I've been doing the drill hitting the cue ball from the footspot up to the middle diamond and back to my cue tip. Getting better, but discovered that I tend to hit slightly right of center, which adds a small amount of unintended right hand spin.
Was a little frustrating trying to line up exactly on the center of the cue ball. Tried using striped ball, hitting the number circle, etc., but it's pretty tedious that way and not 100% sure they were lined up right. Came up with the idea to put a hole reinforcer right behind the footspot, which then reflects onto the center of the cue ball. I spent some time making sure I got it on the right line, and it makes setting up the drill *much* faster. Hitting exact center is starting to look right too!
I tried a few placements, and what's shown in the photo works the best with my lighting. I wound up with the reflection in the lower quarter of the ball. Moving the reinforcer farther away, which would move it higher on the ball, didn't reflect very well. Anyway, just wanted to share this tip for speeding up this drill.
Was a little frustrating trying to line up exactly on the center of the cue ball. Tried using striped ball, hitting the number circle, etc., but it's pretty tedious that way and not 100% sure they were lined up right. Came up with the idea to put a hole reinforcer right behind the footspot, which then reflects onto the center of the cue ball. I spent some time making sure I got it on the right line, and it makes setting up the drill *much* faster. Hitting exact center is starting to look right too!
I tried a few placements, and what's shown in the photo works the best with my lighting. I wound up with the reflection in the lower quarter of the ball. Moving the reinforcer farther away, which would move it higher on the ball, didn't reflect very well. Anyway, just wanted to share this tip for speeding up this drill.