I have seen the wannabe players practicing with so many routines and so many positions on the table. I fear their progress will be slow.
IMHO, we must use our practice time wisely and purposefully.
The best practice for an average player is simply to pot a straight half table ball to the corner pocket with the cue ball on the kitchen line. Why is this the best practice for fast improvement?
This practice eradicates the need to aim (assuming you are certain that your aiming with the cue is spot on). Not making the far pocket consistently meant that your fundamentals are weak. Unless your fundamentals are strong, you can never be an excellent player. Maybe you can be a good player, but definitely not an excellent player.
For an average player, you would be lucky to make 5/10 times. Everytime you learn something new from friends or YouTube, you can see if your average goes up.
I used to make 3/10. When I thought I learned something new and I am more accurate, I will see if my average goes up.
Today, I am making the pocket more than 90% of the time. This is without using the aiming method I developed. Just pure Look, Aim and Shoot. The two most drastic improvements came from pendulum stroke and from the grip. I know that they are drastic improvements as my averages shoots up.
I am now more confident in practising other shots as my straight line shot is almost there.
IMHO, we must use our practice time wisely and purposefully.
The best practice for an average player is simply to pot a straight half table ball to the corner pocket with the cue ball on the kitchen line. Why is this the best practice for fast improvement?
This practice eradicates the need to aim (assuming you are certain that your aiming with the cue is spot on). Not making the far pocket consistently meant that your fundamentals are weak. Unless your fundamentals are strong, you can never be an excellent player. Maybe you can be a good player, but definitely not an excellent player.
For an average player, you would be lucky to make 5/10 times. Everytime you learn something new from friends or YouTube, you can see if your average goes up.
I used to make 3/10. When I thought I learned something new and I am more accurate, I will see if my average goes up.
Today, I am making the pocket more than 90% of the time. This is without using the aiming method I developed. Just pure Look, Aim and Shoot. The two most drastic improvements came from pendulum stroke and from the grip. I know that they are drastic improvements as my averages shoots up.
I am now more confident in practising other shots as my straight line shot is almost there.
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