I was doing my 15 ball practice drill and was getting bored. So. I switched to this drill for a change of pace.
Now this, may not be new a drill. Even tho I haven't read about it anywhere doesn't mean it ain't out there somewhere.
I roll the 15 balls out on the table. The object is to use a carom, combo, or bank shot to make balls. Very challenging drill.
It will slow you down and really make you look at the ball layout on the table in a different way. You will devolep the skill to see these type of shots during a match and, from practcing them, you will have the confidence to execute the shot.
There have been matches that I won because I was able to execute one of these shots to keep me in the game. People that play only 9 ball don't see alot of these shots wheres they are very common use in 14.1 and 8 ball.
To take it one level up is to make this a point game. Kinda like trick shot where the shot is given a certain point value based on the degree of difficulty.
Like a carom is 3 points. Bank shot points depends on how many rails the OB goes before hitting the pocket. Combo points depends on the number of balls in the combo excluding the CB.
Take what is useful and develop from there-Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do
FWIW
Now this, may not be new a drill. Even tho I haven't read about it anywhere doesn't mean it ain't out there somewhere.
I roll the 15 balls out on the table. The object is to use a carom, combo, or bank shot to make balls. Very challenging drill.
It will slow you down and really make you look at the ball layout on the table in a different way. You will devolep the skill to see these type of shots during a match and, from practcing them, you will have the confidence to execute the shot.
There have been matches that I won because I was able to execute one of these shots to keep me in the game. People that play only 9 ball don't see alot of these shots wheres they are very common use in 14.1 and 8 ball.
To take it one level up is to make this a point game. Kinda like trick shot where the shot is given a certain point value based on the degree of difficulty.
Like a carom is 3 points. Bank shot points depends on how many rails the OB goes before hitting the pocket. Combo points depends on the number of balls in the combo excluding the CB.
Take what is useful and develop from there-Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do
FWIW