Billiard Workbook

DawgAndy

DawgAndy

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Has anyone dropped the 160 bucks on the Billiard Workbook yet? It sounds like a good program.
 
What exactly is this workbook? I think I'd rather spend my money getting a lesson from Fast Larry.
 
DawgAndy said:
Has anyone dropped the 160 bucks on the Billiard Workbook yet? It sounds like a good program.
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More drills.
You can get enough drills from the Monk's Lessons, Barenada's free drills on his site and a ton more off the net almost for free.
But, all these drills do not teach proper stroking.
Let's face it, when a palyer develops a very good stroke, everything else falls in place.
 
Joseph Cues said:
More drills.
You can get enough drills from the Monk's Lessons, Barenada's free drills on his site and a ton more off the net almost for free.
But, all these drills do not teach proper stroking.
Let's face it, when a palyer develops a very good stroke, everything else falls in place.
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I agree that aquiring a good stroke is definitly the first step in improving. Due to poor mechanics most people don't hit centre ball when they line up to do so.Several months ago I checked my own stroke(check yours) and found I was applying about 1/4 to sometimes 1/3 of right english when attempting centre ball hits.

I found this out by using a Jim Rempe training ball and aiming for centre ball with lots of chalk on the cue. The chalk imprint marks don't lie.You can also use the nine ball and aim for the round part of the #nine to do this test. Other good tests for seeing how straight your stroke is are shown at the first website of the sites listed below.If you do the straight stroke tests shown they'll reveal a lot about your stroke.Also included are all the free pool drills I've found so far on the net.

POOL DRILLS
http://www.snookergames.co.uk/tuition.html

http://www.geocities.com/blkjackds12/Drills.html

http://www.poolroom.com/nadine/

http://www.mabn.com/improve/drilmain.htm#drill-body

http://www.barenada.com/poolworkout.shtml

http://www.easypooltutor.com/article-topic-18.html
(press read more for diagrams)

http://www.tableskills.com/
(go to instruction section)
http://www.bcv-neustadt.de/Training/Monatsuebung/Practice_drills.htm

When you get real good at doing the drills on the first site listed, then and only then(in my opinion) should you move onto the other drills.If you are not hitting the cue ball where you intend to, whats the point of moving on.You may figure out how to accomplish this yourself or in most cases you may need a professional instructor.

I agree that a good stroke is the primary key in development, however I disagree that after aquiring a good straight stroke that everything will just fall into place.Drills can teach you so much and learning them will get you the max out of that good stroke that you will be so fortunate to aquire.

As far as that drill workbook goes, I've heard that there are some excellent drills included in there are literally hundreds of them.I've also heard people claim that many of them are repititous and are just different setups of basically the same thing. The price of this book is also very pricey.If your hardcore, money is no object, and want an encylopidia of drills, then buy this book.

The drill workbook that is very affordable and has been rated very highly by most pool players(other forums) can be found at this link:

http://members.aol.com/blkbeltbilliards/

Personally I'm about to get into a scheduled routine of dedicated practice.I'll let you know 6 months from now if I've improved or if everything I've wrote above proves that I'm full of SH_T.....LOL...I'll keep you posted. Until then , fellow pool addicts..... enjoy the game.
 
I recieved a Billiard Workbook a few days ago. I understood why it was so pricey as soon as I saw it. There are about 1500 pages in the book, if not more, and most of them are drills. Yes, they are very repetitive but they are beneficial. You can go through the book and see which drills you think you need. There are drills for every level. I think it is a great investment for pool rooms and instructors. I haven't used it too much but the drills I have used have been beneficial. I am still trying to get used to my new cue and it has helped me figure out how the cue ball reacts using all different types of english.

This is just my opinion. I recommend it but it is up to you to make the investment.

Sarah
 
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