Measle balls in practice

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When I started doing the Mighty X drill I often got a perfectly still CB, albeit one that is spinning counterclockwise. I know I have a perception problem where I hit the CB ever so slightly right of dead center. I never would have realized that with a plain white cue ball.

I recall when I first started playing that I would sometimes close one eye to make sure my dominant eye had my cue on the proper shotline. It's easy to tell if you're offline. And it may help you build a straighter stroke, unlike my shoot and holler sh** stroke.

 

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Mostly. It was a combination of twisting my wrist which pulled my hand left toward my torso, tip goes right; and parallax where it looked like I was center ball but wasn’t. Former caused many misses.

I have fixed the stroke portion. Still occasionally hit the CB slightly right of center, though. On the Mighty X I might get < a half-ball rotation. Working on solidifying head position.

Just for the drill, try CBL - cue ball last. You might find bits you can adjust; both back hand and complete stance/preshot.

 

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shoot the cueball by itself up and down the table until you can most always come back to its starting position.

after and not until you can do that, learn to make it go to specific spots, hitting the short rail by you using english.

all other practice is worthless until you can do those easy things.

 

[Mensabum]

Just for the drill, try CBL - cue ball last. You might find bits you can adjust; both back hand and complete stance/preshot.

Good advice!!