At Home Stroke Drill

BeiberLvr

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For those of us that can't play every single day, it can be tough to stay in stroke. I'm sure there are some out there that have done other drills at home, including the famous bottle drill.

Well here's one that I have been doing, and it requires supplies that you probably already have.

- Blank white paper
- Sharpie marker
- Ruler
- A table of some sort that is around the height of a pool table. I use my kitchen table.

All you need to do is draw lines on the paper (as in the picture below). Please note that the dimensions in my picture aren't accurate, which is why you'll need a ruler.

1. Draw a line straight down the middle of the paper, length-wise.
2. A little ways from the bottom, draw a line that is 2.25" across (bottom yellow line)
3. 2.25" above that, draw another line across of the same width (top yellow line)
4. You want to make sure that the long line goes directly through the centers of lines 2 and 3.
5. Finally, you'll want to draw a line (or make a dot) above where the top yellow line is.

That top/red line is your finish spot. For me, it's 5" from the bottom line, but it might be different for you. The two yellow lines are to simulate the CB, which also gives you an imaginary target.

The last thing I want to mention is that there is no substitution for actually hitting balls.

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Stroke

Another stroke drill you can do without a pool table.

You need:
a table or surface close to the height of a pool table
your cue
6 golf tees

Setup the golf tees standing upside down, in 2 straight lines. The lines should be slightly further apart than the diameter of your shaft. And space the golf tees 1-2 inches apart from each other. So you have 2 parallel lines that are slightly wider than your shaft.

Practice lining up as if you were shooting in line with the center of the golf tees. get down in your stance then do practice strokes with a full follow through in between the golf tees. If you have any wiggle in your stroke you will knock over some of them.
 
Another stroke drill you can do without a pool table.

You need:
a table or surface close to the height of a pool table
your cue
6 golf tees

Setup the golf tees standing upside down, in 2 straight lines. The lines should be slightly further apart than the diameter of your shaft. And space the golf tees 1-2 inches apart from each other. So you have 2 parallel lines that are slightly wider than your shaft.

Practice lining up as if you were shooting in line with the center of the golf tees. get down in your stance then do practice strokes with a full follow through in between the golf tees. If you have any wiggle in your stroke you will knock over some of them.

That's a good one, and could even be combined with mine.
 
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