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I wanted to find out what instructors recommend in terms of drills for their students. To keep it simple, what would some of the instructors recommend as their top 3 drills? Likely, these drills would vary by ability. If you have different recommendations for experts vs. beginners, please let...

So i'll chime in here to agree with this, but to add something. As someone who has taken lessons in almost every endeavor in my life, I understand the value and utility of a personal instructor and, simultaneously, understand that not everyone gets this. Therefore, I think there is merit to...

Thank you for the responses, everyone. I agree that it's a bit odd to hear "go get some help" on an online forum. To assuage everyone's concerns, I have already taken a few lessons and have sought out and will take more lessons with other instructors. Taking lessons and asking for input here...

1. Yes, actually. But what i'm focused on right now is just straightening out my stroke. In terms of straight-in shots, yes I am making more. 2. It's not so much that I gripped harder, but that my wrist was cocked. This in turn created a stronger grip. I'd say a 6 before, maybe a 2-3 now. 3...

I hear you. Seyberts has Focus cases that have the JB liners. My thinking is to go with one of them for the best cost, but also for the JB interior. Would anyone steer me away from this?

Hi Everyone, I am looking for some information and can't seem to find it. I am looking to purchase a new 2x4 case for my cues. Though they aren't super expensive, I'm looking for a good case for my tools such that as I progress and improve my equipment they will still be protected. To that...

Hi all, My dilemma is recently I changed my grip. It has always been tight and I loosened it up and it feels great - i'm no longer gripping the cue tightly. However, I noticed that I was being more inconsistent because my arm, for lack of a better description, was too loose causing me to drop...

Your analogy is inapposite. First, to my understanding, the miscue on the draw causing a jump is a "scoop" shot. It's the same action whether you attempt to jump the ball by "scooping" or by miscuing on the draw - the action and result are the same. Second, the analogy would be more apt if...

Thank you for the explanation. It appears that #3 would take considerable skill to acquire consistency with this shot. I'll be focusing on #1 (with the occasional #2 for soft shots) and will keep thinking about #3

Thanks for the reply. So at no point did his ferrule hit the ball (we'll say, for the sake of argument). My thought was - no one calls "jump" thought it might be obvious what we are doing. Therefore, this shot wasn't just a miscue - the cue ball left the plane of the table via a scoop shot...

I'm sorry but what does this even mean? Can you elaborate?

Thank you to everyone for all of the advice, thusfar. This comment resonated with me - I went and purchased the players HXT 12.75 and have practiced with it once so far. Aside from just having the larger tip size, the weight, balance and taper seem to be more agreeable. I don't know if it will...

Interesting thought - my initial assumption would be the fewer the contact point(s) (i.e., only one finger holding the cue), the more less chance for twisting. In reality, my default is to put the four fingers on the cue, but to attempt to stay relaxed. It's only when I remember do I remove...

To be fair, I don't presume my win % will change astronomically - but I do think the 11.75mm tip is more "challenging" to play with. At any rate, I do really like the cue, but would like to add a 12.75mm tip to my arsenal. I appreciate the feedback, but I think in general I will stick with my...

Hi everyone, I've taken pool up seriously in the last few months and my first real cue has been a players cue using the HXT skinny shaft. I really like it, but am starting to think the balance point and the 11.75mm tip is keeping me from winning more games. So, few questions for the crowd here...

Hi everyone, I was playing a match against a friend and he was attempting to shoot with draw on the ball. Accidentally, he miscued as he was stroking under the ball and the ball was "scooped," jumped over his object ball and landed back on the table. The CB continued into another ball of his...

First of all, thank you to everyone for the replies. They are much appreciated. I see that there is some controversy as to which ball to look at last when taking a shot CB or OB. My main reason for looking at the exact spot on the CB where I wish to make contact just prior to hitting a soft...

Hello everyone, As a novice pool player for many years, i've only begun to take the game seriously in the last few months. I have a friend who i shoot with on a weekly basis who I beat roughly 15-20% of the time. We seem to be challenging each other, which has been good for our games. I...