Add A Little Juice to your drills

Johnnyt

Johnnyt

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Since I've being trying to bring myself to do drills for the last 6 months I've noticed that with most drills after I do them a few times it's hard to miss much. The reason IMO is that you don't have to do much with the QB for most of them. A good % of missed shots are missed by good to top players when they have to do something with QB...like a lot of spin, draw, or follow. With most of my drills now I've added tough position somewhere on the table that you have to juice the QB a bit to get there. My score in the drills has took a dive but when those shots come up with the ghost or playing someone, I am making a higher % of them. Johnnyt

PS:Very few of Joe Tucker's drills need anything added to make them to make them more challenging IMO. Some of them are killers.
 
Sounds like a good tip, can you give an example (ball placement) so I can visualize what you are talking about?
 
Qstix said:
Sounds like a good tip, can you give an example (ball placement) so I can visualize what you are talking about?
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Before you pocket the ball in the drill mark or put a piece of printer paper down somewhere on the table that getting to land on it is not natural position. Something you have to work the QB to get to. Almost anywhere that you need a good bit of spin, draw, or follow to get on the paper. Johnnyt
 
I know the feeling Johnny. I hate doing drills, they bore me to tears.

The one drill, if you can call it that, I dont mind doing is the Allen Hopkins Q Score. Details for it can be found here - http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=45710 . Granted, 50 racks is a lot for a single session but I like to spread it out a little. Play 10 racks then take a break or whatever. I mainly like it because it actually gives you feedback and you can compare yourself against past scores. I am somewhat of a stat junkie also, so it is nice to actually see some results on paper from a practice session.
 
IntoTheRail said:
I know the feeling Johnny. I hate doing drills, they bore me to tears.

The one drill, if you can call it that, I dont mind doing is the Allen Hopkins Q Score. Details for it can be found here - http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=45710 . Granted, 50 racks is a lot for a single session but I like to spread it out a little. Play 10 racks then take a break or whatever. I mainly like it because it actually gives you feedback and you can compare yourself against past scores. I am somewhat of a stat junkie also, so it is nice to actually see some results on paper from a practice session.
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That's a rating system I think. I always forget to run the last 5 balls in rotation. Damn thing goes from 14.1 to 5-ball for the last 5 balls. Johnnyt
 
Johnnyt said:
Since I've being trying to bring myself to do drills for the last 6 months I've noticed that with most drills after I do them a few times it's hard to miss much. The reason IMO is that you don't have to do much with the QB for most of them. A good % of missed shots are missed by good to top players when they have to do something with QB...like a lot of spin, draw, or follow. With most of my drills now I've added tough position somewhere on the table that you have to juice the QB a bit to get there. My score in the drills has took a dive but when those shots come up with the ghost or playing someone, I am making a higher % of them. Johnnyt

PS:Very few of Joe Tucker's drills need anything added to make them to make them more challenging IMO. Some of them are killers.
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Target Pool!!!
 
Less is always more in cue sports. Well most of the with them exception of billiards :lol:
 
do not disturb

Tucker's drills are good to have.

One funny story about this though. On the back of the drill book is a note that says "DO NOT DISTURB, PLAYER IN PRACTICE" or something like that. I remember laughing to myself about that. I like the idea, but c'mon, really, you want people to put that next to their table at the poolhall? It seems over the top, but that's just me.

Anyway, I'm hitting balls at home and my wife walks in and starts asking me how my day was. Without cracking a smile or saying a word I shoot her the most disgusted look I can muster, calmly set my cue down, walk over to my desk, rummage through my drawer, pull out the DO NOT DISTURB PLAYER IN PRACTICE sign, set it up right in front of her, then walk back to the table and resume my run out.

Priceless...
 
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