The best drills....can be getting drilled by another, $3 a game adds up quickly in any rotation game. If your opponent is up 5 or six games every hour in 9 ball, you'll need to adjust. If that person will NOT then I'd find another that sees matters differently. Matching up and playing a fair game nowadays in our area in a fair manner is very difficult. Nowadays many are more concerned about their ego and winning, getting better and better is Not their concern. If it becomes an addiction, then you might someday become a GOOD player. Find a good instructor and learn the right way early on, that's the best advice. Years ago there were almost zero instructors, hard Knox was the way. There is NO easy way to get better at this game unless you play ALLOT and can't get enough.