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PocketPoint

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I'm trying to work on specific shots and master them instead of just shooting around the table.

If you'd like to recommend me a shot to work on, go right ahead.

I'd prefer a shot that has some difficulty in pocketing the ball, and then requires some sort of position.
 
lol place the cue ball on the head spot and the object ball on the foot spot and get back to center..alternate pockets.
 
PocketPoint said:
I'm trying to work on specific shots and master them instead of just shooting around the table.

If you'd like to recommend me a shot to work on, go right ahead.

I'd prefer a shot that has some difficulty in pocketing the ball, and then requires some sort of position.
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peppersauce said:
Spot shots are always good practice. Move the cue ball to different spots along the head string. There are MANY ways to play position off a spotted ball. Just practice putting a 2nd object ball on the table somewhere and get shape. Your imagination is the limit. Get as creative as you like.
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Thank you. Is my question reasonable? This other guy wants to know if I'm being serious or not.
 
shot 4 u

This shot is hard to master and makes you feel like a bad a** when you get on a roll and make it like 10 times in a row. Put an object ball in the very center of the table. Put the cue ball down near the pocket, but leave enough room to bridge comfortably with a level stroke, line up the shot to be perfectly straight in the far corner. Shoot the object ball straight in the far corner and draw the object ball back into the corner by you. Practice hitting it as soft as you can but still executing the shot, keep a nice loose wrist and grip. Keep your elbow right behind your eyes and fire perfectly straight, and smooth.
Practice bridging off the rail and off the table. This will help you with a lot of different aspect of the game at once such as a smooth straight stroke, getting more english on the ball with less effort, tough shot making ability, and concentrating and bearing down because this shot is pretty difficult, so when tough shots come up in a pressure situation, well there usually easier than this. I like to make my practice a little tougher than the real thing, helps take the edge off when your under fire. Once you can make it about 80% of the time, you don't need to bother practicing it anymore :eek::grin:
Don't mind that other guy, he's just a banger.
 
w9ball said:
This shot is hard to master and makes you feel like a bad a** when you get on a roll and make it like 10 times in a row. Put an object ball in the very center of the table. Put the cue ball down near the pocket, but leave enough room to bridge comfortably with a level stroke, line up the shot to be perfectly straight in the far corner. Shoot the object ball straight in the far corner and draw the object ball back into the corner by you. Practice hitting it as soft as you can but still executing the shot, keep a nice loose wrist and grip. Keep your elbow right behind your eyes and fire perfectly straight, and smooth.
Practice bridging off the rail and off the table. This will help you with a lot of different aspect of the game at once such as a smooth straight stroke, getting more english on the ball with less effort, tough shot making ability, and concentrating and bearing down because this shot is pretty difficult, so when tough shots come up in a pressure situation, well there usually easier than this. I like to make my practice a little tougher than the real thing, helps take the edge off when your under fire. Once you can make it about 80% of the time, you don't need to bother practicing it anymore :eek::grin:
Don't mind that other guy, he's just a banger.
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Try these. There is obviously some curving that the cue ball makes... these shots are easy to setup, and provide a challange. It also shows you two ways to get to the 9. Have fun with it.

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Here's a drill I like to do. Take four balls and put one each against the rail on the four outside diamonds on each short rail. Take ball-in-hand and shoot and get position on all four balls by going up and down the table for each shot (do not shoot the two balls on the same rail consecutively). You can start with two ball on opposite ends of the table, work your way to three ball and finally go to four. These make pretty good position drills. You can add a couple (or more) balls to the long rails when you get proficient at the "beginners" drills.

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PocketPoint said:
I'm trying to work on specific shots and master them instead of just shooting around the table.

If you'd like to recommend me a shot to work on, go right ahead.

I'd prefer a shot that has some difficulty in pocketing the ball, and then requires some sort of position.
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Here's one . It came up in a game once.. tough shot to pocket , no getting on the six ..played the 9
 
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9 ball practice

Practice this ,playing 9 ball each time you make a ball , the cue ball has to
go 1 rail.(1 rail only).Try to run out and if that becomes easy change it to 2
and so on.:wink:
 
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