeks, his average was 26-27 for the left CP and 28-29 for the right CP. And he didn’t miss the opening
kitchen spot shot. I quit tracking it as a stat after he pocketed 40 opening spot shots In a row practicing this drill.
He went to the tournament and even though he didn’t win, he took 3rd in a field of 64 and had his chances to win.
And he played ferocious getting 1/2 table position. This drill helps you get really good at it as your avg. improves.
 
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And here I was expecting someone to tell me why 118º drill bits are preferred over 135º drill bits,
and when one should use a center drill versus a spot drill,....
 
Dan_B said:
I have and do, and its precise without donut holes.
It is also completive and compatible on the 4 primary table dimensions (7, 8, 9, 9*), each will give ample debate as to who had the toughest drill-out.

If you're playing on a 7' this should fit, and it is ready to go.
There are by strength 1,866 official table settings with an un-numbered of other random setting possibilities.
Assembly and acceptance of playing within the discipline of boundaries required. View attachment 665989

There are farmers that drill wheat, miners drill for oil and gas so the importance of shooters drilling just seems a natural thing...;)
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What is that?
 
When assembled it becomes a cart for the plotters (3 black racks). The plotters enable duplicating table settings (patterns) at will.
The drill, the game, the plot is intended for the discipline to play within the boundaries of the object ball(s),
there use is not just for playing within boundaries, more like a suggestion, not a requirement :)
 
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